1 Made in the Shade It is a superbright sunny day You step outside and immediately squint You slide on some sunglasses and smile Now you can see without squinting And you look pretty cool too You can thank Sam Foster for your fashionable useful eyewear He was the first to mass-produce modern sunglasses In 1929 Foster began selling the product along the beaches of Atlantic City New Jersey He sold his plastic sunglasses to shoppers and beachgoers The dark lenses made it easier to see in bright daylight They also protected the wearer’s eyes from harmful sun rays Foster’s sunglasses soon rose in popularity with help from celebrities Before long sunglasses became more than protective gear They became stylish accessories Soon kids and adults around the world were wearing sunglasses
Sunglasses are a great way for you and your friends to show off your personalities
2 Stone Bone Sunglasses have been around for a long time Inuit tribes used sunglasses more than 800 years ago The Arctic regions Inuit people lived in were very snowy and bright To protect their eyes Inuit people crafted sunglasses out of walrus bones and caribou antlers Other cultures also made sunglasses In ancient China some judges wore frames made of stone These frames were fitted with lenses made of smoky quartz The glasses purpose was not to protect the judges eyes from sun Instead the stones hid their eyes from others It was harder for people to guess what the judges were thinking SUNGLASSES AS SHIELDS Many people wear sunglasses to conceal things For example people with eye deformities often wear sunglasses Celebrities may wear shades to try to hide their faces Sunglasses can also hide emotions
Inuit sunglasses fit tightly on the wearer’s face so light could only enter through the slits
