The Best Winter Gloves for Men Will Keep Your Hands Thawed and Thriving – GQ

While it’s easy to remember to stock up on winter boots, sweaters and big puffy coats, forgetting about winter gloves for men is an all-too-common major rookie mistake. Out there on the tundra, it just takes one icy slap on the wrist to teach you a lesson. “Brrrr,” you’ll say through chattering teeth. “I really should’ve checked GQ for winter gloves selects 🥴,” . Hey, sometimes we have to learn the hard way. 

So whether you’ve arrived here well in advance of a frozen forecast, or you’re struggling to read this through a plume of your own breath, we’ve got the right pair of gloves for you. And not only will each of these gloves keep your hands toasty, they also look cool as hell doing it. Or, uh, warm as hell? IDK. You get it. From waterproof insulated gloves to classic woolen mittens and everything in-between, these are all the best winter gloves for men.

If you’re looking specifically for the best touchscreen gloves, we’ve got a few recommendations below, as well as a dedicated roundup of our favorites right here.

The Do-It-All Men’s Winter Gloves

The Highcamp 3-finger gloves are a sure bet for not catching frostbite, whether you’re enjoying winter sports like snowboarding and skiing or just texting your friend outside of his apartment because the buzzer is broken again. This glove is a true jack of all trades. The 3-finger, tabi-style design provides the warmth of a mitten and the dexterity of gloves. The nylon shell is water-resistant and windproof. Goatskin palms provide serious grip. They come insulated with a proprietary fuzzy, high-loft material that really turns up the heat. Bottom line: it’s hard to find gloves this warm that look good and allow you to do the stuff you need to do with your hands, like swipe a metrocard or adjust an ill-fitting plastic coffee lid. And when you need to use your phone, the included fleece glove liners are touchscreen compatible and is even equipped with silicone grips at the palm to keep your phone secure in hand. If it’s not all that serious outside, you can forgo that impenetrable shell and just wear the liners solo.

The Best Touchscreen Compatible Gloves

Moshi Digits winter touchscreen gloves

If the ability to use your phone in the middle of a raging blizzard is a top priority, you need some touchscreen gloves. The problem is, most touchscreen gloves lack the kind of accuracy and dexterity you need to efficiently type and swipe—or they are paper thin and don’t actually keep your digits warm. Moshi’s touchscreen-compatible winter gloves are among the warmest and easiest to use that we’ve tried, and while they aren’t gloves you’d want to spend a day skiing in, they offer ample warmth for your daily commute. They’re made from a dual-knit fabric that’s got a super soft micro-fleece interior. Each finger is knit with conductive fibers so you’re not limited to just the index finger (so go ahead and zoom in on that map). And grippy ridges help prevent your phone from slipping out of your hands.

The Best Glove-Mitten Combo

Carhartt Flip It convertible glove

The internal back-and-forth of whether to go with mittens or gloves is enough to drive you to the brink. The solution? Convertible gloves. These camo’d out hybrids (should we call them glovens?) keep your hands sheltered and warm while giving you the full functionality of your fingers with the flip of a mitt. They’re made from a luscious polyester fleece material with grippy reinforcements at the palm and thumbs. Plus, the mitt stays secure thanks to the magic of magnets.

The Most, Ahem, Hand-some Winter Gloves

Dents Cambridge cashmere lined deerskin gloves

Dents has been hand-making gloves since the 1700s, and in the nearly 300 years they’ve been in business they have perfected the ultra-luxe, rich-guy glove. Maybe you just landed a six-figure hand-modeling contract. Maybe you’d like to give off that my-driver-is-waiting-for-me-outside vibe. In either case, Dents’ Cambridge gloves are for you. Deerskin, with its beautiful smooth grained texture and suppleness, is the kind of leather that oozes elegance. In lieu of synthetic fleece, these gloves are lined with buttery soft cashmere. They’re elegant without being not over-the-top, and perfect for pairing with a nice metal bracelet watch and a topcoat.

12 More Pairs of Winter Gloves We Like

Polo Ralph Lauren cable merino wool blend gloves

A sweater for your hands.

The North Face Denali Etip glove

If you really love your friends, you’ll never let the cold stop you from double tapping their ‘grams.

The Elder Statesman fingerless gloves

Looking for a trippy pair of gloves to really send your winter fits into the stratosphere? Look no further than the high priest of cashmere.

Hestra Infinium stretch liner glove

When it’s not *just* freezing out but also pouring rain or sleet or snow, you’ll be extra thankful Gore-Tex gloves exist.

Mountain Hardwear Southpass glove

Go ahead—wear these with your fluffiest fleece jacket.

Filson full finger knit gloves

A classic pair of knit gloves made in the USA from hearty wool. Need we say more?

Smartwool liner gloves

Smartwool is best known for their hefty wool socks, they also make some stellar gloves (AKA socks for your hands). These glove liners are lightweight, surprisingly warm, and svelte enough to fit inside a pair of leather gloves.

Carhartt insulated system 5 driver work glove

Whether you’re walking to the cafe or actually doing some manual labor outdoors, these Thinsulate-stuffed gloves will get the job done.

Hestra Utsjo elk fleece gloves

Old school leather with modern-day Primaloft insulation means yes, you can have it all.

Gore Wear GWS thermo gloves

These windproof, water-resistant gloves are ideal for pedaling through freezing winds on your bicycle.

Rag & Bone logo-embroidered ribbed-knit fingerless gloves

Fingerless gloves with a fistful of style.