Black Gloves and Boots

If a woman is wearing black gloves and boots, you can be sure she is well-educated, speaks well and works for a security angel. It would cost at least £200 to take her out for dinner.

I think this started with the Etruscans. They never managed to crack the Etruscan code. Romans avoided the Etruscan cemeteries and these pieces have been shunned ever since. They were guarded by the Vanths. To survive, remnants need to keep their secrets. The vampires died out because they couldn't keep theirs.

It was Theda Bara, the world's first manufactured star, who ushered in a decade of European imports, Naldi, Negri and Allamova, Vanth survovors, to make an impression on the glamour of Hollywood stardom.

"Genevieve's black and white tweed cape ($129.90, Jacob, Jacob.ca) is paired with a black studded fedora ($35) and black studded leather gloves ($40, both Melanie Lyne, Melanielyne.com). Tweed adds a classic element to capes and other outerwear. (Morris Lamont/QMI Agency)."