As you know (or maybe are just finding out), I wear glasses and I have since I was in Grade 4.
I really like wearing glasses because I think they suit me and it’s exciting that glasses today come in cool vintage styles which go perfect with my look.
It is because of being a glasses wearing gal that I wanted to do today’s ‘Vintage Photo Tuesday‘ post on “Women with Eyeglasses” from the 1920s-1960s. To simply showoff the beauty of wearing glasses (and not holding them like our lady friend in the first image below).
Lets begin the eyeglasses parade!
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Vintage Photos of Women with Eyeglasses
1920’s-1960’s
The beautiful 1940s woman reminds me so much of Jessica from Chronically Vintage! Those who know Jessica, don’t you agree?
The 1920’s. The era of round frames. Super 1920s fashions on our ladies.
1920s professional photo of a young woman with her fur, stylish 1920s dress and round eyeglasses.
Are you looking for an example of 1920s hairstyles? Well all of the above apply but these 2 ladies both wearing similar eyewear have great hair.
March 22nd, 1930. 3 young women photographed for the Continental Optical Company in Indianapolis.
THEIR HATS!!!! Drool.
1930’s mother and daughter photo booth image.
Further Reading: Vintage Photo Booth Images 1930s-1950s
Oct 1942 – Operating a hand drill at the North American Aviation, Inc., a woman is in the control surface department assembling a section of the leading edge for the horizontal stabilizer of a plane (Source).
Further Reading: Vintage Photos of Canadian Women on the Home Front during WWII
1945-Life Magazine Image featuring a pretty 1940s hairstyle and 1940s eyewear.
Two adorable young women both wearing glasses pose in a canoe by the seaside. Love their 1940s summer fashions & our one ladies hair flower.
Further Reading: A vintage guide to 1940s Hair Accessories (includes hair flowers).
Natalie Olmsted, District Recreation Supervisor, 1945. Those are some fantastic frames! They look checkered.
A coed on campus at Howard University wearing cat eye glasses in 1946.
Source: Life Photo Collection
Smiling Young Lady Sitting On Car -1940s photo.
Cute late 1940s / early 1950s photo of a young woman with gloves posing in her car.
1950’s. Cat Eye frames become a popular style as seen on our 1950s party goer.
Further Reading: Vintage Eyewear Advertising
Fun 1950s photobooth image with one girl wearing cat eye glasses.
LOVE these 1950s look of rolled up jeans, plaid shirt, cute short 1950s hairstyle and dark eyeglass frames.
Early 1960’s Cool photo of a couple posing in their best 1960s outfits. Love her eyewear!
QUESTION TIME: Do you wear glasses for necessity or for fun? Do you try to match them to your personality, your personal style or just whatever looks okay? Share in the comments below!
Further Reading: Vintage Photos 1920s-1960s (Archived blog post)
Liz
