Elmer by Swany

Elmer by Swany is the fashion-led line from Swany, a glove maker with roots in the small upstate New York town of Gloversville. The name comes from Elmer Little & Sons, a family-run glove company that began in 1893 and made dress and casual gloves. Swany America bought the firm in 1987, joining its craft heritage with Japanese know-how. The Elmer by Swany gloves are designed in Japan, where the aim is to blend current trends with the heritage Elmer Little established. If you like gloves with a story behind them, and a link to a long-running glovemaking town, this is a label to look at.