Just in case you wanted to know how far eyecare has come since the 1800's. These are from and courtesy of New York ophthalmologist Dr. Stanley B. Burns who has one of the world's largest collections of early medical photography. Rodent cancer; In the 19th Century, the cancer now called basal cell carcinoma was known as rodent cancer. … [Read more...]
January 15 is National Hat which prompted this search on the history of eyehole or eye hats. Paco Rabanne relaunched their designer collection in 2011 featuring of all things Eye Hats. (F/W 2011). Eye hats are not new, seen as far back as the 40's. Isabella Blow, was an English magazine Editor who was the muse for Phillip Treacy, hat … [Read more...]
As you know we love these infographics, this infographic come ins 3D! You can view the 3D Version here Some people love watching movies in the 3D, while others would just prefer to watch a movie in 2D, the good old fashion way. Over the past couple years there has been an increase in the popularity of 3D, as more major blockbuster movies … [Read more...]
The amazing World of Upsweepts Cat-eyes glittered & Bamboo customized ladies frames form the 1950s courtesy of WWW.GAFAVINTAGE.COM … [Read more...]
Being a bloggers, we are fortunate to get invited to various social media forums of which various topics are discussed. One forum is a Luxury Eyewear Forum of which I am a lurker. It has been very interesting to read what participants are discussing, particulary on the definition of what Luxury Eyewear is. Another topic came up, Do you think … [Read more...]
Eye wanted to know this, and hopefully you did too! Bone spectacles, related to the 4th and 3rd millennia BC, were found during archaeological excavations in Yanik Tappeh by Dr Ali Akbar Sarfaraz in 1962 with the remains of the body of dead girl. These spectacles were carefully studied by Mr. Mir Ghafar Sahihi Oskooei a researcher at … [Read more...]
I thought this would be a simple post- not to be, but was interesting. The first 'Electric Galvanic Eyewear were invented in 1868 by Judah Moses. 'Judah Moses, of Hartford, CT, received the first U.S. patent for "galvanic spectacles" in 1868. The next patent for electromagnetic spectacles was granted to John Leighton, of Scotland, in 1888. Four … [Read more...]
You probably recognize this look most notably from Oakly. Noted and infamous eyewear designer Elsa Schiaparrelli applied for this Pat. 171,056 at the US Patent office in 1952 Oakley introduced their Eyewear Overhead about 10 years ago. Then there are others who have created overhead eyewear designs. Today's Past and Present … [Read more...]
Due to a post we did on Windshield Wiper Eyeglasses, we have had several people ask us where to get Windshield Wiper Eyeglasses. This link BeSpectacular.co.uk is broken. If you are in Las Vegas, you can visit the Hard Rock Cafe to view Elton Johns infamous Windshield Wiper Eyeglasses. The first patent for windshield wipers was issued in 1803 … [Read more...]
Different eyeglass temple construction have been going on for hundreds of year. Found this photo for a temple design for up-swept hair. From the Chicago Tribune -Joan Ringler modeled eye glasses with comb-like temple grips at a convention of the Illinois Optometric Association in February 1948. The designer claims the grips "meet up-swept … [Read more...]
After posting this patent for Beer Goggles on one of our Facebook pages, again curiosity got to me. I got to wondering about BEER goggles. Did you know this is an actual descriptive term and is in dictionaries? According to Urban Dictionary Beer Goggles Are: Phenomenon in which one's consumption of alcohol makes physically unattractive persons … [Read more...]
We wish all a happy and safe Labor Day. In celebration of workers everywhere, ergo the history of Labor Day Peter McGuire, leader of Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners is considered the Father of the Labor Day holiday. An Irish-American cabinet maker and pioneer unionist proposed a day dedicated to all who labor at a meeting of the … [Read more...]
One of the things I like to do, time permitting is check out some of the design blogs. You can view some of the eyewear designs at Optical Vision Resources or you can visit our eyewear design photo album on Facebook One of my favorites is Designboom in which I ran across this counter-culture eyewear design by Marry Bassa, 'Spectacle frames … [Read more...]
Probably the idea behind Shutter Shades came from the Eskimos or Aleuts, Inuits who used a form of Snow Glasses made from ivory, leather or wood. Shutter Shades were introduced in the 50's and were know as Venetian Blind Shades. Not quite sure of the date here, here is an Sun Goggle Ad using Venetian Blind Technology. March 1942. 'Tiny … [Read more...]
Infographics are making big news on the Internet; Fun Infographic on the History of Eyewear. We love it. … [Read more...]
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