The familiar WWII era AN6531 Comfort Cable aviator sunglasses were still issued in relatively unchanged form long after V-J day. With darker lenses than the 1941 originals they would become known as Type G-2...
These were: Not quite what you expected, eh? 🙂 Pac Man was first released in Japan in May 1980. By October the game had been licensed for U.S. distribution. I never did get the...
As enclosed automobiles became more common in the 1920s the nature of driving glasses changed. Motoring glasses were no longer goggles meant to protect against the elements: glare had become public enemy number 1....
Every year I read the same article, more or less, discussing the sunglasses sector of the eyewear industry. Here’s this year’s recycled version of it. I’ll supply some commentary: Shoppers are splurging on this...
Whenever I had a chance to pick up a pair of these vintage Bollé polycarbonate sunglasses I usually did. Not only did they protect your eyes, they protected your nose, too. How could you...
I never looked into it but I think there must have been a technical advance in surfacing styrenes with metal finishes around 1968 or so. An avalanche of plastic sunglasses with metal plating came...
Contractors made an enormous amount of materials for the U.S. Army and Navy during WWII. According to American Optical’s website: “Between 1943 and 1944, a total of 10 million goggles frames, 5 million pairs...
There’s something messed up about these photos. Firstly I was surprised to discover Marianne Faithfull and Roy Orbison ever lived in the same universe. Secondly taking Roy Orbison’s sunglasses is like giving Samson a...
Let’s take a trip down memory lane courtesy of the New York Times: FAD FOR EYEGLASS FRAMES LINKED TO 4 SLAYINGS By WILLIAM ROBBINS Published: April 1, 1984 PHILADELPHIA, March 31— A costly brand...
There’s something about old style protective eyewear that projects a grander air of adventure than the current stuff. Who cares about effectiveness? It’s kind of like comparing the look of a leather reefer coat...
Moss Lipow has been variously referred to in media as "The Genius of Eyewear Design" and "The Most Talked About Eyewear Designer in Decades". His custom work has been worn by celebrities such as Lady Gaga, Elton John, the Olsens, M.I.A. and more. These include some of the costliest and most elaborate pieces of eyewear ever.
He curated and collected 3000 vintage and antique pieces spanning five centuries for his acclaimed definitive history of the medium "Eyewear", recently published by Taschen.
His eponymous line of eyewear is sold worldwide.
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