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About the company
The story of Dents began in 1777, when John Dent established himself as a master glove maker in the cathedral city of Worcester, England. Over the following 240 years, Dents has gone on to develop a worldwide reputation as the quintessential British glove brand. It was Dents that made the Queen’s Coronation Glove over 60 years ago, and Dents gloves have appeared in TV series like Mr. Selfridge and Downton Abbey, as well as Batman and Bond movies, and most recently, the blockbuster Wonder Woman. Dent’s is the holder of a Royal Warrant from HRH the Prince of Wales and is honored to supply him and other members of the Royal family with gloves.
Our Heritage Gloves – Made In England
Dents craftsmen still make the world’s finest leather gloves in England. Their unique expression of the glovemaker’s craft can be seen by the care and attention to detail lavished on our most exclusive English made gloves. Each glove is individually bench cut and made with features and materials rarely seen today.
One example is quirks, small diamond shaped pieces of leather sewn at the base of the fingers, where they are attached to the hand of the glove to improve the fit. They are found only on the most expensive handsewn gloves. Another example is hand felling, a method of invisibly stitching the cuff of the glove to its lining which helps the glove keep its shape, and adds to its comfort.
Interesting Glove Facts
SIZING
A Frenchman, Xavier Jouvin, is the person we have to thank for today’s almost universal system for measuring the hand to establish one’s glove size. He developed the system in 1834 after more than five years researching the human hand. He discovered the most reliable method for establishing one’s glove size was by measuring the hand you write with around its widest part at the knuckles, excluding the thumb. Because finger length and thickness may vary widely, Jouvin decided hand measurements were best compared by their “mathematical width”. The measurement used was called the “Pied de Roi” or King’s Foot, which was approximately 3/4 of an inch longer than the English foot measure. Prior to 1834 and the introduction of Jouvin’s glove sizing system, there was no reliable method to establish one’s glove size, and as a consequence, many a King or Queen, or person of noble birth, could be seen wearing ill-fitting gloves.
Today, as in the past, Dents still uses Jouvin’s glove sizing method for the sizing of our fine glove collection. Dents would normally use it’s specialist glove maker’s tape measure based on Jouvin’s measurements to establish its customers’ glove sizes; however, with internet selling, this is obviously not possible.
You can easily find your glove size by using any household tape measure – see our sizing section on this website.
FRANCE
In 1856 G Wykes was appointed by Dents to open its Paris office on Rue D’Hauteville.
U.S.A
In 1877 George G Field was appointed to represent Dents at its new offices at 85 Fifth Avenue, New York City.
AUSTRALIA
In 1905 J.A. Roberts was appointed as the company’s first full-time representative in Australia. Mr. Roberts arrived in Perth on a very hot day, splendidly dressed as a gentleman should be in the year 1905 in “spats, top hat and morning coat”.
CANADA
In 1909 Dents opened offices and a distribution centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
A ROYAL OCCASION
In 1937 Dents had the honor of manufacturing the Coronation Glove worn by H.R.H. King George VI at his coronation.
ANOTHER CORONATION
In 1953 Dents was honored again, when the company was asked to manufacture the Coronation Glove worn by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at her coronation.
HOLLYWOOD
Dents made the Joker’s gloves worn by Jack Nicholson, playing the role of the Joker in the hit film Batman. The company also made the gloves worn by Batman. More recently, Dents made the gloves worn by Daniel Craig in the James Bond movies Skyfall and Spectre.
CRAFTSMANSHIP
Today it still takes Dent’s craftspeople 32 different operations to make a single pair of leather gloves.
HAND CUTTING
Today, as in the past, Dents gloves are still cut by hand, one pair at a time, as is a finely tailored bespoke Savile Row suit.
ACCESSORIES
In the early 20th century Dents manufactured gloves, shirts, collars, ties, pajamas, scarves, belts and ladies’ blouses. The average wholesale price for a pair of leather gloves was 35s 9d for ladies and 39s 9d for men in old English money.
BRACE UP
Dents once held the patent for the clasp on men’s braces. The braces, made of Indian rubber and calf hide with a Dent’s patent clasp, sold at a wholesale price of between 8s 9d and 42s in old English money.
LEATHER
The world’s finest dress and sports gloving leathers are not made in Italy, as one might imagine, but by Pittards Tannery in Yeovil, England. Dents use Pittards fine gloving leathers.
RETAIL
Dents have more than 250 concession shops located in leading department stores in the U.K. and Europe.
STITCH IN TIME
The words pique, prixseam, browser, inseam and handsewn are used to describe different types of stitching for gloves. Handsewn is the most popular stitch for men’s gloves and inseam is the most popular stitch for women’s gloves.
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