Dents celebrate over 230 years
Dents is accepted as a modern leading fashion brand for men and women – its beautiful gloves, hats, scarves and leather goods are top sellers in the finest department stores and fashion outlets all over the world. Few, however, know that Dents is one of the oldest surviving fashion companies in the world.
The brand Dents was founded by master craftsman John Dent in Worcester, England, in 1777. Thanks to his meticulous workmanship and eye for creativity, Dents soon developed a reputation as a leading leather glove company. From the beginning, it used only the very finest English and French leather and perfected techniques of cut and fit which became world famous as “Dents’ secret fit”. Its gloves and accessories were soon being sought by the famous and fashionable in Paris, New York, Montreal and Sydney.
The company expanded quickly and was one of the first to become a truly global business before the term became fashionable. In the early 19th century it was an important supplier to as far afield as Australia, supplying leading department store, Davy Jones in Melbourne, from as early as 1839. In 1856 the company opened a Paris office and soon after had offices across the world from Montreal and New York to Sydney. It also owned factories in Italy, Germany, Belgium and France.
Today the company caters not only for all the top social events but also for those important business meetings, sporting occasions, town and country wear and casual day wear to suit modern busy lifestyles. Dents is a thoroughly modern company and its latest collection of fashion accessories are found in fine stores and shops worldwide.
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Sally Smith on 01935 842094
