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HISTORY
The word Spectacles was given a shape only in the 14th century
The first evidence for the survival of the spectacles was seen in a
portrait of Cardinal Ugone , done in the late 14 th century.
RIVET SPECTACLES: period 1400-1500
mainly used materials was bones for the frame and convex lens,
concave came in to existence in 15th century
15th century the materials used changed in to leather
BOW SPECTACLES with a slit bridge was very common in this
period
In the early 17th century, rigid bridges were designed, either
curved or straight, which made wearing these glasses more
stable; but ear pieces were still absent, folding glasses also
came in to existence at this period
QUISSING GLASSES: small single lenses with decorative
stems, and hand-held scissors glasses.
a London optician designed the first temple spectacles, while
Ben Franklin invented bifocals.
Spectacles with hinges became very popular during this
period.
These were reproduced later in 18th century as spectacles
with round lenses. They are double hinged.
The Sun glasses came into existence in the 18th century only
Eyeglass designer James Ayscough introduced his spectacles
with double-hinged side pieces. The lenses were made of
tinted glass as well as clear and were known as The Sun
Glasses.
Ayscough glasses were the first sunglass like eyeglasses, but
they were not made to shield the eyes from the sun,rather
they corrected vision problems.
TURN-PIN SPECTACLES: 19th century,
it featured an extension in temples
The extension which was held together by a rivet, would
rotate 360 degrees and would fit the owner’s head
completely.
RIDING TEMPLE SPECTACLE:19th century
People made temple spectacles that curved around the
ear and held eyeglasses in place while riding a horse or
running.
When the automobile replaced the horse as the primary
means of transportation, the riding temple spectacle
faded from use.
Spectacles in to fashion
The twentieth century was when spectacles became
items of fashion wear…
There were also different shapes to the spectacles such
as the Cats eye Spectacles and the Roden stock aviator
style spectacles
Rectangular frames started becoming more popular
during the late 1900s
Variety in spectacles
RODENSTOCK AVIATOR SPECTACLES: The round eye
shape, pretty well ubiquitous before 1800 with tortoise
shell frames
Half-eye frame of an unexciting but widely occurring
style from the second half of the 20th century
Retro M58 frame, 1980s, from Anglo-American –
was quite a popular model as it was western and people
were blindly following the western back then.
As the use of tortoise shell has been prohibited since
1970 the shell rim covers are made of an imitation plastic.
A London-made 'Amor' frame, c.1960, by the British
American Optical Company (BAO) of Hatton Garden,
seen from behind.
The Catseye Spectacles
They’re thick rimmed glasses with the arms of the
glasses joining the lenses at the very top corners.
This style was popularized in the 1950s and 1960s and
were seen in many movies.
Bug-eye glasses :
They were more of a square shape and later evolved into
larger and rounder .-20th century
SUNGLASSES
Sunglasses are often worn just for aesthetic purposes, or
simply to hide the eyes. Examples of sunglasses that were
popular for these reasons include tea shades and mirror
shades. Many blind people wear opaque glasses to hide their
eyes for aesthetic reasons
Sunglasses may be made with either prescription or non-
prescription lenses that are darkened to provide protection
against bright visible light and, possibly, ultraviolet (UV)
light. Photo chromic lenses, which are photosensitive, darken
when struck by UV light.
STYLES OF SUNGLASSES
OAKLEY PROGRESSIVE
POLARIZED OAKLEY
OVERSIZED
VINTAGE
PRESCRIPTION
JOHN LENNON STYLE
CAT EYED AND EAGLE EYED
DESIGNER STYLES
RAY-BAN REVOLUTION…
Ray-Ban actually interprets the idea of sunglasses which
protects your eyes from different harmful rays which
affects the eyes which is invented by Bausch And Lomb
brothers
Doctor lun company produce of Ray Ban sunglasses have
thirty-one different styles, but also in the introduction of
an endless stream of new varieties. Ray-Ban thirty-one
style can be roughly classified into three kinds: 1.sports
with sunglasses, 2. the gentleman type sunglasses,
3.lady’s type sunglasses.
Mainly ray-ban glasses are of two types
Aviators
Wayfarers
AVIATORS: They are characterized by dark, often reflective
lenses having an area two or three times the area of the
eye socket
The large lenses are not flat but slightly convex. The design
attempts to cover the entire range of the eye and prevent
as much light as possible from entering the eye socket from
any angle.
A special range of model titled “classic aviator “ have
revolutionzed the brand name.
Wayfarers
The Ray-Ban Wayfarer sunglasses have been
manufactured by Ray-Ban since 1952, when their design
was a revolutionary break from the metal eyewear of the
past
For past few years ray-ban aviator sunglasses have been
looked up as synonymous with durability, comfort and
style, and this definitely is no different even in the
present time. These types of sun shades offer with
innovative designs and sleek lines along with latest
know-how. This is and a reason why ray ban sun shades
are still regarded as a world leader in the worldfashion.
In this modern world spectacles and other eyewears play
a very important role, more than functional property of
eyewear ..
Sunglasses ,functional as a sunblock or protector and
aesthetically as a fashionable eyewear which adds on
value to the look.
