Emilia 141

High index lenses did not exist in the late 1970's and as a result, the rims of the "shop windows" were very thick if they contained a substantial prescription. The rimless glasses shown here by Emilia are not really strong (between minus four and minus five) and yet the lenses are almost one centimeter thick at the edges. My life partner in those days had a prescription of minus seven and she chose giant rimless glasses very similar to this pair in the late 1970's. One day she returned home chestfallen, remarking that some girls in the bus whispered to each other "Gosh, she has strong glasses, look how thick they are!". Being poor students, we could not afford the extra cost of what can be seen in this introspective portrait of Emilia. The rims of the lenses are split into three facets, each under a 45 degrees angle. The effect was that the lenses looked much thinner. It must be added that lens thickness was less of an issue than it is nowadays. Everyone was in the same boat, so to speak.