Le origini del Collant

A fashion, a passion, a style. They are used every day by thousands of people, but where was born the need to wear tights?
In times before they have been used more by the man from the woman, but the fact remains that nowadays the stocking has become the ultimate symbol of femininity. The use of socks is very ancient and it was the need to protect your feet from the elements the reason that drove our ancestors to introduce the sock for everyday use. Depending on the material they were working was easy to identify the social rank of the person who wore them and therefore they were also a sign of a “status symbol”.
From 1400, with the spread of the tights between the ladies of Venice, the socks were decorated with elegant furnishings and work, and they began to have an important role women in clothing. The invention of the first frame for the large scale production is by attributed to English William in that 1589 He gave way to a real trade. Until the '20s women's stockings were produced in silk or Rayon, an artificial fiber made from cellulose processing, and since they were not yet very common tubular frames, They were sewn along the ends.
With the succession of centuries, new textile processes, They increased the realization of the same in various materials such as cotton, the seta, the money, but the real revolution took place 27 October 1938, date that was announced by “Du Pont de Nemours Inc.”, the invention of a new synthetic fiber: the nylon! With the output of the latter, the demand grew exponentially so much so that the first days were sold 4 million pairs of nylon stockings.
With the advent of World War unfortunately factories came to a halt in the production and even if the demand for nylon stockings was still very high, The market had a decline. Fortunately, once the war ended the filming business and given the strong demand that the nylon had brought, there was yet another surprise for the female people… If before they were literally enthusiastic for this new fiber, in 1958 It was introduced by Allen Gant a new invention: the tights! This meant not having to use the garter belt and can be worn without a lot of the much famous miniskirts problems in the mid-60s peered in women's fashion. But still he remained to fix some small detail. In fact, the nylon had no elasticity and this did not allow any room for error in the choice of size. Therefore, in the 60s it was discovered spandex with the task of improving by far the grip of the pantyhose giving even more comfort to those who wore. In Italy the first tights are It was produced in Castel Goffredo, in the province of Mantova, which today it is known throughout the world as “the city of the sock”.
The tights dress, pantyhose seduce, pantyhose help you feel more secure while also improving some minor cosmetic defect. If sensuality is woman, The sock is female!
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