Rockers and Their Eyewear

Lady Gaga

Elvis Costello

Remember our piece about Buddy Holly. Here's a better one that appeared in recently on the Wall Street Journal's website: "Pop-culture experts often point to those black frames as rock's first great fashion statement, one that set the stage for countless others. Without Buddy Holly's glasses, they say, the world would likely never have seen John Lennon in his granny-style glasses nor Elton John in his oversize frames. For that matter, it might never have seen Madonna in her cone-shaped bra or Lady Gaga in her meat dress, says Gregory DelliCarpini Jr., fashion editor of Billboard.com, the online home of the music trade publication. 'Holly took this accessory and made it part of his identity…The concept of a fashion item defining an artist continues today.'" Read more.