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Ever-evolving Fashion and It’s Profound Influence on Eyewear
It is a pretty safe statement to make that fashion influences and trends throughout history have strongly shaped the eyewear industry you see today. These two sectors are jointly related and really feed off each other to cultivate new statement-making styles that become adopted by society as a whole. This, in conjunction with iconic public figures wearing celebrity sunglasses that become craved by others, all play a massive role in why eyewear has manifested so well, really withstanding the tests of time.
The Timeless Reality of Vintage Sunglasses and Its Progression into Modern Day Fashion
If there is one thing that is not talked about enough, it is the timeless and influencing power vintage sunglasses had on inspiring modern fashion. Though we are headfirst into the modernized age and the market is flooded with sunglass options, there has always been a strong appeal in incorporating vintage styles to bring a bit of the past into the present. If you really think about it, fashion and pop culture, in general, are in an endless feedback loop, meaning the largest, most significant trends in eyewear stem back from their initial popularity moments in time.
The Evolutionary History of Lenses - Then to Now
It is almost guaranteed that you will see people walking around the streets, during any season really, wearing a pair of sunglasses. Small, large, black, white, vintage to modern, just about every style in the history of sunglasses are prevalent today. Though these eyeglasses and lenses are made to enhance style, the primary function of sunglass lenses themselves is to protect your eyes from the harsh UV rays. Now, the lenses that are on the market today might be quite powerful in securing your eyes while making you look good in the process, they did begin somewhere, and that history itself is quite an amazing transformation.