Curiosity Killed The Cat

Good afternoon. I would like to start with apologies for a blogging break the size of Karl Lagerfelds - MUST APOLOGIZE TO LIST. I would go into detail about my anguish in absence but it would rapidly become boring and sound like a insufficient bucket of meek excuses - e.g - I was too busy making up new crisp flavours that rhyme with celebrities names, I accidentally glue-gunned myself to Philip Schofield, I was too busy making up exaggerated rumours as to why Heston Blumenthal was christened Heston Blumenthal, I was too busy cutting and pasting pictures of my face onto the bodies of turtles in unassuming positions.


Children of the world wide web, children of the realms of actual reality and my (very perpelexed and moody) father may have come to realise that I spend a substantial amount of my time in clear lens cat eye spectacles. (Please see poor attempt at appendix 1 underneath)

But I feel it's time to proceed upon avenues new and invest in a solid pair of cat eye glasses that cost more than eight of your English pounds.

The most adorable Miss B of The Forties Floozy took over the most lovely of vintage spectacle shops, aptly named Madam's Vintage in 2013 - specialising in genuine 40s, 50s and 60s frames from around Europe and the USA.

So with that in mind, I've got many pairs of desirable specs to invest in!

Amy

Evelyn

Peggy

DeeDee

 They even stock suave gentlemen's spectacles

Fred

I think I've got my eye on the "DeeDee" wonders and I shall hopefully be in attendance at a small coffee based establishment, reading mediocre tabloids behind the lenses of the peachy frames. 

Even designers like Orla Kiely and DSquared have had ladies saunter down their catwalks in cat eye spectacles, epitomising the nonchalant teenage bon-chic years circa 1956. 

Glasses have gone in and out of acceptance in the fashion realms in the last 40 years but a large portion of my childhood was spent admiring intellectual 1950s book type gals in films, wondering why all the girls who wore glasses at school were relentlessly mocked. 

Heck, even Sugar of Some Like It Hot fame would agree with me - 

"I want mine to wear glasses...Men who wear glasses are so much more gentle, and sweet, and helpless. Haven't you ever noticed it?..They get those weak eyes from reading - you know, those long tiny little columns in the Wall Street Journal."

Please leave your Dame Edna Everage and Mrs Peacock jokes until the ride has come to a complete stop, 

Thank You

Taken from the utterly thrilling Pink Flamingos 

 fun with Grandma

Even just a few blog posts ago I posted this darling clip of a 1950s guide to spectacles which I think is still very helpful!

So what are peoples opinions of vintage spectacles? naff or as tasty as a butter and jam crumpet?