While a lot of the photographs in the Life archive are staged, there also exists an abundance of natural sartorial expression. As I sorted through the vast collection of images I started to pick up on the eyewear throughout the years on everyone from Joseph Kennedy to Le Corbusier. A group of my favorites after the jump.
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Shaun @ TWGA
on May 21st, 2009
@ 12:14 PM:
I love the Moscots in the last picture. Classic.
drinkinanddronin
on May 21st, 2009
@ 12:43 PM:
Great photos. I like that you chose the main picture of him with a “…the fuck?” kind of expression.
Billy
on May 21st, 2009
@ 1:03 PM:
I don’t think those are Moscots. I belive they are Tart Opticals the now-defunct maker of the Arnel (Johnny Depp’s glass), FDR, and other frames which have inspired Moscots.
jubei
on May 21st, 2009
@ 1:07 PM:
Looks like the gentleman reading Variety has a chair from Harvard (foreground)…
Taking a break from work or professional chair thief?
Old School
on May 21st, 2009
@ 1:19 PM:
This photo of HST wearing what appear to be the originals of the ultimate preppy frames (Anglo American 406) certain deserves a place on your blog:
http://politicallunacy.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/harry-truman-picture.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Harry-truman.jpg/479px-Harry-truman.jpg
http://underthehill.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/truman.jpg
masonry
on May 21st, 2009
@ 1:29 PM:
I realize it’s been brought up before, but a slideshow would be a nice way to do things of this sort.
Good work as usual.
Michael Williams
on May 21st, 2009
@ 1:32 PM:
The slideshow options I have at present (hosted on WordPress.com) are less then appealing. When the site redesign is complete (hopefully by July 1) I will do these sorts of things in a better slide show.
ACL
Turling
on May 21st, 2009
@ 2:50 PM:
The world needs more monocles.
A Focused Imagination
on May 21st, 2009
@ 7:42 PM:
I second that motion for more monocles. I actually saw an old man in Washington Sq. Park using one to read the newspaper the other day…put a smile on my face.
sam
on May 22nd, 2009
@ 1:05 PM:
i like how recurrent bow ties are as well.
blazerandshades
on May 22nd, 2009
@ 2:19 PM:
These are always a treat, as always well done!