Yeah! I saw those. Pretty badass EXCEPT the nature of there being two punctuation marks (or math symbols) fucks with my symmetry-needing OCD. :(
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Tuesday, 11 December 2012 00:29 (eleven years ago) link
Finally got my eyes checked again. Prescription got worse. Picked out a pair of specs that I liked but wasn't wild about. They came to nearly $400 AFTER INSURANCE. What the hell? I did not buy them. Instead I came back to the office and ordered a pair of cheap glasses from Zenni. I mean, sheesh.
― carl agatha, Friday, 11 January 2013 20:55 (eleven years ago) link
These right here:
http://media-cache-ec5.pinterest.com/upload/19914423324250386_axWhXzuF_c.jpg
$29 with lenses and anti-reflective coating and shipping.
― carl agatha, Friday, 11 January 2013 20:56 (eleven years ago) link
I would have ordered some new sunglasses, too, but nothing they had was big and black enough. I'll probably get a pair of those delightful DC punctuation glasses one of these days, but I think I wanted to spend very little on glasses specifically to make a point. A point to no one, mind you, but that didn't stop me.
― carl agatha, Friday, 11 January 2013 20:57 (eleven years ago) link
No, good for you! I know physical stores have a lot more overhead but I am done with this $400 crap. Nearly bankrupted my poor single Mom when I was a kid. I think those glasses are very cute!
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Friday, 11 January 2013 23:21 (eleven years ago) link
Hello. I have stupid question. Is the pupillary distance measurement just how much/little they bend the wire over your nose or does it have some actual effect on the lenses?
I ask partly because I'm wondering how expensive it is if you get it wrong and partly because I have a wide nose and, idk, just wondering if that relates to anything on the order form really
― susuwatari teenage riot (a passing spacecadet), Friday, 3 May 2013 11:43 (eleven years ago) link
It effects the placement/orientation of the lenses, I believe. I fucked up the PD number on a pair of glasses I ordered online and they are miserable to wear. I am pretty sure it's unrelated to the wire over your nose, since that is not always bendable, depending on your frames.
― carl agatha, Friday, 3 May 2013 12:35 (eleven years ago) link
ah OK. Thanks!
Hm, this all seems like the sort of thing I always get wrong without knowing quite where it went wrong. Maybe I should just stop being lazy, go into town, and spend 5 times as much. And then find out that because it's 5 months since my eye test and I just haven't got round to buying new glasses until now (when the coating is disintegrating into little opaque spots on my old pair) they aren't right anyway.
― susuwatari teenage riot (a passing spacecadet), Friday, 3 May 2013 12:59 (eleven years ago) link
i went to the moscot shop and now i'm thinking about dropping an obscene amount of money on five pieces of wire:
http://www.moscot.com/vintage-eyewear-dov_532_1.html#lenscolor=Clear
fab fanny's had nothing in my size.
i figure if i'm going to go all in for the 2-300 dollar frames i may as well get the custom made english things, because then i can get them a mm or two bigger http://www.framesdirect.com/framesfp/Savile_Row-tekalj/r.html
i'll probably just get these though: http://www.eyewearbrands.com/designer%20glasses/polo%20ralph%20lauren/polo%20ralph%20lauren%20ph%201113m/polo%20ralph%20lauren%20ph%201113m%209001%20silver--black/.
― caek, Monday, 21 October 2013 05:22 (eleven years ago) link
hah sorry that you didn't find anything you like at fab fan's
last ace up my sleeve is online stuff: e.g., http://optometristattic.com/, http://optometristattic.com/7230_Optometrist_Attic.htm and http://optometristattic.com/7173_Optometrist_Attic.htm and they come in several sizes. but caveat emptor when buying online, i've been burned - not because the products were not sold as promised, but because you really don't know how they'll look on your face until you put them on your face.
shuron is a pretty big mftr of 'vintage' style frames (all new, obv) and i bet more than one store carries them. in fact, i think moscot does. other stores do, probably, and maybe more styles.
― 乒乓, Monday, 21 October 2013 11:10 (eleven years ago) link
ha yeah i actually found that website a few minutes after my post. what i need. all set.
― caek, Monday, 21 October 2013 14:26 (eleven years ago) link
Both the fishingline strings on my semi-rimless glasses broke within days of each other - I superglued to get through until these show up: http://www.cvoptical.com/OurBrands/BCBG_catalog/images/BCBG_FRONTS/BCF_ADRIANA_BRO_w.jpg
Tried some bright blue Chanel frames on - too narrow, and the blue was not a good thing with my coloring, plus frames were super-spendy (kept in a locked case should have tipped me off).
