The history of sunglassessunglasses can be found from a painting by Tommaso da Modenasunglasses
in Italy, 1352, showing a person wearing sunglasses.
Earlier, around the twelfth century in China, sunglasses were worn by court judges, not to protect their eyes from the sun, but in order to conceal any expressions in their eyes as it was important to keep their thoughts and opinions secret until the end of each trial. These were flat panes of quartz that had been polished smooth and then smoked to give their tint.
It was not until 1430 that prescription glasses were first developed in Italy to correct vision, and these early rudimentary spectacles soon found their way to China, where they were again tinted by smoke to be designer sunglassesused by the judges. The frames were carved out of either ivory or tortoiseshell, and some were quite ornate. During the 17th century prescription glasses were being used in England to help elderly presbyopic people to see better. The Spectacle Makers Company
Prescription spectacles continued to be developed over the next few decades, especially regarding the design of the spectacle frames and how to get them to sit comfortably on the nose. The frames were made from leather, bone, ivory, tortoiseshell and metal, and were simply propped or balanced on the nose. The early arms or sidepieces of the frames first appeared as strips of ribbon that looped around the backs of the ears. Rather than loops, the Chinese added ceramic weights to the ends of the ribbons which dangled down behind the tops of the ears. Solid sidepieces finally arrived in 1730, invented by Edward Scarlett. Later on, lens technology made a great leap forward when Benjamin Franklin famously invented the first bifocal lens in 1780, called the , enabling presbyopic patients to read and also see in the distance without the need for separate distance and reading glasses.
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In 1936, Edwin H Land patented the Polaroid filter for making polarized sunglasses. This type of tint reduces glare reflected from surfaces, such as water. Later in that same year, Ray Ban took the design of pilots sunglasses further by producing the aviator-style sunglassesRay Ban sunglasses.
In 1960, Foster Grant started a big advertising campaign to promote sunglasses, and pretty soon famous film stars and pop stars started wearing sunglasses as part of their image. The public began to adopt this new fashion of wearing sunglasses, not just to protect their eyes from bright light, but also as a way of looking good. Today, sunglasses are continuing to be improved with efficient UV blocking tints, cutting out all the harmful ultra-violet light. Various coloured tints are now available and, of course, the frame styles are very varied and exciting. Now you can really make a statement with your fashion sunglasses, transforming your image or creating a new look. Designer sunglassesfashion accessory
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