granny glasses
Small round spectacles
Granny glasses are eyeglasses with small, round lenses and thin wire frames, resembling spectacles worn by elderly women in earlier eras.
They became fashionable in the 1960s counterculture and cycle back into style periodically: She found a pair of vintage granny glasses at the thrift store.
- hippieSixties counterculture member
- WoodstockLandmark 1969 music festival
- flower powerNonviolent resistance ideology
- peace movementCampaign advocating nonviolent resolution
Janis Joplin · sixties · counterculture · bohemian · anti-war · Summer of Love · Haight-Ashbury · folk music
Corrective eyewear worn daily
- lensesCurved transparent refractors
- framesRigid enclosing structures
- bifocalsDual-strength corrective lenses
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
optician · optometry · corrective · nose pads · temples · bridge · half-moon · rimless
Old valued collectible
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- VictorianOf a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
old-fashioned · timeless · collectible · estate sale · thrift store · flea market · secondhand · period piece
Add decorative extras
- trendyCurrently in vogue
- chicTasteful, current flair
- styleDistinctive way of expression
- hipsterAggressively alternative person
ironic · statement piece · oversized · Harry Potter · Elton John · streetwear · indie · aesthetic
John Lennon
- hippieSixties counterculture member
- WoodstockLandmark 1969 music festival
- flower powerNonviolent resistance ideology
Janis Joplin · peace movement · sixties · counterculture · bohemian · anti-war · Summer of Love · Haight-Ashbury · folk music · protest
spectacles
Corrective eyewear worn daily
- lensesCurved transparent refractors
- framesRigid enclosing structures
- bifocalsDual-strength corrective lenses
prescription · optician · optometry · corrective · nose pads · temples · bridge · half-moon · rimless · metal frames
antique
Old valued collectible
Edwardian · old-fashioned · timeless · collectible · estate sale · thrift store · flea market · secondhand · period piece · bygone era
accessorize
Add decorative extras
hipster · ironic · statement piece · oversized · Harry Potter · Elton John · streetwear · indie · aesthetic · lookbook
- eyewearsunglasses, eyeglasses, spectacles, shades, bifocals
- Sixties Memorabilialove beads, peace sign, tie-dye, tie-dye shirt, bell bottoms
- Swinging SixtiesCarnaby Street, mods, mod fashion, Beatles, Rolling Stones
- round glassesround sunglasses
- sixties fashionminiskirt, go-go boots, shift dress, A-line dress, Mary Quant
granny glassesoversized frames
Exceptionally large eyewear borders
wraparound sunglasses · aviators · cat-eye glasses · ski goggles · rectangular frames
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