As the ornament and protection of hands of a glove are known since ancient times. From the moment of the beginning of their use, the history totals set of interesting cases and traditions that gives to the given accessory certain symbolism.
Initially gloves were not luxury goods, and is faster necessity means. They were made of set of inexpensive materials and used by shepherds, peasants and soldiers of different times. With the advent of social classes, gloves began to symbolise the status of their owner.
The first gloves looked exotically enough: small sacks for hands which fastened on a wrist. Such gloves have appeared for the first time for some millenia B.C. in Ancient Egypt, scientists assure. Later in sacks have made a special ledge for the big finger. It is considered, what exactly in these gloves of the Egyptian of a fur-tree and worked not to spoil hands. One of the most ancient gloves has been found by archeologists at excavation of tomb Tutanhamona. In a glove of the Pharaoh, unlike its predecessors, all fingers were divided.
Ancient Greeks did not approve the people carrying gloves, including their mollycoddles. Weather on the Balkans, as well as now, stood warm so there was no necessity in addition to protect a hand. Basically Greeks put on gloves only for work. The Homere has a place where Odysseus finds the father in gloves behind weeding of weeds. But in Ancient Rome gloves carried practically all. Romans protected hands not only from a cold and a dirt, but also from hot meal. In dense gloves it was much more convenient to take pieces of burning food, than naked hands, and tablewares at them were not.
In the glove Middle Ages began to use special demand. It is amusing, that some of them bore a strong resemblance varezhki, as, for example, to gloves of soldiers from iron plates or leather gloves of hunters. However, rich and notable townspeople carried gloves with all fingers. The most beautiful and gloves of kings and the higher clergy, embroidered by silver, gold and jewels were expensive.
Since XII th century of a glove became articles of prime necessity and the importance in female clothes.
Gloves decorated various colour embroideries, sbryzgivali spirits, decorated jewels and pearls.
In the medieval countries of a glove served not only an ornament, a luxury and elegance sign – they became a difference and power symbol, a sign distinguishing representatives of the nobility. To the beginning of XVIII century in a man's fashion laces and buttons are considered as refinement and riches signs. Because of magnificent and long cuffs of a glove practically are not visible and consequently gradually lose an urgency. Them carry, but any value to them do not give. But the fashion on ladies' gloves prospers. Women change this subject of clothes on three-four times a day.
In 1807 Englishman James Vinter invents the car for manufacturing of leather gloves. Simultaneously there are rubber models.
The hobby for antiquity in the end of XVIII - the beginning of XIX centuries was reflected and in a suit. Representatives of the higher estate wished to be nymphs and goddesses. Dresses sewed from easy transparent fabrics, almost without sleeves. Now gloves and miteni, or mitts (gloves without fingers) became necessary addition of a female toilet long, above an elbow.
To the middle of 19 centuries of a glove were sewed manually, and then the special car which pressed product edges so has been invented, that they well kept also connections were hardly appreciable. The present gloves from husky to dress it was very difficult, therefore this operation was made only at home. Rules of etiquette of that time demanded, that in public places the person always remained in gloves.
In XX th century the industry of manufacturing of gloves has undergone the most drama changes that has been caused by sharp social changes, in particular last 30 years, that finally has led to the actual legend of the given area to oblivion.
Till 1930th years of a glove were considered as a sign on elegance and an original symbol of present "lady" which carries gloves all year, along with a hat and stockings. Actually, the sunbathed hands were considered as an accessory sign to working class. A legend it or not, but once Russian emperor Nikolay I, the big adherent of an order, has seen on ball of the officer without gloves and has considered it as inconceivable impudence. Reigning the officer has answered the remark, that has lost gloves. Then Nikolay I has given it the.
Women in Russia had no long time of gloves. Even in inventories of treasury of tsarinas this subject of clothes is seldom mentioned. Notable yes the rich hid hands in the winter in warm sleeves of fur coats, in mufty, and that is poorer, carried mittens, as well as men.
At men in some districts of a glove were an indispensable accessory of a suit of the matchmaker. In the Vologda province them cut from black cloth and covered with embroideries from prjadenogo gold, in Voronezh - knitted from various colour threads.
Presently gloves of the most different kind and appointment became even more, than before. There are gloves boxing, baseball, for motorcyclists, bicyclists, billiard-players … and even computer (replacing keyboard and the mouse).