Glassesbatch vs. my dad

[swissmarg]

Benedict Cumberbatch in those glasses at TIFF (here are a few photos, scroll down) reminds me a lot of my dad:



In fact I think those are the exact same frames. :p Anyone else getting a 1950s vibe? Also, is BC's hairline receding?

Exhibits A and B:



I'm voting yes. Although his father still has a fairly strong hairline, assuming he doesn't wear hairpieces.

Comments

[frodosweetstuff.livejournal.com]

If you ever meet Benedict, you can tell him that your dad used to wear glasses exactly like he does! :DDDDD

I cannot look at those pics of him with those glasses and not think of this one person on my dash on Tumblr who sells glasses for a living - she keeps complaining that these don't fit Benedict's head at all (see how the earpiece is too high?). :) (Or maybe she just complained once and the post gets reblogged a lot...) Anyway. :)

[swissmarg]

They do look kind of oddly high now that you mention it. He might have tilted them on purpose to give him better magnification for looking at the phone in that one shot, or so as not to create a glare from camera flashes. Or, if they're new or he's not used to wearing them, they might have been chafing the back of his ear and he moved them to give him some relief. Or, you know, he borrowed them from my dad and they don't actually fit him properly. ;)

[frodosweetstuff.livejournal.com]

I think I'll go with the fourth theory: your dad lending Benedict his glasses.

*faints*