An optical lab tech determines the cylindrical axis for a new lens. Note the lens clock in the bottom right to measure base curve, identical to ones used by contemporary opticians.
An optical lab tech hand edges an eyeglass lens, 1943.
A piece of optical glass sitting in a can of acidifier, 1943.
HDV Salutes the Old School!
Satisfied women model ornate eyeglasses for a fashion show, 1960.
Pretty Japanese girl at the Winter Olympics with soft round sunglasses and warm woolen mittens. Sapporo, Japan (1972).
HOTEL DE VILLE VINTAGE EYEWEAR | LOS ANGELES
What began as a venue for optician Javier Brambila to sell vintage frames on the weekends has grown into a full-fledged lifestyle brand with three L.A. boutiques (Fairfax, Beverly, and Los Feliz) that are frequented by Hollywood stylists. Rooted in the “fit and science of the business,” Brambila and the other opticians of Hotel De Ville scour the globe for deadstock finds, from antique metals to the vintage Miklis that Lady Gaga is currently rocking.
Back at the lab, the optician hand cuts the American Optical custom lenses.
Technical Director of Carl Zeiss Optical Works, Rudolf Muller (1967) in Jena, Germany, home of the Optical Museum.
Soviet fasion model Ludmila Romonovsky leaving "Don Modeli," where she works in Moscow, 1968.
It's easy to fool the eye but it's hard to fool the heart.-Al Pacino
Dr. Ruth and Burt Reynolds enjoy a friendly embrace...It was an astounding kind of time and I've often said to people, if I met you between `73 and `78, I'm sorry, I don`t remember three or four of those years.
-Burt Reynolds
Prince Albert Grimaldi leads the succession of furniture to the flames
HDV would like to know which holiday this is,
Prince Rainier III of Monaco, 1983
Mt. Rainier in Washington, 1961
Princess Grace and Al Pacino in 1982, a year before the release of Scarface.
Prince Rainier of Monaco sporting a tuxedo, waxed mustache & pince nez (pinch nose) while attending the Grand Ball in 1968.
