The Iconic Glasses
Photo Credit: New Line Cinema
Thick, dark-rimmed glasses are often credited to Austin Powers. It became a style that many people associate with the character, but the original wearer of the now-iconic glasses wasn’t Powers.
The inspiration for the look came from another Austin Powers cast member, Michael Cain. Cain played Nigel Powers in the third installment, but it was his character in a 1965 movie called The Ipcress File, that wore similar glasses. When Cain first saw Austin Powers, he was mad because he thought that Austin went for his Ipcress character’s look.
