What is life without this?
I think it would be very difficult eh?! In behalf of my generation and to the generations to come, I would like to say thank you to whoever invented this one of the magnificent inventions that we are having now.
It is not written who in particular really invented this but it was made popular by an American entrepreneur named Sam Foster in 1920's.
For decades, design and looks of it evolved and continually giving us protection, comfort and fashion. One day at work, I was tempted to steal some seconds of my time and took this BB pic. I just love my new shades. :)
Did you know: that there are various words referring to eyepieces with darkened lenses? Source: wikipedia.org
- Shades is probably the most widely used term for sunglasses in North America.
- Glares is a term popular in India if the glass is dark.
- Glints is a term for glasses originating from the "glint" that is noticeable when somebody wearing glasses moves their head.
- Sun spectacles is a term used by some opticians.
- Spekkies is a term used predominantly in southern Australia.
- Sun specs (also sunspecs) is the shortened form of sun spectacles.
- Sunglass a monocle version.
- Sun-shades can also refer to the sun-shading eyepiece-type, although the term is not exclusive to these. Also in use is the derivative abbreviation, shades.
- Dark glasses (also preceded by pair of) — generic term in common usage.
- Sunnies is Australian, South African, UK and New Zealand slang
- Smoked spectacles usually refers to the darkened eyepieces worn by blind people.
- Solar shields Usually refers to models of sunglasses with large lenses.
- Stunna shades Used as a slang term in the hyphy movement, usually referring to sunglasses with oversized lenses.
- Glecks is Scottish slang for glasses or sunglasses.
- Cooling glasses is a term used in Southern India (predominantly Kerala) and the Middle East for sunglasses.
