Lucy 236

Until the late 1960's the client's natural eyebrow line was regarded sacrosanct by opticians and glasses designers. The 1970's brought a drastic change. Big frames became fashionable and the extra space taken by the glasses created an eyebrow line all by itself. Here the rounded eyebrow line is further accentuated by the bright red color of the frame. The effect is both mellow and pronounced at the same time, changing the aspect of the model's face in a way one would never guess when seeing the glasses as an object in the shop. Lucy was absolutely right when she selected these glasses for her photo shoot. I bought the glasses at the "Waterlooplein" flea market during the 1980's. My guess is that they were made shortly after 1975, the year when Christian Dior achieved a revolution in eyewear design by using clear, basic colors (blue, red, green) for their bold frames. Metzler was always a trend follower and they zoomed in behind Dior, designing and manufacturing glasses for the crowds that wished to follow fashion without embarking into extravaganza.