New Trend - Driving Gloves

I am by no means the most stylish person in LA. I do not pretend to be and I most certainly do not consider myself on the cusp of all that is fashion forward.

But I'm going to give you a leg up as to what is going to be "the next big thing" in fashion.

For years you will be thanking me that I got you on the "in" and you were the first of your friends to purchase this amazing accessory... driving gloves.

I'm not talking about old-lady, up-to the elbow, lace, 1947 ballgown attire gloves. I'm talking fierce, leather, bold colors (or at least the color of your car). And they should have ventilation, some sort of design that makes them stylish, breathable, and HAWT to look at.

All right, I can't do it. This is ridiculous. Driving gloves?! Why is this something that has become a fashionable item?

The three people I have seen wearing driving gloves the past week were all stuck in traffic - same as I was. We weren't racing across the Autobahn at 180 km/hour (roughly 112 MPH). We were at a stop light. I look over and see the gloves first, pull forward a little more and see that my eyes are not deceiving me. They really are wearing driving gloves.

I can understand wearing the gloves if you're participating in a cross country race. The leather would help your hands not get tired and you could grip the wheel better while making dangerous turns. I can even understand if you're driving up to SanFran for the weekend. That's a 6+ hour drive and your hands can get sun damage being exposed to the California sun. But driving two miles in bumper to bumper traffic to pick up some veggies at the farmer's market or grab a yogurt makes no sense to me!

So why don't we boycott this trend?! Let's not have wrist tan lines from wearing driving gloves and save some animals hides by not purchasing leather goods.

Or we can add to the craze by driving in helmets and full body race suits with sponsors and a big Gatorade emblem on the hood of our cars.

Hmmm, I could use the extra cash...