Excerpt from NYup.com published February 10, 2018
What’s up with the gloves?
If you’ve seen the opening ceremony for the 2018 Olympic Games, you’ve probably noticed the most eye-catching part of the American athletes’ uniform – the fringed suede gloves.
This year, designer Ralph Lauren dressed them in very cozy red, white, and blue knit sweaters, “USA” beanies, jeans, boots, and heated parkas. However, many folks on social media wondered about the suede gloves with fringe falling down the side and beaded with an American flag and the five Olympic rings.
The gloves’ origin is right here in the Adirondacks of Upstate New York. Sunderland Leather Company in Gloversville provided the leather to produce the gloves.
