According to the Vanity Fair/60 Minutes survey Americans want to see fake glasses go away. It came in second only to low rise jeans. I was always curious about this trend. I come from an era when you were told you HAD to wear glasses you didn't consider that good news. I started wearing glasses at the age of 10. I remember only taking them out and wearing them just long enough to see the chalkboard. I also didn't have all the designer choices that there are today. In other words they were purely functional and not a fashion accessory. Designers didn't get involved in eye wear until I was in high school. I remember being so excited to get my first pair of Calvin Klein glasses! I also had a pair of Armani frames during that time. I wore my glasses all the time at this point because I was driving but they still weren't considered "cool". So coming from that background I can't believe that it has come completely full circle and people WANT to wear glasses even if they don't "need" them. Oliver Peoples even has a line in Nieman Marcus called fashion glasses. A series of clear frames marketed purely as an accessory. Yes this is great for my industry but the 10 year old in me is still a little bitter. I feel that I went through all the years of pain and suffering before glasses were a fashion accessory, I (and my fellow 4 eyed friends) should reap the benefits now that they are cool! So if you don't need glasses there are plenty of hot sunglasses to wear. Leave the clear for those who have to wear them! Thank you.
