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Sunglasses - A History Of Looking GoodThe earliest Sunglasses were created by holding clear lenses over smoke to darken them. These early ancestors of today's sunglasses weren't used for better vision, protection from the bright like of the sun or even to look cool. The earliest sunglasses were used by early Chinese judges so their eyes could not be seen and the people having their grievances heard couldn't tell which way a judge was looking or at who he was looking at as the sunglasses did their job and hid his eyes well. Considering the Sunglasses were made of pounded quartz and then held over a fire to collect soot, it is unlikely these earliest attempts at sunglasses actually allowed for any vision whatsoever.The year 1430 brings the earliest mention of Sunglasses with the Italians being credited with their creation. These secondary creations in the sunglasses line were more suited for actually being able to see and were still used by the Chinese judges to hide their eyes during court proceedings. In the mid-1700's the first specialty Sunglasses were introduced. They were heavy with tinted lenses that laid upon clear lenses. The first sunglasses were available in either green or blue glass. It was believed that the tinted glass of the sunglasses would cure a myriad of maladies, including near-sightedness and failing eyesight caused by degeneration of the optic nerve. Sunglasses were basically unchanged until the early 1900s brought some strides in the development of tinted lenses. 1919 saw the birth of the Foster Grant Company and the first Foster Grant Sunglasses appeared in Atlantic City ten years later. Shortly after that, Edwin Land who was the inventor of high speed photography and the founder of the Polaroid Company, had an idea based on his polarizing celluloid laid upon lenses. The result was a glare-free sunglasses lens. The 1930's brought a boom to the Sunglasses industry when sunglasses became wildly popular. Movie stars who were bigger than live used them to hide their eyes and identities from the ever present photographers. The public at large enjoyed affordable sunglasses that they could wear to the beach and other brightly lit daytime destinations. The 1940's brought the folding Pince-Nez Sunglasses as the "must have" fashion accessory. Beginning in the 1950's sunglasses became affordable for everyone. You could spend seventy-nine cents at Woolworth's and get a great pair of cool shades to wear to the beatnik bar and listen to a poetry reading. Women started wearing the famous "cat's eye" style of sunglasses as the standard eyewear. Cat's eye sunglasses came in just about every color and style. Many women bought a pair to go with each outfit. They were usually embellished with rhinestones and other glittery accoutrements. In the 1960's, Jackie Kennedy made wrap around styles of Sunglasses the only fashionable choice for women. Millions of women clamored to get the wrap around style and in the 1970's, sunglasses became a complete statement. There were designs with mirrored lenses, wild colors, rainbow colored lenses, and more. Because plastic was produced so cheaply, sunglasses at the time could be mass produced cheaply and were well within the range of everyone to own several pair of, as the ZZ Top song goes, "Cheap Sunglasses". From the 1990's to present day, the average "sunglasses" consumer has become more educated, not easily pleased with cheap quality and wants not only a good looking pair of sunglasses, but UV protection and comfort as well. Most of the major name brands today are made with specially hardened lenses to protect your eyes from impact as well as UV rays and other hazards to your eyes. Sunglasses have come a long way to their present day incarnation, with all the strides in technology for lens development, the future of sunglasses can only get brighter! Oakley Sunglasses Discount Aviator Sunglasses Discount Golf Sunglasses Discount Fishing Sunglasses Discount Polarized Sunglasses Adidas Gazelle Sunglasses Maui Jim Sunglasses Smith Sunglasses Spy Sunglasses Serengeti Sunglasses Bolle Sunglasses Electric Sunglasses Von Zipper Sunglasses Dragon Sunglasses Costa Del Mar Sunglasses Vuarnet Sunglasses Arnette Sunglasses DSO Sunglasses Gargoyles Sunglasses Native Sunglasses Rayban Sunglasses Black Flys Sunglasses Cocoons Sunglasses Anarchy Sunglasses Angel Sunglasses Kaenon Sunglasses Quiksilver Sunglasses Quicksilver Roxy Sunglasses Stussy Sunglasses Velvet Sunglasses Sunglasses Replacement Lens Aviator Sunglasses Polarized Sunglasses Discount Sunglasses Kids Sunglasses Oakley Replacement Lens Buff Easton Sunglasses Blinde Sunglasses Zeal Optics Sunglasses Julbo Sunglasses Tag Heuer Sunglasses Ironman Sunglasses Body Glove Sunglasses Vogue Sunglasses Hurley Sunglasses Adidas Sunglasses Coyote Sunglasses Hoven Sunglasses Fox Sunglasses Motorcycle Sunglasses 180s Ear Warmers Gucci Sunglasses Fit Over Sunglasses |