Fashion trends for glasses?

I was looking at glasses frames yesterday. In this particular store, the
retangular–shaped glasses were prevalent, but when I commented that they don't
look good on me, the saleswoman said that look was pretty much finished. She
told me that fashion was moving toward more rounded, more feminine glasses
(which suits me fine). I did see a pair of somewhat retangular shaped glasses
that did look on me, however; they weren't as broad nor as sharp edged. I'm
considering getting them.
I realize the bottom line is you get what you like and what looks good on you.
But now my interest is piqued. What are the current fashion trends for glasses
right now –– anyone know?
Thanks!
beeswing

On 21 Nov 2004 17:43:33 GMT, beeswing wrote:
If your eyes are bad enough, it's "what can hold your corrective
lenses in the proper alignment."
My tendency is to panoramic expanses (horizontal and vertical) but the
last time my optometrist suggested frames that are shorter from top
top bottom. IMHO, things worked a lot better.
I thought the fashion was keratotomy, if for no other reason that it
demonstrates that the keratotomized will pay for it!

On 21 Nov 2004 17:43:33 GMT, beesw...@aol.com (beeswing) wrote:
I was at the opthamologist last week discussing this with their frames
person (a total sweetie named Pamela). I was lamenting that every
single frame they had was too small for my eyes – the trend right now
being small frames, in the 48 to 51 range. I need a 52 or larger to
really be comfortable and forget about bifocals in anything smaller
than that. I had to order all of my frames out of catalogues this
time.
Rimless is the rage, too. I ordered one pair of Silhouettes rimless
with a custom lens (a rounded rectangle) with bright pink bridge and
temples. This is my first pair of rimless glasses, though Joe has had
Silhouettes for a couple of pairs now and likes them. They are REALLY
light.
I tend to look upon eyeglasses as jewelry so I go for bright colors,
unusual shapes, rhinestones, what have you. I also ordered a pair of
Dior CD 3618s with the rhinestone (or austrian crystals, whatever they
call them) temples and the CD 3048 plastic frames in Turquoise.
If you like browsing eyeglass frames, try this site:
http://206.53.161.11/
Optisearch.com doesn't have all makes, but it will give you an idea of
styles that are current. Chanel.com has their eyewear line shown on
their site, and there are some bigbox–type sites which show a lot of
the other designer frames for reference.
Unfortunately it looks like makers are trying to bring back what I
call the Sophia Loren look – dull pastel frames with big blobby shapes
and curvy temples. What's next, back to having your initials engraved
on the lenses?
Oh, one thing Pamela showed me which I thought was an interesting
concept but not that hot in implementation was "jeweled" frames. The
temples have inlaid semi–precious stones (like cat's eye, jade and so
on, not faceted stones) sort of like wire–wrapped jewelry.
Unfortunately the color schemes were pretty blah.
Pamela called me the other day about new color–change lenses that I am
definitely going to have to try! Light pink indoors, dark purple
outdoors, yellow to blue, green to turquoise etc. Not too practical
maybe, but it sounds fun!
Leigh
––
Consequences, shmonsequences, as long as I'm rich. – D. Duck

beeswing wrote:
I agree with Leigh that small lenses and rimless or semi–rimless frames
seem to be the rage, and I'm not just saying that because that's the
kind of glasses I happen to be wearing right now. ;) I did have a pair
of semi–rimless with rectangular frames before the pair I have now, and
I liked them a lot, but I was in the mood for something different the
last time my prescription changed.
I live in fear of large lenses and frames coming back into vogue,
because I *need* the small lenses/frames to avoid looking like a bug. I
have a really long, rectangular face/head and the distance between my
temples is so small that I usually get steered toward the children's
frames (I'm 38).
I will never go back to non–titanium frames, though, even if I have to
keep the same frames I have now and just get new lenses made for them
every year! They are so wonderfully light.
–KMS

Speaking for the Y–chromosome contingent, I'm seeing a lot of oval–ish frames
gradually taking over from the rounded–rectangle styles.
As I type, I'm wearing Brooks Brothers gold wire frames in a "48" which are
more rounded on the bottom and flatter on top. For my features, 48–51 is ideal,
and the closer to 51 the better.
–Joe in SoFla
"Avanti, Commendatore, la vittoria e nostra!"

New York Magazine recently noted that a hot seller in NYC is a pair of sort of
rounded/rectangular frames from ic!Berlin. That particular style has been
selling like crazy over the past month at a great eyeglass store called
DisRespectacles on West Broadway.
For the record I own a slightly different pair of ic!Berlin frames, which I got
at DisRespectacles a year ago. They're sort of aviator–ish but mad cool, IMHO.
ic!Berlin frames are made of very lightweight brushed stainless (titanium?).
The pieces snap together, so there are abslutely no screws. I get tons of
compliments on mine.
EMiriamD
"No fashion is ever a success unless it is used as a form of seduction."
–– Christian Dior

In article <20041124080559.11861.00000...@mb–m16.aol.com>,
emiri...@aol.com (EMiriamD) wrote:
I went to the ic!Berlin webpage...all the frames remind me of something
Bono would wear :)