The History of Sunglasses
Most people know that sunglasses are a big part of the fashion industry today. But what does the story actually look like? The origins are traced all the way back to ancient civilizations where hunters and gatherers used a type of sunglasses to protect themselves from reflections on water and snow. The protection was then solved not by a tinted lens but by creating a narrow opening in a piece of wood or bone. In the 12th century (and perhaps even earlier), a thinly cut brown quartz was used by Chinese judges to not reveal themselves. Although the sunglasses did not provide any form of UV protection, it offered them opportunities to conceal themselves thus not revealing any emotions in...