Retro Eyewear

Why Retro?

While technology is booming and making life easier in many ways, a sense of the past is always present. Many people are nostalgic for what they remember from visits with their grandparents, and the smallest thing like a pair of vintage-inspired eyeglasses can help us feel connected to those days.

Celebrities can also have a significant influence on what is popular in eyewear. When someone famous wears tiny, round glasses, it can be natural for us to want to wear that style, too. Just like with clothing trends, eyewear changes according to who is wearing what look.

Glasses Are High Fashion

A new generation has discovered a love of old-fashioned eyewear since seeing celebrities donning vintage frames. In the 70s and 80s, the style was thick, bold frames in oversized shapes. These frames didn’t seem special at the time, but looking back, they now feel funky and cool.

Consider some of these frames:

Round frames are huge now, especially when combined with rainbow colors.

Tortoiseshell frames look great with a bolder color (think a turquoise or red) arm.

Thin wire-rim frames that present a sleek silhouette are still in fashion.

Aviators—but with a thicker tortoise shell frame and thin arms—are in again. Any type of retro frame shape with oddly shaped arms will get you a lot of applause.

Rimless lenses are another wildly popular frame style, with the bold upper frame in a distinctive color.

Moving into the 90s, the trend was toward rounded glasses, with some appearing to mimic goggles. From a thin, round wire frame to a thicker, colored oval shape, round was dominant.

What About Sunglasses?

Sunglasses have also picked up on retro styles. The early 2000s saw sunglasses lenses become quite dark, with embellishments on the frames—think diamonds, pearls, and brand names in bold letters. The frame shape also moved toward a square silhouette with an oversized shape reminiscent of the 1970s. Another trend was for sunglasses to hug the face like the goggles of race car drivers.

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