Big Glasses: Rose McGowan, Jason Schwartzman and Kirsten Dunst, 3.1 Phillip Lim
From the beginning of middle school to the end of high school I was in denial that I needed glasses. I’d squint, copy, sneak to the front of class, anything to avoid being detected that I was vision impaired. Do you remember those buses that would come once a year to test your vision and for scoliosis (I never understood the connection…)? I would sit at the front of the line until my turn so I could memorize the letters before being tested – that’s how against glasses I was. I knew we couldn’t afford contacts, so I just made do with being resourceful.
During college I couldn’t get away with it any longer. Squinting at 100 feet back from the front wouldn’t get me anywhere. At that point I accepted my glasses, and even got a pair of pink thick rimmed ones I actually liked. After four years of that, I moved on to contacts which is where I am at now.
I told you this whole shpeel to talk about the rising trend of spectacle wearing. Personally I think it’s silly that people these days buy glasses that have no prescription lenses just for the sake of wearing them. However, for those of us who truly need sight enhancement, the array of frame styles at increasingly lower prices offer a whole new world of accessorizing. You can really tell someone’s personality when it comes to their choices, from horn-rimmed intellectuals (or hipsters), to modern frame- less individuals.
Green Views in Shade, Journey, and Sunshine
The other day I received these prescription quality readers called Green Views from Magnivision. My husband and I both work on the computer all day, so while we are near-sighted we have both been noticing our close up vision becoming blurry. These readers are super cute and trendy looking, and the quality of the image is amazing. Because I don’t need them regularly yet, I gave a pair to my mom. She has cross-stitched all her life and has developed far-sightedness. She loved these frames! Not only do they work amazingly, but they are made of %100 renewable materials and are super durable. You can get them at Walmart, Walgreens, Barnes & Noble and CVS stores nationwide, with prices starting at $16.
What do you think, glasses or no?
So what do you guys think, go for glasses or stick to contacts? What frames are you wearing right now? What do you think they say about you? Or, would you skip them all and jump to Lasik? Let me know!
~Maria
Sara
4 months ago
Those look A-M-A-Z-I-N-G on you
I have a horrible habit of losing glasses, which is why I’ve stuck to contacts for so many years. (It can be fun to play with new contact colors though!) It’s nice to see that you found a supercute pair for cheap – will check them out.
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admin Reply:
March 11th, 2010 at 12:03 pm
Thanks girl! I’ve always thought about trying out colored contacts, but with brown eyes I just don’t know…what brand do you get?
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Emmy Hristova
4 months ago
You look adorable in those glasses!! Contacts vs. glasses? No need to state my opinion
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admin Reply:
March 11th, 2010 at 12:04 pm
I was thinking of you the whole time I was writing this!
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Arielle Anthony
4 months ago
i was going to say don’t let emmy see this because she has a crazy thick rimmed glasses fetish. but now its too late
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admin Reply:
March 11th, 2010 at 12:04 pm
So true!
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Leah H.
4 months ago
Haha, I loved your story! I was the same way in elementary school. I could hardly see a thing out of my left eye, so I would look at the TV sideways. I always cheated on my eye-exams at school. Both my parents wear glasses, so they thought it was weird that I didn’t. I finally got classes sometime in middle school and I used to hate them. At some point I realized there were some cute options, and I ended up getting black square framed ones (like the ones you are wearing) and they became part of my signature look.
Now I wear a pair of pink frame-less glasses and I love them
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admin Reply:
March 11th, 2010 at 12:04 pm
Leah, our similarities are almost scary sometimes
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Janine
4 months ago
I think that for non-glasses-wearers, wearing frames is the same as wearing sunglasses. I might even do it if I didn’t HAVE to wear any frames. The sensation of wearing glasses because you need them to see is completely different than wearing glasses for fun. Ever notice how smudges on sunglasses are no big deal but when your actual glasses get the tiniest bit of dust on them it drives you crazy and messes with your vision?
I was the same way when it came to avoiding glasses. Classmates at my high school thought I was mean because it appeared I was always glaring at people. In fact, I was just squinting to see who the hell they were. It took me a few years of glasses to move up to contacts, but I’ve found contacts to be fairly affordable.
If I could afford Lasik, I’d do it in a HEARTBEAT. Second only to shaving, way too much of my life is wasted messing with cleaning glasses and taking contacts in and out. The worst is wanting to take a mid-day nap when wearing contacts. You can either take them out (pain), or deal with the dryness when you wake up if you sleep in them (literal pain).
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admin Reply:
March 11th, 2010 at 12:05 pm
I feel ya on all accounts. I hate to say I’ve fallen asleep with my contacts in several times…
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Cafe Fashionista
4 months ago
Glasses can look so cute on people (like you, for instance), but I truly cannot stand the way I look in them. Contacts for me!!
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admin Reply:
March 11th, 2010 at 12:07 pm
It’s love/hate for me. I think it really depends on the frame shape, because most of the time I look dreadful…
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