“Clothesline” Glasses

Taxi by Casanova

These playful and highly unusual vintage glasses were created in Italy by Casanova, a brand famous for its artistic and theatrical approach to eyewear design during the 1980s. This particular model belongs to the Taxi by Casanova line — a sub-collection known for its experimental and whimsical concepts.

The design is inspired by laundry hanging on a clothesline: the lenses appear to be suspended from a thin metal bar with colorful miniature clothespins. The frame combines humor, architecture, and wearable art, turning an everyday domestic scene into an unforgettable eyewear sculpture.

Made in Italy, these glasses reflect the bold postmodern spirit of 1980s fashion design, when eyewear became more than just an accessory and started to function as a form of self-expression and collectible design.

A rare and imaginative piece for any vintage eyewear archive.

Brand: Casanova
Line: Taxi by Casanova
Country: Italy
Estimated period: 1980s
Material: Metal
Design concept: Lenses suspended like drying laundry on clothespins
Style: Postmodern / Artistic / Novelty eyewear
Found in: Lithuania