Invented By: Movie Director D.W Griffith.
He create eyelashes in order to make the eyes of actresses stand out more while he was filming the 1916 epic movie “Intolerance.”
D.W Griffith, Image from http://www.silentsaregolden.com/
Ever since then, eyelashes have been a staple not only in Hollywood, but in regular society as well. In the nineteen thirties and forties, during the time of black and white movies, actresses like Betty Davis, Joan Crawford wore eyelashes to make their own eyelashes more prominent.
Betty Davis
Joan CrawfordImages from http://www.serahicpress.com/ and http://www.legendaryjoancrawford.com/
And also the famous Tammy Faye Baker, one of the first televangelists to reach out to those with AIDS when it was a little-known and much-feared disease.
http://wildfaith.blogspot.com/2007/07/rest-in-peace-tammy-faye.html
Tammy Faye Baker. Image from http://www.rmwfilmfest.org/
During the nineteen sixties, the model Twiggy made false eyelashes part of the Mod look and soon many housewives were wearing them.
Lesley Hornby
And her famous, Twiggy lashes.
Soon afterwards, the trend became less main stream and eyelashes were mainly worn by Las Vegas showgirls and drag queens.
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