Though it seems like round wire-rimmed granny glasses have been called "John Lennon glasses" forever,
John
only started wearing them for his role as Private Gripweed in the 1967 movie How I Won the War
(The director, Richard Lester, had also directed John in A Hard Day's Night and Help!)
John was very nearsighted but didn't think glasses were a cool look for a rock star (even though one
of his heroes, Buddy Holly, had worn them!) so before shooting this film, he either wore
prescription sunglasses, contact lenses or squinted a lot.
But after 1967, John almost always wore some variation of these classic "National Health issue" glasses.
This jacket by
Trunk Ltd was inspired by the Bob Gruen photo on the cover of the
John Lennon Live In New York City concert album.
Trunk Ltd also makes
soft, great-fitting John Lennon T shirts based on vintage designs and shirts featuring classic rock
singers and bands including
The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Janis Joplin, Pink Floyd, The Grateful Dead, David Bowie and The Rolling Stones.
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