In the late 1700’s a new trend in eyewear emerged on to the British fashion scene. For a gentleman of the upper classes who required a corrective lens, but wanted a less invasive option than spectacles, the monocle was a perfect and stylish solution. Made famous by characters such as…
Bifocal lenses are now a common type of spectacle that you can purchase if you have a combination of short and long sightedness and require glasses for both. They consist of two lenses moulded together. The top half of the lens is for short sightedness, allowing people to be able to see items…
Nowadays we take buying and wearing glasses for granted, but this was not always so. Once upon a time, people who lived in poverty with no money to spare often had to suffer life with poor eyesight. Unless born into a wealthy family that could support or afford any new…
Now when most of us think of history, we may feel a yawn coming on, but when it comes to the history of fashion; things get a little more interesting. As most things in history, fashion repeats itself. The use of glasses and sunglasses started a lot sooner than we…