Irma 146

Glasses: Viennaline, early / mid 1970's
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These glasses by Viennaline were highly popular among young blondes during my student days in Amsterdam. The first owner of this pair must have been a lady in her forties who went for her first progressive glasses. The lens type was invented in the late 1960's and gained immense popularity in Holland during the 1970's when the price became reasonable, only slightly over the price of bifocal lenses. The photo shoot with Irma started outside but the merciless spring sunlight forced us to look for an indoor locations where the flashlight of my camera created new problems. Anyway, it was good to be back, albeit briefly....