Selecting a pair of glasses can be a tricky business. With so many styles and labels available, the choice is as much about making a fashion statement as gaining perfect vision. Cult Eyewear is the first book to give an account of the world’s top eyewear brands, from Ray-Ban to J.F. Rey, Persol to Polaroid, and from the 1780s to the present day. Neil Handley, an authority on the history of eyewear, selects more than 30 famous names that have enduring appeal and command a dedicated following, and discusses the history of each brand and its most iconic spectacles or sunglasses. The book also includes a concise illustrated introduction to the evolution of eyewear; innovative designs and historically important inventions; films and key personalities associated with particular designs or brands through the years; and other fascinating aspects of this global industry.
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Neil Handley provides a rich history of eyeglasses… he skillfully educates us as well as entertains and enlightens via his study of this rarely examined accessory… If you know someone who owns more than a couple of pairs of glasses or know someone who collects them, then this is the perfect gift. — New York Journal of Books
A gorgeously produced coffee table volume — Technorati
One of the most fascinating tomes on the history of eyewear. A celebration of design as well as a chronicle of the global industry… — EDGE
An intriguing perspective of the iconic brands who redefined eyewear — Eyestylist
Cult Eyewear is a coffee-table tome worth its place in any home… Eyewear enthusiast or not, anyone with an eye for design or fashion will struggle not to enjoy every carefully illustrated page… The breadth of information is terrific and each time I dip into another chapter, I find out something else. But it is the pictures that steal the show. Cult Eyewear is spectacular in every sense. — 'Eye Wear Glasses' Blog
a fascinating read — Polaroid
A celebration of innovative glasses design, including a concise illustrated introduction to their evolution — The Times (UK)
About the Author
Neil Handley is a Curator of the British Optical Association Museum at the College of Optometrists in London. He is Vice Chairman of the Scientific Instrument Society, a member of the editorial panel for the journal Ophthalmic Antiques, and a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers.
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Its OK...
Jun 11 2013
By Jason Ng
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It is a fairly basic book, not a lot of content as anticipated. Still would recommend if you're interested in eyewear.
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Fantastic Look into Frames
Feb 11 2013
By J. Mitchell
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Wow! This book gives a backstage pass to what's what in the frame industry and how it became CULT. Very impressed with the formatting and photography. The details and text were all so well executed.
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Eyewear Collector
Sep 3 2012
By Mark E. Jensen
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This is by far the most interesting read on eyewear ever produced. The eyewear industry has always been elusive when it comes to the history of the best brands ever produced in the later half of the twentieth century their methods kept secret. Here for the first time is a glimpse into the actual companies that produced some of the most iconic and collectible eyewear available ever. An eyeopening book! I would love to see the author write another book on the manufacturing and design processes themselves showing how handmade frames from acetate to wood are actually produced, where the materials come from, how the production changes made or kept over the years has affected the product and where is eyewear production headed in the future? New materials, techniques, designs, function over fashion and the post apocalyptic vision!
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