Ancient Romans and Chinese wore sunglasses according to historical reference – apparently the Roman Emperor Nero enjoyed gladiator fights whilst sporting a pair of specs made of polished gem stones.
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Rimless glasses, as you would expect from the name, don’t have frames, and the lenses are secured to the bridge and temples directly with a series of screws.
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A lorgnette is a pair of glasses with a handle to hold them in front of the eyes. Fashionable ladies and gentlemen of the 18th and 19th Centuries usually preferred them to spectacles and would often use them as a piece of jewellery, rather than to enhance vision (similar to hipsters wearing thick frames with […]
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