Actually, these owlish, oversized specs aren’t as hidd-yuss as most of the following glasses from 1985. But these Ted Lapidus ones certainly qualify.
She seems to be gritting her teeth to prevent from cursing their bulky black bamboo frame, perfect for eating kung pao shrimp.
The next model seems to have moved on to dessert.
I guess boys DO make passes at girls who wear glasses–especially if it’s Sophia Loren. She must have loved her some curlicues. And pearls. And lace.
How about supermodel Paulina, sporting patriotic fingernails?
Sorry, but those hoopy metal sunglasses are awful. Just awful. Even on Paulina.
And who among you wants their frames to be at nostril level? Not I.
These white ones might have appealed to me as a teen, but what they delivered in style, they lacked in peripheral vision. Thus the pout.
And what about these? They remind me of spreading butterfly wings. Is she in an indoor wind storm?
Well, I hope you enjoyed this trip down memory lane (and I hope you’re wearing your glasses). After all, it’s the best way to enjoy the interwebs.
I Don't Get It 
I would bet that those glasses are for people who only need glasses every once in a while. I can’t imagine anyone wearing them all the time.
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Good point. I HAAAATE wearing mine.
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I have to wear bi-focals and they are no fun what so ever. I miss sunglasses. Prescription sunglasses are too expensive and those clip on shades are even more hideous than those glasses you .
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Yes! I had this conversation with my husband last week when he was trying to get me to buy clip-ons for my new Rx.
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I just got new glasses about one month ago and was looking at magnetic clip -ons. Two magnets are embedded in the frames and the shades just pop on. That alone is $180. I will just squint.
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Right?
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Excellent 🙂 I look at these beauties with blurry eyes as I wait for my updated prescription lenses to come in 🙂
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I hear you, girl.
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I’ve still got frames from that era– they were a bit oversized at that.
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You do?
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Yes– I saw a picture of me wearing them from the late 1980’s — and I realized – those are still my back up glasses !!!! 😀
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I’m thinking maybe you don’t have a very good Vision Benefit Plan.
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😀 HA ! A vision plan will be offered as an employee benefit from my employer the day after hell freezes over – and then it’ll have a ridiculous out-of-pocket. 😀
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Some of those came with optional windshield wipers.
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That’s actually not too far off of an assessment.
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