Shopping for Vintage Glasses Frames?

Spectacular specs for every occasion

Laura Davidoff

November 9, 2013

Looking for one-of-a-kind style? These practical collectibles from the 1950s to the 1980s combine quality craftsmanship with bold design. We’ve put together a great selection of online shops to ensure you find the perfect pair.

Vintage glasses from eyeglassboy.com

Vintage sunglasses from giantvintage.com

Giant Vintage

Giantvintage.com is home to over 1000 genuine vintage sunglasses and clear frames from the 70s, 80s and 90s, as well as reproductions of iconic styles.

The Los Angeles-based company has launched worldwide, with quick shipping to the US, UK, and all other international locations…they are set to radically shake up the way we track down and buy vintage eyewear!

Every conceivable style can be found at giantvintage.com, and new frames are sourced and added to the collection on a weekly basis… be they limited edition authentic vintage, ultra-modern statement shapes or replicas of much-loved old school styles: all in wide-ranging frame and lens colors.

With prices starting at just $8.00…the folks at Giant Vintage believe that great vintage pieces are something that should be affordable to all!

Horn-rim glasses from eyeglassboy.com

Eyeglass Boy Vintage

At Eyeglassboy.com you will find quality eyeglasses from the swinging times of JFK, FDR, Peter Sellers, Frank Sinatra, & Dean Martin. Eyeglass Boy Vintage has authentic vintage & retro sunglasses, eyeglasses frames and eyewear for men and women.

Choose from cat eye glasses manufactured by Shuron, Art-Craft, Tart (Arnel) Optical, Ward Optical, Raybert Optical, Komco, American Optical, Foremost Optical, and Ray-Ban, including frames manufactured in Italy, France, Japan, Great Britain and Germany.

Eyeglass Boy Vintage boasts a seletion of 150,000 of The Coolest Vintage Eyeglasses, Retro & Antique Sunglasses, & New Old Stock, Horn-Rim Eyeglasses Frames… The Largest Selection of Funky Ray-Ban & Wicked Cat-Eye Glasses from the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s.

1950's sunglasses from vintageeyeglassesonline.com

Vintage Eyeglasses Online

Vintage Eyeglasses Online started out as a casual conversation between friends while sitting there watching the game. It gathered a head of steam that has blossomed into the concept that is now Vintage Eyeglasses Online.

They combined joint expertise including years of optical knowledge, sales and marketing and applied it to this exciting new venture. Their goal is to become the leading online provider of vintage eyeglass frames by offering a wide selection of authentic, quality products from top manufacturers.

This, combined with competitive pricing and excellent customer service, makes Vintage Eyeglasses Online a great resource for quality vintage eyewear. VEO only sells authentic vintage frames, also know as new old stock (NOS.) They have never been worn or had lenses installed and are not new models that have been brought back with today’s technology. The frames are ready to have your regular prescription or sunglass lenses installed by any local optician or optometric office.

Vintage 50s Eyewear

Vintage 50s Eyewear is the incredible Etsy shop of Teresa Christiansen.

Here you will find rhinestone cat eye vintage retro eyeglasses and sunglasses , France eyewear, shuron eyeglasses, g-man frames, vintage art craft, ray ban sunglasses, emo and nerd eye wear. The shop specializes in the 1950s eyeglasses. Time of the poodle skirt and roller skates. The psychedelic 1960s hippie. The disco 70s and the oh so cool retro 80s sunglasses inspired by the hair bands and the blue brothers.

Teresa gets most of her eyewear, surprisingly enough, from optometrist shops that are closing down. She smartly buys out their new old stock frames. She adds, “I also find eyewear at auctions, yard sales and thrift stores.” She is passionate and knowledgeable, which has allowed her to build up quite the fabulous collection.

She adds unique vintage eyeglasses weekly.

Impressive decorative sunglasses from Vintage 50's Eyewear

Vintage Optical Shop

At night, when the rest of the world soundly sleeps, Vintage Optical Shop grabs their flashlights and hits warehouses and flea markets. They jostle in secret underground auctions and scour the deepest recesses of the web. The mission? To find the highest quality vintage and antique eyewear that the world has ever seen.

After they have procured their precious cargo, they sprint them back to their secret cellar where the glasses are inspected for quality, professionally cleaned and polished to give them that final touch. All of their vintage eyeglass frames are ready for your prescription or sunglass lenses and are fit for daily wear.

From 1850s through the 1980s, Vintage Optical Shop stocks authentic vintage eyewear that were lovingly handcrafted, not produced—giving each pair that character, history and quality you only find in days of old.

Designer tortoiseshell glasses from Vintage Optical Shop

Eyeglasses Warehouse

Eyeglasses Warehouse are antique dealers specializing in antique and vintage eyewear. They have frames in stock that range in age from 1550 to 1985 and supply authentic period frames for use in films and on stage, for use by re-enactors (French and Indian War, American Revolution, and Civil War) and to museums and collectors. Eyeglasses Warehouse also supplys optical shops that offer a selection of vintage frames to their customers and sell to individuals who want the distinctive look that vintage frames provide.

They buy entire collections, old store stocks, warehouse salvage, estate auction lots, and individual frames by noted designers and frames made from solid gold, and they will travel extensively to purchase rare spectacles made between 1400 and 1727. Eyeglasses Warehouse is the largest buyerin the world for antique eyeglasses made between 1833 and 1985. Their current inventory numbers more than 35,000 antique and vintage frames.

You know you’ll get the best, because they only sell vintage frames that are in mint, like new, and excellent condition.