"what's with the sunglasses?", people constantly ask me... I just laugh and change the subject. I can't stand the sunlight into my eyes at day, that's why I wear them when ever I go out, but I also wear them indoors, a lot. Whether in class, church, stores, events; I never want to take them off.
The truth is I like me better with sunglasses on.. makes me feel more confident and at the same time makes me less approachable by people, and I like that, is it wrong?
Many celebrities had made sunglasses their trademark.
Forced to hide their faces everywhere they go, sunglasses have become a must; but not all these people have become as fond of them as certain icons that ironically, can be easily identified when they're wearing them, instead of when they're not. I think that kills the main purpose of wearing sunglasses in the first place.
But when were these beautiful creatures invented I wonder?
When this question popped in my head, I immediately typed
wikipedia on my search bar, I love that website.. it's full of secrets! Here's what I found out:
"It is said that the Roman emperor Nero liked to watch gladiator fights with emeralds. These, however, appear to have worked rather like mirrors. Flat panes of smoky quartz which offered no corrective powers but did protect the eyes from glare were used in China in the 12th century or possibly earlier. Contemporary documents describe the use of such crystals by judges in Chinese courts to conceal their facial expressions while questioning witnesses.
James Ayscough began experimenting with tinted lenses in spectacles in the mid-18th century, around 1752. These were not "sunglasses" as such; Ayscough believed blue- or green-tinted glass could correct for specific vision impairments. Protection from the sun's rays was not a concern for him.
In the early 1900s, the use of sunglasses started to become more widespread, especially among the pioneering stars of silent movies. Inexpensive mass-produced sunglasses were introduced to America by Sam Foster in 1929. Foster found a ready market on the beaches of Atlantic City, New Jersey, where he began selling sunglasses under the name Foster Grant on the Boardwalk.
Polarized sunglasses first became available in 1936, when Edwin H. Land began experimenting with making lenses with his patented Polaroid filter."
Since then we've seen tons of sunglasses parading all around the world.
Aviator sunglasses, over sized sunglasses, tea shade sunglasses, clip-on sunglasses, mirror shades, shutter shades, wayfarers... all of them and more in different colors, sizes, styles and from different trademarks.
Sunglasses have become a major statement accessory. Long ago they lost their main purpose which is protecting the eyes from the sunlight. Nowadays, people all around buy expensive sunglasses just as they hit the stores, and why?.. mainly because they're cool; they're pretty and they provide a certain lifestyle. It's like sunglasses add something to your personality, whether it's confidence, popularity, bling-bling, status or just to make you look handsomer... they have definitely become a must-have fashion accessory.
I'm a wayfarer type of girl.
What's your favorite kind of sunglasses?
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