Tassel is a object we often found in our life. Our clothes, shoelace,bags,home furnishing all may used tassel. However, only few people know where is it come from. This article will sketchy introduces the history of tassel.
What is Tassel? There are two explanations: 1. Tassel is a kind of material, such as colourful feathers or silk thread and drooping spikes decoration, often used in the clothing or objects; 2. Tassel is from latin tassau, means wire hook,it shows function of tassel.
Tassel first appeared in Ancient Egypt. But it is not widely applied, only fixed in the hem of clothing. In Ancient Crete, tassel often appear in the clothing which weared by King or Soldiers.
Two river basin has bred the Smerian,akkadian,babylonian and Assyrian Civilzation etc. This district is based on Syneruab culture, experienced hundreds of years of inheritance and influence each otherm formed a unique dress characteristic in this area. Tassels are mostly used. In this period, there are always use tassels as clothing decoration no matter men or women Persian people.
In Middle Ages, influenced by Christian culture, people adore luxuriant clothes, often set gems on clothing. Tassels are few used at the moment. Until 17th and 18th century, spikes tassel has always been accessories which is used on home furnishing, such as the side and hem of curtain. For fixed on both ends of the curtain or curtain rope will also have a larger tassel for decoration. They wore west style of coat, shirt tasseled, by the youth friends.
After the 19th Century, tassel is more often appear on women's clothes.Until 1950S, along with the advent of rock and roll, rock stars are making fashion waves of wearing.
From 1990s,the world communication is more and more frequent, cultrue,economy,science and technology development, clothing also toward diversification development. Tassel is loved by all over the world designers. You can always see the tassel appearing in the brand Jean Paul Gaultier，Roberto Cavalli，Yves Saint Laurent show. And it's not hard to find, some mass-market brands can also be applied to tassel.
Tassel as a cheap but beautiful decorative object, makes clothing unique character,style and taste.