I Spy a Little Gem:1920s Monocles for Ladies

Now I’m not knocking glasses, beacause it must be said that all the team at Clips & Footage (not being blessed with 20-20 vision) are required to wear them once in a while. However, with the armies of Hoxtonites taking up lensless glasses as a geek-chic fashion accessory, I began to wonder what the next trend would be in eyewear. The answer may lie in this rather wonderful clip, a favourite with us in the office:

: Yes it’s monocles! The dandy’s favourite since the early 19^th century, they were adopted by forward thinking women (particularly in ‘stylish lesbian circles’) in the 1920s as the fashionable new accessory. They haven’t been around for a while which, by the logic of fashion, means they’re surely scheduled for a comeback.  And as this clip proves that there is a monocle for every personality, including tortoiseshell for the ‘haughty Miss’.