Mar

4

An Ode to Horn Rimmed Glasses

Filed Under Authenticity, Celebrity Watch, Designer Eyeglasses 



Who is better known for their eyewear than Barry Goldwater, an iconic US presidential nominee whose Ray-Ban’s have become equally as popular? Like John McCain, Goldwater was a five term senator from Arizona who later ran for US president and lost. Sometimes touted as the founder of the libertarian-conservative party founder, Goldwater is better known for his revival of the traditional conservative movement in the 1960s, though with his traditional 1920’s horn rimmed glasses, the same style as his first pair of prescription eyewear.


Who talk about horn rimmed eyewear without mentioning Dame Edna, the comic hero of the UK, whose purple horn-rimmed glasses (custom made, I might add) have attracted a massive following.


What about Drew Carry, who, if he were to lose a bit of weight, could be a Goldwater look alike? His brand of horn rimmed is decisively Wayfarer.

Johnny Depp, an amazing actor and sometimes theorist, is also a fan of the horn rimmed style, though he is also a huge retro fan who wears tight leather jackets and summer caps.


Meanwhile, in American pop culture, the character Noah from Heroes is known by his nickname “the man with the horn-rimmed glasses.” While Tina Fey, who is always sporting her wayfarer prescription glasses, brings a touch of comic class to the design.


This ode, to the greatness and total lack of ‘nerdiness’ attached to the horn-rimmed design, proves that the horn rimmed design is sure to be as popular and retro in the future as it has been stable and iconic in the past.

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