History of sunglasses

Sunglasses have been around for a long time. The true invention of sunglasses was somewhere between 1268 and 1289. In 1929, Sam Foster, founder of the Foster Grant company sold the first pair of Foster Grant sunglasses on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey. By 1930, sunglasses were all the rage. What helped make sunglasses fashionable was a clever 1960s' style advertising campaign by the comb and glass firm of Foster Grant. By the 1970's Well-known fashion designers, as well as Hollywood stars made a huge impact on the sunglasses market. Some of the fashion designers created their own sunglasses line. Nowadays we cannot imagine a life without sunglasses.

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