Life Archive | Four Eyes

posted by Michael Williams

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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Comments on “Life Archive | Four Eyes”

    Shaun @ TWGA on May 21, 2009 12:14 PM:

    I love the Moscots in the last picture. Classic.

    drinkinanddronin on May 21, 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 21, 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 21, 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 21, 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 21, 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 21, 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 21, 2009 2:50 PM:

    The world needs more monocles.

    A Focused Imagination on May 21, 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 22, 2009 1:05 PM:

    i like how recurrent bow ties are as well.

    blazerandshades on May 22, 2009 2:19 PM:

    These are always a treat, as always well done!

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