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Browline glasses are a style of eyeglass frames which were very popular during the 1950s, especially in America. The name derives from the fact that the bold upper part of the frames frame the lenses in the same way that eyebrows frame the eyes. Sometimes, the style is referred as "Clubman" frames.[citation needed] Ray-Ban "Clubmaster" sunglasses have Browline style frames.
[edit] History
Browline glasses were invented in 1947 by Jack Rohrbach, then vice-president of Shuron Ltd., an eyeglass company.[1]. As of 2009, Shuron is still producing these frames, and is one of the few companies doing so.[2]
Browline glasses made up almost half of all the eyeglasses sold during the 1950s.[2]
[edit] Famous wearers
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- Ralf Hütter Kraftwerk.
- Tommy Douglas
- Noah Bennet from the NBC drama Heroes, though most characters erroneously refer to them as horn-rimmed glasses
- Jiang Qing Mao Zedong's last wife.
- Malcolm X, black liberationist.
- Noel Gallagher, guitarist in the band Oasis
- Kanye West, hip-hop producer and artist
- Lord Olivier, English actor and director
- Colonel Harland Sanders, founder of KFC
- D-Fens, the main character of the film Falling Down.
- In JFK, Jim Garrison wears them.
- Michel Foucault, Historian and philosopher.
- Mr. Orange, Character in the Quentin Tarantino film "Reservoir Dogs" (These were the Ray Ban Clubmaster sunglasses)
- Matt Damon in the film "The Good Shepherd"
[edit] References
- ^ "Looking Back": an illustrated history of the American Ophthalmic Industry, by the Optical Laboratories Association
- ^ a b Shuron Ltd. / Shuron.com
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