Humans have long sought to protect their eyes from the sun. Early Inuit peoples wore ivory “glasses” with slits cut in them and spectacles made from smoky quartz appeared in China as early as the 12th century. Sunglasses didn’t become popular as fashion accessories until the 1930s and 40s when vendors found masses of customers at the beach. Here are some of our favorite sunglasses from the last century.
1900:
1930s
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
Today:
taedadomina likes this
iisjahrefs reblogged this from wiselingblog
iisjah likes this
openwithelectricity likes this
sayitloudsayitproud likes this
wiselingblog posted this
Recent comments