For these artists, their eyeglasses are not a rotational wardrobe item, but a representation of what they do well. The considered gravity of McQueen’s plain-speaking frames reveals a dash of the intellectual who has focused his vision on serious issues like slavery and migrant laborers. Fashion evolved under Avedon’s gaze in the 1960s—and the impeccable panache of his eyewear matches the perfection of his artful compositions featuring more unusual models like China Machado and Veruschka. Both the cultural connection of Ono’s avant-garde offerings and the playful quality of Murakami’s collaborations with fashion designers are reflected in the sleek contemporary spectacles they wear.