Style Guide | Buddy Holly & the Thick Black Glasses

 Often, when people think of vintage glasses, the image they have in their head (whether they realize it or not) is of Buddy Holly, that devilishly handsome pioneer of Rock and Roll.

There are many ways to achieve Holly's trademark look, but the phrase that'll send your optician in the right direction is '60s horn-rimmed glasses.

At Cateye, we have many examples of this style, including the original vintage TART OPTICAL ARNEL.

Another good choice is the SHURON FREEWAY—these are from one of our new collections.

Or the SHURON SIDEWINDER with thicker swept temples.

And then, of course, there's always the RAY BAN WAYFARER.
 

Note: All frames pictured are available in our Los Angeles store.

CATEYE in Print | GQ France with Hugh Laurie

Dr. House was kind enough to take some time off of saving lives to sport some of our vintage frames in this spread for the January issue of GQ France.

C'est par ou la bonne humeur?—What happened to the good mood?  Dr. House has kindly removed his vintage CHRISTIAN DIOR AVIATORS to say hello...or to pay us a compliment...or give us directions...?

This is our kind of afternoon!  Lounging in a fine tuxedo with vintage NYLON PRISON FRAMES, drinking rosé Champagne straight from the bottle, and contemplating whether that diagnosis is African Sleeping Sickness or Acute Intermittent Porphyria—hope it's the second one...?

Here they are people, the actual frames what were on Hugh Laurie / Dr. House's actual face! 

CHRISTIAN DIOR AVIATOR:  This beautiful men's aviator was made in Germany in the '70s.  It has an Optyl frame front and golden temples which proudly bear the vintage Dior "CD" monogram.

NYLON PRISON FRAME:  These were standard issue for prisoners during the 1960s.  They're made of soft (though resilient) nylon and have no metal in the temple, so as to prevent the glasses from being filed into a shank or a shiv—I'll bet Dr. House approves of the extra measure of safety that comes with these frames.

Note: Both frames featured in the GQ France article are available in our Los Angeles store.

The Golden Globes | Awash With Vintage Specs

At this year's Golden Globes, we noticed something...some of the biggest stars of the night were the vintage glasses, both on the red carpet and inside the theater.

Whether they were true vintage or vintage inspired, these glasses helped the stars shine brighter.

They've Been Framed!

Check out our gallery of celebrities, framed in all manner of vintage glasses.

CATEYE Spectacles' Location

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