Among some of the most glitzy of vintage eyeglasses, cat eye glasses are fun collect and fun to wear, too. Emblematic of lighthearted chic, and bringing images of cars with fins, the fresh sounds of early rock music, and the post Second World War era of Hollywood blockbusters and entertainment into the mind, cat eye glasses are a style of visionwear that immediately call up a positive, upbeat mood and a sense of fashionable energy from the 1960s or 1970s.
When you put on cat eye glasses, you will immediately feel like a movie star or a supermodel from the glamorous, optimistic days of the middle 20th century. This was a time when modernity was still youthful and electrifying, and the cultural mood was one of hope and confidence. The cynicism and dark cultural self-doubts of our own era were both unknown and undreamed of at that time, and when you wear these boldly elegant vintage eyeglasses, you will be able to recapture a bit of that lost blitheness – though perhaps tinged with a bit of nostalgia, as well.
There are many different shapes of cat eye glasses. Some of these vintage eyeglasses have large, rounded frames, with the cat eye shape present mostly as an upward point at the upper corner of each lens on the outer side. These glasses have the advantage that they can be fitted with a large lens, making them comfortable to wear while working or reading for a long period of time.
Narrower cat eye glasses feature frames that have a true “cat eye” shape – narrow, sharply pointed at both ends, tilted strongly upwards at the sides. These glasses have a very striking effect when worn, giving you a sleek and voguish look even while wearing clothing of contemporary cut.
Diverse shapes and the sweeping, bold, stylish lines found in the great array of cat eye glasses produced during the course of several decades both help to keep your options open in several ways. If you are looking for only one pair of vintage eyeglasses, then you can find a shape that matches the exact “look” and feel that you want to project. With so many different imaginative variations, however, buying several different kinds of cat eye glasses will let you vary the exact impression you give depending on your costume or the occasion.
Many cat eye glasses have extra decorative details that add to their individuality and glamor. Some designers added in extravagant flourishes and sweeps to the shape of the lenses, providing an almost sculptural look – or the contour of a wave in motion, captured in plastic or metal. Others inserted patterns of rhinestones into the frames’ wider portions, giving you the chance to acquire vintage eyeglasses that literally scintillate.
With so many different designs and so much creativity and fun on display, cat eye glasses offer much to both the “fashion plate” and the collector today. Simultaneously evocative of the enchantment of the past high life, and providing timeless polish to your personal style, cat eye glasses are some of the most exciting vintage eyeglasses that you can add to your wardrobe.
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