New York City is always an exciting place to people-watch and trend-spot. I didn’t have a lot of time to soak up the fabulous array of personal style walking the streets during my recent very quick visit, but I did notice that the shape of spectacles is most definitely changing in 2012. We are finally, finally seeing an end to the ubiquitous rectangular frames that it seems we ALL have been wearing for the past 5-10 years.
I saw an awful lot of this sort of Ray-Ban frame:
I’m guessing that my rectangular frames are going to start looking very dated within a few years, so I will start to think about switching styles and deciding on my next frames over the next 12-36 months. Specs are a big investment and time passes very quickly: I like to consider big purchases for a long time before making them. When I finally commit to those frames I want to love them, get the best price, and make sure I’m not rushing to order them. Glasses not only protect your vision from digital screens, but they also keep dirt and dust from getting into your eyes. Furthermore, eyeglasses can also help protect your eyes from harmful UV rays which is another reason why we recommend this women glasses online store.
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Cripes, by then I’ll probably need bi-focals! Seriously!
I started to see that here in Chicago, which motivated me to start looking. Maybe a result of living in a university neighborhood, as well as a large, cosmo city. There are still plenty of chic, smart people walking around in rectangular frames, but I noticed that when someone got new glasses, I saw a definite shape-shift. My problem, and this happens for me a lot with change in style, is that I often don’t like the change at first. I get attached to what I have now, like the most curmudgeonly of church ladies. I also don’t know which of the new styles is going to have staying power. Because you’re right, glasses are a huge investment, especially when our scrips start getting more and more, shall we say, complex.
I’ve had great success purchasing glasses from online discount sites like 39dollarglasses.com. In fact, I just got a pair from them yesterday, progressive no-line bifocals that cost me about $100. I have a few single-vision pairs from Zenni that cost less than $15 each. At that price, the commitment level is low, allowing me to try different colors and styles.
I have worn glasses since I was 8 years old and am VERY picky about optical quality. Inexpensive does not mean poor quality; the automated machines that grind the lenses at the online stores are identical to the ones at LensCrafters and Pearle Vision. These sites are successfully breaking the eyeglasses monopoly and benefitting the consumer. I encourage you to try a new, wild style online!
I’m not associated with any of these sites, just a satisfied customer who now has a minor eyeglasses hoarding problem… [Hi Lou. I want to do this but I’m really intimidated by all the measurements required for placing an order! How in the world does one obtain all of those? – PB]
Try Costco if you’d rather buy in person. We always get our glasses there. They have a great selection and the price is more than right. I have progressive no line lenses and my last pair only cost $100.
Friends,
zennioptical.com is the place for not making a huge investment on spectacles these days…you can try out so many styles without breaking the bank!
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Another satisfied zenni customer here – one can get most of the measurements necessary by checking an existing pair of glasses that fit. Get the pupil distance from your optometrist / optician (you may have to ask them for it specifically, some of them would rather sell you glasses themselves.)
My daughter buys her glasses on line somewhere. They send several pairs for her to try on. She keeps the ones that fit and sends the rest back.
I’ll third or fourth the zenni recommendation, also because they have solved the problem that I’ve always had of being so blind without my glasses that I can’t see what the new frames might look like on me. Zenni lets you upload a photo — without glasses — and then try on as many as you like on top of the photo.
My other suggestion with them is not to get any glasses without the nose pads, because they just slide right down otherwise.
Well I have a picky husband and he is sold on Walmart. Apparently they do such a volume that Zeiss gives them great prices on lenses. Frames vary in price from $15 to $$$$$$$. And the optical quality is superb. They will keep doing them over until you are completely satisfied. I changed the bottom portion of my bifocals twice till I thought they were perfect.