Dents Cashmere Lined Peccary Gloves

[mirinjobra]

Before I ask my question, here's a bit of a background: I live in Chicago very close to the lakefront. The past year I bought a pair of Dents rabbit fur lined leather gloves for $160 which I thought was expensive. They didn't do the job during the middle of winter - my hands were still fairly cold. Here it gets extremely cold due to the windchill.

I was under the impression that rabbit fur was supposed to be extremely warm - then I heard about Peccary gloves.

So I went ahead and bought a pair of Dents Peccary cashmere lined gloves, for $350 thinking they'd be the real deal.

Now upon inspection, the leather is beautiful, but the cashmere doesn't seem any more substantial than a cheaper pair of gloves.

So my question is, are these gloves more of a fashion piece or also for function? Does Peccary actually provide better insulation as compared to a cheaper leather?

I know that alpaca tends to be the warmest, but I cannot find an alpaca lined peccary glove.

Appreciate any input, thanks!

 

[f-ross]

Did you buy your Dents in Chicago? I am thinking about buying a pair but wanted to try them on first.

 

[philosophe]

Peccary is a more durable leather, and of course some people prize its appearance.
Truthfully, if you want to be really warm, shearling or down mittens are the way to go.

 

[RogerP]

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More durable in what sense? My experience with peccary (shoes and gloves) is that is scuffs very easily and is not particularly water resistant. Beautiful and buttery-soft to be sure, but "durable" is not what springs to mind first for me.

 

[mirinjobra]

No I bought them straight from Dents, size 8 in the dark brown. I'm not satisfied in their warmth to be honest.. but then again my fingers get much colder than most people. Paid $350.. wouldn't mind selling them.

 

[Colrais]

This would be a question I'm interested in seeing answered as well.

Aaron at the NY Kent Wang popup shop mentioned that deerskin tends to be more scuff-resistant than peccary and calf. I suspect the latter are softer and (for calf) smoother. But deerskin is one of the more water-resistant glove leathers.

In any case, I've been searching for quality details for a while now. It's getting cold in the city... could use a pair.