Sexy Eyewear In The Bathroom
I remember once when I was living with a girlfriend for the first time, she was in the bathroom preparing for her workday. As I passed I saw a frightening looking contraption in her...
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The Time I Scored Elton John Sunglasses from eBay
In honor of May Day I’ll recount the time I scored a pair of Elton John sunglasses – made by the now defunct May Optical Company of Wareham Massachusetts – from eBay. If you...
Were Roger McGuinn’s Little Square Shades Actually Pat Boone Licensed Sunglasses?
One thing hardly anyone knows is that not only were the Byrds’ Roger McGuinn’s little rectangular sunglasses probably made in Japan, they were very likely branded as “Pat Boone” sunglasses. Here are some originals,...
Did Ray-Ban Really Invent “Aviator Sunglasses”? Part Two of Our Investigation
For Part One of this investigative series click HERE. I keep reading Ray Ban invented aviator sunglasses all over the internet – even from supposedly respectable sources. Did they? Let’s find out. In Part...
Gene Krell talks Glam and Sunglasses – Keith Richards Deeply Moved, Elton John Breaking Rules
Part One of this interview can be found by clicking: HERE. I’ve spoken to Gene since Friday’s post. He offered a couple of clarifications. Firstly he only worked at Steve Paul’s Scene club for...
The Man Who Invented Glam – Gene Krell and Granny Takes A Trip
One of my first two accounts was Barney’s. This led to an interview for Vogue Nippon. We talked Rock fashion. Afterwards the interviewer suggested I meet their Fashion Director Gene Krell. She thought we’d...
Vintage Sunglasses as Modernist Sculpture
We talk about vintage eyewear on Thursdays… For some reason I looked up Ray Ban Wayfarers in Wikipedia. I was confronted with a gigantic entry that begins with this sentence: “Ray-Ban Wayfarer sunglasses have...
Udo Proksch: Carrera Sunglasses Designer and Mass Murderer
In fashion design it’s usually the apparel designers who are colorful. It’s a selling point. I suspect some people trust an object or article of clothing more if the creator is theatrically artistic or...
Who Invented Aviator Sunglasses?
There are claims bouncing around the interwebs that certain companies invented aviator style sunglasses. Then again there are claims bouncing around the interwebs about who invented the interwebs. Someone needs to get to the...
Cool Sunglasses Before the Birth of Cool – Casey Stengel
Casey Stengel spent over 50 years as a player and more famously a gifted manager in Major League baseball. He was an amusing raconteur and essentially a clown. Once, when being jeered at Ebbets...
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