What Happens In Vegas…
I remember, somewhere back in the mists of time (like maybe a year ago), a man could sidle up to a Las Vegas gaming table with a drink in one hand, a cigar in...
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Gene Krell celebrated in song.
We’ll wrap up our verrry limited coverage of Fashion Week today. I hung out with our old friend Gene Krell last week. He was in town for fashion week fulfilling his duties as Fashion...
Donald Trump, NY Fashion Week, Paparazzi and Other Stuff…
This is Fashion Week in New York. I sort of wandered into fashion by wandering into the tent shows in Bryant Park soon after finishing school. Back then the shows were both more open...
Why’s this praying mantis smiling… and wearing sunglasses?
I was at a party last weekend and we noticed a praying mantis in a bush. Those of us nearby stopped to watch it. Most humans don’t find insects aesthetically pleasing unless they come...
Babe Ruth, Harold Lloyd, His Eyeglasses & New York City star in Speedy
Harold Lloyd was the first movie star to incorporate eyewear in an iconic persona. Babe Ruth was the most famous athlete in history. In 1928 both starred in a movie called “Speedy”. The film...
Vintage Pucci Sunglasses and the first job in eyewear I ever wanted.
One of the first things I wanted to do when I decided to design sunglasses was get the Emilio Pucci license. I always thought Pucci sunglasses from the 1960s were cool. They represented the...
Don Draper and the rising price of vintage AO aviator sunglasses.
Every now and then I hear people discuss the value of product placements. Some think they’re important, some don’t. Ultimately their worth depends on one’s ability to reach those customers that notice such things....
100 years ago today… World War I eyewear and the Tin Noses Shop
Firstly my apologies for not posting as much of late. I’ve been busy working on something. I’ve also been thinking about the WWI Centennial. 100 years ago, when the war broke out the populace...
Vintage Foster Grant Sunglasses – The First Fashion Eyewear Company
One of the more pleasant surprises in my readings about eyewear was a little book called “More Than Meets The Eye”. It was a privately published history commemorating the 50th anniversary of Foster Grant...
Very Vintage, yet Futuristic Celluloid Sunglasses
As a collector, sometimes if something was cool I’d pick up more than one. Such was the case with these French celluloid sunglasses from the 1930s. Both frame front and lens are one piece...
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