Short Tuitorial...Fine Eyewear

Passion for finely crafted items is not always as it seems.  In today's retail market one may define an object as luxury simply by the branding attached to the wears. While in Haute Couture these brands are synonymous with craftsmanship,  in terms of eyewear their is great confusion .

Let us clear the air!

matsuda eyewear

In modern manufacturing of eyewear. Knowing origin of manufacturing of the eyewear is helpful in establishing the quality of the workmanship.  Finest quality metal eyewear is manufactured in Japan.

Vintage Franklin Delano Roosevelt

However in plastic eyeglasses it is about the origin of the material used and how the hinges are attached to the frame, our personal preference is a pinned hinge.  Many, Many manufacturers use a sunk in hinge that is branded into the plastic this does not allow as much stability and structure to the eyewear. The hinge you see as in the vintage frame shown here are the three dots. These dots are not just an adornment that you also see in many designer eyeglasses today they are the hinges themselves. This firm structure allows a solid construction and a great fit!

Not wishing to BORE you our hope is this will act as a simple guide to follow.

When you pick up your next pair of designer eyewear let your own senses guide you.  Most all who put on a pair of finely crafted eyeglasses or sunglasses truly "SEE" the difference.

Elton John a true VISIONary....

This vintage Pierre Cardin is c1970's and is so reminiscent
of this era of fantastic eyewear. Collecting vintage eyewear is quite easily turned into an obsession. When holding in your hand an exceptional piece of eyewear, discerning eyes shall not miss the details that are the artisan of fine eyewear.

The 1970's was evolutionary for eyewear, artists such as Elton John made it fashionable to wear eyeglasses.  Eyewear found the rightful place as a accessory that would complete a look or capture a moment.  Very rarely would you find an artist photographed wearing eyeglasses...
Elton looked at eyewear as a focal point of his ensemble.  Kudos Elton!

Vintage Pierre Cardin c1970

The 1970's was also an exceptional era for manufacturing eyewear. This era created challenges in manufacturing for many of the designs of this period were dramatic and complicated masks that could be adapted for ones prescription.  Many innovations began to happen in this period as far as  manufacturing. These intricate designs required changes in tooling of the machinery in which these wearable and RX-able pieces of art-wear started to become desirable.

Vintage Anglo American Dragon Mask c1970

Alas it began a want for eyewear  no longer just a need, designers quickly saw the possibilities and so the fun began!

I hope you come and join the fun!
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Mr. Sun... Sun ... Mr. Golden Sun....

The sun came out for the first time in three weeks here in Miami, Fl.  Spent a lavish weekend basking in the sun as it was peeking in and out of the clouds trying so hard to stay bright..and so she did....so she did.!

This vintage sunglass is new listing on atticeyewear.com item #477  and is just classic c1980's sunglass. The manufacturer is Filos the origin is Italy.  The lovely laser etching appears also lavishly all over this metal gold and black combination sunglass.
Shine Bright
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