1950s Glasses: When Eyewear Finally Got Interesting

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“Sponsored Article” I have a theory. Before the 1950s, glasses were just medical equipment—like crutches for your eyes. But then by the mid-century hit, putting plastic on your face became the chicest thing! It wasn’t just about seeing the chalkboard anymore; it was about serving a look. In this breakdown, we’re looking at how 1950s …

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Vintage Glasses – Top 20 Movie Appearances

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Iconic Glasses and the Stars who Wore them – There is nothing like a trusty pair of glasses for an actor to assume a character. Oddly there have not been too many iconic performances by glasses on screen, and most of these are by men. For women, the total lack of vogue for eye wear …

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Girls Who Wear Glasses – 1940s Beauty Tips

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Vintage advice for bespectacled girls 1943 – We generally flee like mad from statistics, but the other day we ran smack into some figures on girls who wear glasses, that sent us dashing out to find out more about them. Do you know that you and some 25,000,000 of your sisters in the United States wear …

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