What was eyeglass mart like in the '70s?
The appearance of eyeglass mart in the 1970s was somewhat different from that of their predecessors. The '70s glasses were known for their bold colors and oversized frames. The materials used to make the frames of these glasses are usually plastic or metal. The shape of the lens is mostly round or oval. Most of these glasses are full - or half-rimmed. Some of these glasses are eyebrow-shaped glasses, with the upper side of the frame larger than the lower side of the frame, similar to an eyebrow.
Some '70s eyeglass mart are good at depicting seriousness and reflecting style on different levels. This is why many popular characters of the time wore these glasses as their regular glasses. Like John Lennon, Elton John, etc. They started in the late 60s and didn't reach the peak of their popularity until the early 80s. Everyone from celebrities to ordinary people wears them.
The most popular glasses of the 70s:
Some eyeglass marts from the '70s are some of the most popular glasses of all time. Eyebrow glasses, cat-eye frames, butterfly frames, and twin-bridge pilot glasses. The glasses reached their height of popularity in the 1970s. Today, some of them are still thriving in eyewear fashion among young adult men and women. Such as cat-eye frames, brow-line glasses, etc.
The history of glasses in the 70s:
Glasses that were popular in the '70s didn't suddenly become popular. The history of '70s eyeglass mart goes back to the' '50s or '60s, and for some, even to the 30s. The glasses of that era already have a history. By the early 1970s, it had undergone several revisions.
Butterfly glasses were very popular in the 70s, but in the 60s celebrities such as British and Australian singer Olivia Newtown John wore them. Large square glass frames were popular in the 70s, however, they are a nice improved version of the more fashionable metal-framed eyeglass mart of the 50s and early 60s. Aviator glasses were first invented in the 1930s but became one of the most popular glasses in the 1970s.