A Look at Spectacles Through The Years (1963) | Vintage Fashions

In this footage of 1963, it examines the use of spectacles or glasses throughout history. It share earlier designs in the British Optical Association museum from the 14th century to the 18th century. One example it shows a woman in the Victorian era then transitions to a modern woman reading a magazine with her butterfly spectacles.
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[@Jagdtoq]

It took over 500 years to invent the side pieces? hand held only up that point? seems incredible that humans could be that slow at invention.

[@horatio655]

They were designed only to used on certain occasions, indoors whilst sitting down. It was the 17th century when they began to be worn on the regular by the people who could afford them.

[@Mossfaerie]

@@horatio655 Interesting! I had no idea. So was the idea that you'd use them indoors+sitting down on certain occasions because they were so pricy+a luxury item you wouldn't want to damage? So therefore wearing it on the regular showed that you could afford the risk of such an expensive item breaking?

[@vertxxgg]

wow South African spects shop was Dikie van Dikie...my old granpa had monokel in Spain...spanish were too germanistics at his time

[@javencummins1426]

Why can't we have glasses like that now?

[@Mossfaerie]

You can! There are frames available out there in styles from every era and even new whacky styles.

[@howler9503]

We need this beautiful glasses back! Contact lenses are bad for you!

[@paulrickards4921]

Not if you get high oxygen ones

[@gabrielcyrillo3983]

My god, that was the most stereotypical chinese I have ever seen...

[@javencummins1426]

The Mulan live action could almost compare to it.

[@mmason290]

@@javencummins1426 I haven't seen it yet, I want to 🥺

[@paulrickards4921]

Thank god for contact lenses

[@lynn858]

Not sure what's worse: Ignoring the contributions to science, mathematics, and all human knowledge made by anyone who wasn't European/christian, or acknowledging one of the many contributions as a token, and then portraying them like THAT.

[@horatio655]

This is a 1960s low budget clip made for entertainment. There is clearly no malus intended at all, just as the Catholic Cardinal was shown a Chinese man dressed in clothing of around the same period, 14th to 15th century, is shown. To someone such as yourself it may seem “offensive” but what’s really on screen in their best possible representation of a historical character with the options and knowledge they had at hand. People like you will go to such lengths to see any portrayal of foreigners as “racist” to the point in which you seem the racist for suggesting that traditional dress is silly and token.