Sunglasses & reading glasses: 100 years of style for men and women! All the looks, all the wows!

F_kinski — Sun, 10 Mar 2024 17:30:53 +0000

Sunglasses & reading glasses: 100 years of style – A look at 100 years of sunglasses, reading glasses and the most important looks and designs of the decades for female and male faces. The evolution of sunglasses and reading glasses: from “necessary evil” to fashion must-have to statement accessory.

Sunglasses: 100 years of style

After our look at 100 years of fashion, today it’s all about eyewear superfan Rihanna! Hardly any other fashion accessory has evolved from a useful everyday tool to a trend accessory that even mega icons like Rihanna love.

Are you a true eyewear lover and looking for the perfect pair of glasses to emphasize your personal style? Then let yourself be inspired by the decades and looks of eyewear fashion that have set trends for over a century.

The most important brands

Which brands do you need to know when it comes to eyewear?

From the 1910s to today! Video

Trends from 100 years of fashion are not only available at Pret-a-Porter and Haute Couture, the looks and trends in eyewear and sunglasses are also changing! You must have seen this video.

A journey through eyewear fashion!

1900-2000: The looks of the last millennium

In the early 1910s, simple, round wire frames dominated the eyewear scene. But as early as the 1930s, eyewear underwent a revolution with the iconic double bridge aviator glasses. The peak of eyewear fashion then came in the 1970s with the rise of the oversized frame style, popularized by celebrities such as Jackie Kennedy Onassis.

Remember, everything comes back at some point! Even the looks of the 10s, 30s or 70s

Eyewear from 2000: statement accessories

The 2000s then brought a wave of eye-catching, thick-rimmed glasses with rhinestone embellishments that served as statement accessories. Today, we are seeing a return to retro styles, especially colorful cat-eye sunglasses that bring a touch of nostalgia to modern outfits.

Reading glasses in 100 years

Not quite as fancy as sunglasses, but also a statement for many, reading glasses in everyday life.

Glasses for women: The most important designs

The most important designs for women in recent decades.

Eyewear for men: the most important designs

The most important designs of the last decades for men.

Find your perfect glasses and redefine your style

By taking a look at the past 100 years of eyewear fashion, you can be inspired and discover new ways to express your personality and style. Superstars like Rihanna and Heidi Klum love eyewear! Whether you’re looking for a timeless classic or a trendy statement – the history of eyewear has something to suit every taste.

What to look out for?

Tips for female and male faces:

Find the right glasses

Trend accessory reading glasses: the it accessory for fashion fans & Rihanna

F_kinski — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 18:36:15 +0000

Reading glasses are no longer just practical, but super stylish. Megastars like Rihanna are increasingly seen wearing reading glasses – as an accessory – more on that in a moment. Perfect vision and perfect styling, reading glasses give many looks that little bit extra and show that attention to detail is important. Today, one of our editors even came with reading glasses without prescription, 100% accessory. So today my little special on reading glasses! A look at Rihanna, the trends and all face shapes – because round, square and oval make a difference.

Rihanna: The queen of eyewear trends

Rihanna, the pop icon and entrepreneur, shows us how it’s done. With an estimated fortune of 1.7 billion US dollars, or 1.56 billion euros (source: Forbes), she has not only hit the bull’s eye in the music industry, but also with her beauty brand Fenty. However, Rihanna not only influences the beauty world, but also how we see reading glasses.

She wears them not just because she has to, but because they are cool.

Thick Glasses: Riri’s Favorites!

When Rihanna makes reading glasses a must-have, we know it’s time to follow the trend. Not only fancy sunglasses, but also reading glasses from the optician become a signature piece with Rihanna.

Also in transparent: killer look!

Rihanna shorts: Trending!

Oh my God, every look with glasses suits Rihanna! And…

Which glasses suit you?

Now that we know that reading glasses are all the rage, the question is: which ones look best on you? Here are a few tips on how to find the perfect glasses for your face shape:

Round face: Square glasses are great, they add contour to your face.
Square face: Round glasses soften the look and are super trendy.
Oval face: lucky you, almost everything suits you, so dare to experiment!
Heart-shaped face: Narrow or rimless glasses emphasize your facial features perfectly.

Videos say more than a thousand words, here are a few tips for female and male faces.

Tips for women and female faces

Here’s how you can find out what shape of face you have and which sunglasses suit you best. All you have to do is print out a picture of your face, draw dots from top to bottom and side to side, connect them and then see which shape fits best. Then there are also tips for the right sunglasses for different face shapes such as heart, square, round or triangle.

Heart
Square
Round
Triangular shapes

Tips for men and male faces

Now to the men! What can you look out for when buying glasses?

A few tips for a strong look for your everyday life – for men too, of course!

The most important eyewear brands? Top 10

What would FIV be without the most important brands? Which eyewear brands do you need to know when it comes to eyewear? Here is the answer in a top 10:

Heidi wears her “Sunglasses At Night”

Speaking of glasses, Heidi has also just rediscovered them in the current GNTM season and her song “Sunglasses At Night”.

Rihanna for Dior Eyewear

As an ambassador for Dior, one of the top eyewear brands, Rihanna also shows how much she loves eyewear as an accessory.

Remember, reading glasses are more than just a visual aid. They are a fashion statement that shows who you are and how you feel. So find a pair that suits your style and wear them with the same confidence as Rihanna!

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