Showing posts with label spectacles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label spectacles. Show all posts

09/07/2012

vintage BRULIMAR snooker-2 upside down DENNIS TAYLOR snooker glasses 1985

why is this geezer wearing his frames upside-down you ask?

 
 this geezer is in fact former world snooker champion dennis taylor. his glasses were designed by former player & optician jack karnehm to counter taylor's deteriorating eyesight & inability to see the angles when looking over the top of his specs. imagine seeing the eye of the tiger coming at you through these over the top gems!



 an eccentric within the snooker community, taylor was much mocked for his 'upside-down' frames however it was this accessory which put his career back on track & facilitated his win in the 1985 world champs, which from what i understand was an incredible last frame (pun intended).





vintage brulimar snooker-2
crystal 56-22
made in england circa 1985
unworn

these crystal clear frames look like the exact pair in which dennis won in 85 & are now just waiting to be glazed as sunglasses or to be pulled out in your local hipster pool hall.

06/07/2012

vintage RAY BAN by BAUSCH & LOMB premier E W0867 tortoisehell frames



 vintage ray ban by bausch & lomb
premier E W 09867
made in ? circa 1960's?
unworn

these superb specimens show greatly the decline in quality of ray ban from their professional b&l days to the inferior luxottica productions of today. the exquisite bridge & temple details set these apart & complement the smooth tort acetate.

04/07/2012

new old eyewear arrivals!


we have new arrivals in vintage designer frames & sunglasses this week plus some incredible NOS budget $unnie$.... & a ridiculous new haircut. get instore & mullet over

05/06/2012

vintage Anon. 1950's handmade gold plated frames MADE IN ENGLAND


 vintage Anon.
46 x 24
handmade in england circa 1950's
unworn

handmade frames that all superlatives fall short of. pictures don't do the detail justice. the interior surface is an acetate wood effect, while the external surface comes textured in dimpled finish complete with 7 barrel hinges & gold plated temples. frame of (gold) mined!