My Frames Have the Blues.

Ok. I did it. I desecrated the holy grail of vintage safety eyeglass frames, the mid 60's AO translucent grey one. It's one of my favorite vintage frames, in fact it's the first one I purchased. But, I got bored with it. Not the frame, the color. As I continue to get grayer, the color of this frame sucked the life out of my face. Time for a re-style. I've been experimenting with different methods of tinting plastic frames for almost a year now, and I think I've cracked the code. Here it is in a deep navy blue, but still translucent. The color was chosen for it's ability to cover the faded grey of the old and I love blue. My next project is going to be a clear Tart Arnel repro I've ordered and I'm going to try to to get a rich honey color of a Oliver Peoples Riley frame that I used to have.
If anyone has a frame they'd like to experiment with, comment on this post and I'll respond.

They say everything old becomes new again, it's true!

Frame Designers Gettin' Catty, circa 1950's

The frame design department at the 1950's American Optical headquarters had a serious sense of style. By the look of the frames and coats they're wearing, I would guess late 1950's or very early 60's. Looks like they were on the verge of coming up with the next, great space-age cateye frame. Man, I love this stuff! Special thanks to Dick Whitney at the American Optical Heritage Museum. Check out their site http://www.opticalheritagemuseum.org, it's outstanding!