Long before YouTube was teaching people how to build a PC, bake sourdough, or accidentally destroy their kitchen, there was this: a 1930 instructional film on the proper way to wear a monocle. Apparently, putting a tiny piece of glass in front of one eye was once considered a skill worthy of formal education.
Freshly restored and colorized, this short segment of cinematic history stars Count Etienne Louis Philippe Ĺcibor-Rylski, who patiently explains the fine art and etiquette of monocle wearing with all the seriousness of someone delivering classified military intelligence.
So if you’ve spent the last century wearing your monocle like a complete amateur, today is finally the day to get your life together.