Ines Gloves
Chapters of a life story
Ines was born and raised in an elegant time - a time that makes you reminisce of days when people always wore leather gloves in Le Métro de Paris, at the Royal Opera House in London or strolling around the Florentine Ponte Vecchio on Sunday afternoons...
1947-2022
♰ Ines van den Born.
Founder of Ines Gloves, leather gloves designer and equal rights activist.
Around 18 years of age. Ines grew up as the youngest of 6 siblings in a posh Dutch family and chique surroundings in Wassenaar.
The Hague - 1950's | Each year luxurious department store Meddens opened by appointment for Ines and her family to get bespoke leather gloves.
Bygone elegant times.
Amsterdam 1999 | A rare picture of Ines sewing a new prototype in her atelier.
Bob, owner. Raised between gloves as the son of Ines.
Amsterdam, Vondelpark 2001 | One of the daughters modelling for Ines Gloves.
A family business, 3 generations in one picture.
Over the years
Collaborations, celebrities & highlights
Amsterdam 2019 | How to stand out from the crowd. Doutzen Kroes for Telegraph magazine by Paul Bellaart.
Shot for Telegraph magazine 2019 | Doutzen Kroes wears Burberry and Ines Gloves. Styling: Jetteke van Lexmond. Photo: Paul Bellaart
Amsterdam 2016 | AFW - Blueblood x Ines.
Vogue Italia, 2009 | Lara Stone captured by Paolo Roversi styling by Edward Enninful.
Paris 2023 | Ronald van der Kemp
Vogue Arabia | 2019
First cover Vogue China | 2013
2008 | "When Patricia Field reached out to us, I was exciting to hear the Half Scoop gloves would be featured in Sex & The City the movie."
USA 2009 | A little story behind our collaboration:
"Vera Wang and I have got more in common: I was unable to find the gloves I liked and started to make them myself.
Vera was unable to find a dress for her own marriage and sketched her own design."
2009 | Harper's BAZAAR.
Amsterdam 2016 | One of the first campaigns with Kim Kiona shot in the Vondelpark.
UK 2009 | Chanel Iman and Jourdan Dunn wearing Ines, styled by Edward Enninful for i-D magazine.
Vlisco & Ines - styled by one of our favorite stylists Maarten Spruyt.
A gift from a customer - illustration by Hilbrand Bos
Our beloved
Amsterdam
The city where everyone can be free and which inspired Ines so much. It's our home. With its charming buildings and canals, it is a stage for many of our shoots.
Ines Head office | Canals of Amsterdam.
Over the years
Designs
From the first fingerless gloves to the longest leather gloves.
Amsterdam around 1996 | Ines' first design - "I just bought a pair of gloves and cut off the fingers."
Back in the 2000's Ines was famous for the driving gloves in lots of vibrant colors.
Special soft stretch leather became one of Ines' bestsellers.
For men's gloves, Ines chose to use impeccable peccary leather.