History Main / OperaGloves

* Creator/NicoleKidman in ''MoulinRouge!'', ''The Portrait of a Lady'', ''Film/BatmanForever'', and ''TheGoldenCompass''.

* ''CodeLyoko'': Odd's original Lyoko form have something like this, though ending in cat paws. From Season 4, in their new virtual avatars, Aelita, William and Yumi ([[FashionableAsymmetry on one side]]) have them as part of their costumes, though ending in FingerlessGloves.

* Three of the {{Disney Princess}}es - Disney/{{Cinderella}}, [[Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast Belle]] and [[ThePrincessAndTheFrog Tiana]].

* Sean Young in the AffectionateParody ''FatalInstinct'', and the 1980's thriller ''NoWayOut''.

* NatalieWood in ''{{Gypsy}}'', ''Sex and the Single Girl'' and ''TheGreatRace''.
* Creator/Deborah Kerr in ''TheKingAndI'' (Opera Gloves were not worn in the 1860's; wrist-length gloves would have been worn with the outfit in question).

* Sylvia Kristel in ''LadyChatterin leysLover'' and ''MataHari''.
* Creator/HelenMirren in ''TheCookTheThiefHisWifeAndHerLover''.

** The original Broadway production of ''OneTouchOfVenus'' also had Mary Martin wearing opera gloves with the sleekest gown in her Mainbocher wardrobe.
* Brigitte Bardot and Jeanne Moreau in ''Film/VivaMaria!''

* ''Franchise/FireEmblem'': A militaristic variant is seen in many of these games. Many female characters wear short sleeves or no sleeves with pauldrons and opera-length gauntlets, such as [[http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20081030171309/fireemblem/images/thumb/f/f1/Eda.jpg/340px-Eda.jpg Eda]] from ''[[FireEmblemJugdral Thracia 776]]'' or [[http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20121118115505/fireemblem/images/thumb/1/17/Lucia_Artwork_%28FE10%29.png/373px-Lucia_Artwork_%28FE10%29.png Lucia]] in ''[[FireEmblemTellius Radiant Dawn]]''.

* In ''{{Garanos}}'', Geilen wears a pair to cover up the marks of her illness.
* Ivy in ''{{Lackadaisy}}'' wears a pair with her evening dress. Good example of ShownTheirWork - while flappers in photographs from the 1920's are rarely shown wearing Opera Gloves, those were indeed worn with formalwear throughout the decade.

* The gloves Heather wears as part of her uniform in ''{{Spinnerette}}'' are long enough to be this (and have cuffs at the top!), even if she doesn't refer to them by that name. [[MultiArmedAndDangerous And she wears six of them]].
* The school of [[KickChick Kung-Shoe]] in ''{{Webcomic/Footloose}}'' (a martial art that essentially weaponizes femininity) wears opera gloves as part of their uniform

** Her iconic LittleBlackDress in ''Film/BreakfastAtTiffanys's'' is paired with a pearl choker, cigarette holder and elbow length black opera gloves.

* Sylvia Kristel in ''LadyChatterleysLover'' and ''MataHari''.

* The school of [[KickChick Kung-Shoe]] in ''Webcomic/Footloose'' (a martial art that essentially weaponizes femininity) wears opera gloves as part of their uniform

* The gloves Heather wears as part of her uniform in ''{{Spinnerette}}'' are long enough to be this (and have cuffs at the top!), even if she doesn't refer to them by that name.

* ''Anime/SailorMoon'' as Eternal Sailor Moon, and in the [[Manga/SailorMoon manga]] where all the Sailor Senshi get an similar [[FrillyUpgrade power upgrade/costume change]] all of them have these over the elbow gloves. Prior to that they either wore elbow length gloves - except for Sailor Uranus and Neptune who get mid-forearm length ones.

** ComicBook/{{X-23}} frequently uses this look as part of her uniform, though the appearance tends to vary between this trope and DetachedSleeves, DependingOnTheArtist. Also justified: Laura is a [[SelfHarm cutter]], and she often uses them to hide the wounds.

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* NicoleKidman in ''MoulinRouge!'', ''The Portrait of a Lady'', ''Film/BatmanForever'', and ''TheGoldenCompass''.

* Almost any filmed version of ''AnnaKarenina'' (e.g., the ones starring Vivien Leigh, Creator/GretaGarbo and Sophie Marceau) will feature the lead actress wearing Opera Gloves in at least one scene. The 1985 version starring JacquelineBisset and the [[AnnaKarenina most recent (2012) version]] starring KeiraKnightley both [[SubvertedTrope subvert this trope]], however, as neither featured actress wears long evening gloves in those versions.

* KateWinslet in the 1997 ''{{Titanic}}''.

* JeanHarlow in ''Film/DinnerAtEight'' and ''PublicEnemy''.

Most popular during [[RegencyEngland the Regency Era]] (roughly 1790 to 1814, so you'll see them in a lot of JaneAusten adaptations), the [[VictorianBritain late Victorian Era]], TheGayNineties and TheEdwardianEra (roughly 1870 to 1914), and the UsefulNotes/WorldWarII years through the early Sixties. Mostly confined to "specialist" fashions since then (wedding gowns, debutante outfits and the like), though there was a minor revival in the 1980's.

** By the way, if you see a ''mousquetaire''-style pair of Opera Gloves in a Regency film (such as one based on a JaneAusten novel), it's a mistake. Long gloves in that period were tailored to fit loosely on the arm, and were often held up by drawstrings or garterlike straps (this was [[ShownTheirWork portrayed correctly]] in the 2005 ''PrideAndPrejudice'' movie). It was during the Victorian Era that it became fashionable to wear tight gloves -- so tight, in fact, that ladies had to use talcum powder to be able to put them on.

* Hikari Yagami wears a [[FingerlessGloves fingerless]] variant as part of her Digital World outfit in ''DigimonAdventure02'', though they're worn in a decidedly informal non-opera context.

** Emma Frost is particularly fond of them (logically enough considering her socialite background), with or without complete fingers, and has worn them as a standard part of her outfit from the beginning.

* JeanHarlow in ''Dinner at Eight'' and ''PublicEnemy''.

* Jeanette [=MacDonald=] in many of her 1930's musicals, with and without Nelson Eddy, e.g., ''The Love Parade'' (her debut), ''Love Me Tonight'', ''The Merry Widow'' (her version), ''Bitter Sweet'', etc.

* Myrna Loy in ''The Bachelor and the Bobbysoxer''; note that in RealLife, she didn't like to wear gloves because they hid her (quite attractive) hands.

* Loni Anderson wears dominatrix-style black leather Opera Gloves in the kids' movie ''Three Ninjas High Noon at Mega Mountain''.

** Gwyneth Paltrow and Greta Scacchi in'' Emma''.

* Creator/AngelinaJolie in ''Gia'' and her new movie, ''Film/TheTourist''.

* As a fan of all things old school, it is little surprise Thunder Kitty took to wearing them.

* The title character in ''{{Anastasia}}''.

* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'': Princess Zelda, except in the first three games, always wears Opera Gloves to along with her PimpedOutDress. However, in ''SkywardSword'', [[TheHeavy Ghirahim]] has similar gloves, while Zelda doesn't wear them at all.

* Misty Waterflower wears a pair with her [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar infamous]] LovelyAssistant costume in the ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' episode "The March of the Exeggutor Squad".

* Almost any GoldenAgeOfHollywood musical will have at least one big "production number" with either the lead actress/singer and/or her backup singers/dancers wearing Opera Gloves as part of their PimpedOutDress.