cat-eye glasses

Vintage upswept spectacles

Cat-eye glasses are eyeglasses with frames that sweep upward at the outer corners, resembling the angular shape of a cat's eyes.

The style emerged in the 1950s and remains associated with vintage femininity, though it has been revived repeatedly in fashion cycles: She found a pair of rhinestone-studded cat-eye glasses at the thrift store.

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G