gilets

Agree a bit like Marmite.

However I am sure if there was no call for them they would soon disappear from the
shops and clothing outlets.

It's like fingerless gloves. What's the point? Warm palms and fingers so cold you fear they might drop off!

I wear fingerless gloves at this time of the year. Great for weeding around delicate, just emerging plants where you don't want 'fat fingers' and I can use my phone without taking off my gloves.

DH wears them when fishing so he can keep his hands warm but still be able to tie knots etc.

DH is a keen photographer and wears fingerless gloves when he is out and about with his camera.

My brother in-law drives a milk tanker during the night and wear's fingerless gloves.

My MIL used to knit the fingerless gloves for both of them and the local milkman.

The point of fingerless gloves is that when you are in freezing conditions and need to do something that requires the fine control only fingers can give, in my case handleng change and wrap delicate things on an outside pitch at an antiques fair, they keep your hands and fingers warm. Especially if you have tucked a handwarmer in between outer layer and fleece lining.