So, I was sitting around my office, thinking about how awesome it would be if I had a set of red leather gauntlets, much like Captain America. I began to ponder at how much gauntlets have gone out of fashion. During the Civil War, it was unheard of for an officer, both Union and Confederate, to be seen much less taken seriously without their gauntlets. Nowadays, unless your Superman, no self-respecting superhero would be caught dead without their gauntlets. I mean really, if Batman swooped down on you after you had just knocked off the neighborhood liquor store, grabbed you by the collar and hoisted you up against a wall how truly effective would all that drama be if all you could pay attention to is how much he really needed to take care of that hangnail problem. Knights had awesome gauntlets, made of steel. Heavy. Tough. Menacing. After the medieval period, folks pretty much gave up on steel gauntlets as impractical. I say that the low-tech gauntlet is a vastly underrated every-day fashion accessory. After all, who wouldn't want their hands protected with heavy steel polished to a chrome finish? Gauntlets are perfect for making a bold statement when flipping the bird. Also, gauntlets are damn impressive at company meetings when you slam your fist on the conference table to emphasis your new budget proposal. In short, steel gauntlets get you respect and fear from everyone around you... and that's not a bad thing.
Hahaha, at first I just read the title and then I saw the pic. Nice. : )
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