With the introduction of color in 1960’s eyeglass frames this was now a possibility! To choose a dark colored“winter pair” or a light pastel summer color. Yet this limited one’s ability to change things up, to wear a pair of vintage glasses based on what outfit you are wearing, or or based on the mood you were in. There is no denying the appeal of an old pair of genuine antique pince nez. Prior to this era people wore gold or silver antique spectacles which could generally match any outfit one wore. The idea of wearing frames to match an outfit was another novelty first seen with 1960’s womens glasses. Antique Eyeglass frames were boring, albeit beautiful and made with class not found in frames today. Prior to this during the stage of early 1900’s eyeglasses were generally seen as a medical device and the notion that someone who did not need their corrective attributes would wear them would sound ludicrous. With the introduction of plastic during the 1950’s a whole new era ofĭuring the 1960s eyeglasses were so popular that for the first time people were getting plain lens 1960’s glasses just for style and the way they looked, or the allure they gave those wearing them. This limited it to the natural colors of silver steel eyeglasses and gold filled glasses which were generally gold toned as well. Prior to this antique eyeglasses had been mainly made of metal. This shift started mainly due to the popularity of different types of plastic and their use in 1960's glasses frames. Starting in the 1950's and 1960's eyeglasses suddenly had color and personality to them, Colors such as Green, blue, pink, yellow, and even red were all of a sudden seen on faces everywhere.
The 1960s was an era which was a turning point for vintage glasses in general and a few vintage styles in particular.
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