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The Glass of Fashion and Its Long Eyewear History
A lively survey traces eyewear from Salvino Degli Amati in 1285 to modern fashion. It links glasses to dignity and social posture, notes frame trends from horn and shell to rimless, and highlights notable wearers like Ben Franklin and Abraham Lincoln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mlvino Degli Amati
Sabrino
Kette
Madame
Mademoiwelle Modiste
Degli Amati
Florence
Father
Mommer
Ben Franklin
Salvino Himseelf
France
England
Chiesa
China
Salvino
America
Europe
Princeles
Henry Hudson
Mamshattan Island
Broadway
William Penn
Hudson
Penn
Ben
Abraham Lincoln