This made me think about Gisele Bündchen in The Devil Wears Prada with her thin rectangular frames, slicked backed bun and bare manicured nails.... total Chic Career Woman vibes.
for me, it's always been about thick frames thanks to the coolest nice girl in my Catholic school who "the letter of the law, not the spirit"-ed our VERY strict dress code (no jewellery, accessories including eyeglass frames to be black/silver only) into wearing the thickest, blackest glasses I'd ever seen irl.
so I was a sitting duck for the great Wayfarer revival and their repurposing as eyeglasses of 2007, and basically stuck with that 'not-shifting-from-this-vibe' ever since. I remember thin round black Harry Potter-style wire ones being a thing five years ago and loved those, but some form of 'thick, black and angular' has been the eyeglass sine qua non for me for most of my life, especially the wayfarers - they basically perform the same function as eyeliner on my face. Rimless glasses are the polar opposite of that, I love the Gattaca feel of them - it's so late 90s and a bit sci fi but also now retro? Yours look amazing.
Totally in love with wire-esque frames for a couple years now. I don’t know... they’re just perfectly light yet sort of heavy and I appreciate that! It also may be cosmic bc every pair of glasses I get that isn’t a wire style bends, snaps, or goes missing 🤷♀️
A perk of aging is the readers -- so many cool styles. And with eight pair in my possession, for every corner of my world, nary a glasses chain in sight.
This made me think about Gisele Bündchen in The Devil Wears Prada with her thin rectangular frames, slicked backed bun and bare manicured nails.... total Chic Career Woman vibes.
for me, it's always been about thick frames thanks to the coolest nice girl in my Catholic school who "the letter of the law, not the spirit"-ed our VERY strict dress code (no jewellery, accessories including eyeglass frames to be black/silver only) into wearing the thickest, blackest glasses I'd ever seen irl.
so I was a sitting duck for the great Wayfarer revival and their repurposing as eyeglasses of 2007, and basically stuck with that 'not-shifting-from-this-vibe' ever since. I remember thin round black Harry Potter-style wire ones being a thing five years ago and loved those, but some form of 'thick, black and angular' has been the eyeglass sine qua non for me for most of my life, especially the wayfarers - they basically perform the same function as eyeliner on my face. Rimless glasses are the polar opposite of that, I love the Gattaca feel of them - it's so late 90s and a bit sci fi but also now retro? Yours look amazing.
So inspiring! I'm ditching my Warby Parkers and going to Milan!
aggressive and i like it...go forth! but also gem.app and ebay have great glasses frames to get
Totally in love with wire-esque frames for a couple years now. I don’t know... they’re just perfectly light yet sort of heavy and I appreciate that! It also may be cosmic bc every pair of glasses I get that isn’t a wire style bends, snaps, or goes missing 🤷♀️
the above is telling you something
Yesss!! I've been of the opinion for a while that EVERYBODY could look better with the right pair of glasses
A perk of aging is the readers -- so many cool styles. And with eight pair in my possession, for every corner of my world, nary a glasses chain in sight.
I kind of am into the glasses chain though...I saw so many people with them and they look kind of...fab?!
At 53, that might set my vibe into older than I believe I really am...
I still think there is an elegant practicality to them...! I think it can be done...maybe this is the next article?!
Love that idea ... there’s something contrarian about it and it plays well into the bigger notion that we should wear what we want at any age.