― Jaq, Sunday, 15 December 2013 21:44 (ten years ago) link
xp caek did you end up getting those moscot frames? i've been looking at them myself
my problem is that i have relatively bad eyesight (-7.5 in each eye) and my optometrist advised against getting any wire rimmed glasses because the lenses would be too thick. does anyone with a similar rx have any experience with this style of eyeglasses? if i do go against the advice of my optometrist will they be uncomfortable and make my eyes bulge?
these are a few styles ive been interested in:
http://i.imgur.com/fnhMDdx.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/Ykozawc.jpg
― diamonddave85 (diamonddave85), Monday, 29 September 2014 03:09 (ten years ago) link
I'm a -7.5 in one eye and a -9 in the other and have a pair of these:http://shuronglasses.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/revelation-ebony_2.jpg
So only half a wire rim, and the lenses are at least 3x as thick as the rim at each side by the temples. Not as obvious with the heavy black top parts but might be pretty noticeable with thin rims all the way around. My eyes don't look terribly bulgy or anything though, but I imagine they might with bigger lenses like the top ones you posted.
Sucks having terrible vision cause all the super cheap online glasses places only go up to -6 or something before the either won't make them or charge enough extra that you aren't saving that much money over getting them locally.
― joygoat, Monday, 29 September 2014 04:15 (ten years ago) link
nah i tried the moscot's on in store but the frames i liked weren't available in my size (massive head)
got a pair of these in the end http://optometristattic.com/7173_Optometrist_Attic.htm
― caek, Monday, 29 September 2014 14:17 (ten years ago) link
yeah i'm finding that my rx is really limiting my options which wasn't really a problem for the last 10 years or so since i'd always wanted the thicker plastic frames. are thick lenses a purely cosmetic issue or are there functional issues as well?
― diamonddave85 (diamonddave85), Monday, 29 September 2014 17:09 (ten years ago) link
Even the high index 1.67 glasses would be too thicK?
― 龜, Monday, 29 September 2014 18:00 (ten years ago) link
i asked if i could get "thinner lenses" (cuz i didn't do my research and didn't know to ask about high index) and the optometrist said that because i'm looking at frames that would use larger lenses, the curvature of the edges would be pronounced even with the thinner lenses
i'm probably going to go and get another opinion from another store
― diamonddave85 (diamonddave85), Monday, 29 September 2014 18:17 (ten years ago) link
http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/08/01/danny-bowien-on-style-mission-cantina-chinese-bikes-style/
http://i.imgur.com/zJxNoig.jpg
Sad that clear frames are becoming a trend just after I had to switch from my own pair :~(
― 龜, Friday, 9 January 2015 17:36 (nine years ago) link
clear frames can be very cool. i've also seen some wood frames (that may not actually be wood) that look pretty cool
― marcos, Friday, 9 January 2015 17:48 (nine years ago) link
Clear frames have been a thing for a few years now, no?
I'm pretty sure I need... bifocals. Sigh.
― carl agatha, Friday, 9 January 2015 18:30 (nine years ago) link
i am thinking about these: https://i.warbyparker.com/d/f/9791b6184a69b31a3c23915ce7ee3a060342b01c/1000x500
― marcos, Friday, 23 January 2015 16:16 (nine years ago) link
I like those!
I have an eye appointment tomorrow morning and I'm super excited to pick out some new frames.
― carl agatha, Friday, 23 January 2015 16:33 (nine years ago) link
yea i have one in couple weeks. figure i might as well take advantage of the eye care insurance i have. i've had the same black wire frames for a while and i feel like i need somethng new. you need to change it up you know
― marcos, Friday, 23 January 2015 16:39 (nine years ago) link
I got these, in black - http://www.blackfin.eu/v10/blackfin/en/optical.asp?id=5PR673S54C396.
They are rounder than they look in that photo, but what really sold me was that they are super light and the arms are flexible. They are so comfortable! And I mean good looking, too, but I've never really gone the comfort glasses route and these are the best of both worlds.
― about a dozen duck supporters (carl agatha), Sunday, 25 January 2015 02:46 (nine years ago) link
Oh and yes, totally, bifocals. The doc had me hold a bottle of eye drops with tiny print on the label and then held lenses of the proper magnification in front of my regular glasses and it was a fucking miracle.
― about a dozen duck supporters (carl agatha), Sunday, 25 January 2015 02:47 (nine years ago) link
i just got glasses & they got scratched inside the case in less than 12 fucking hours. can I get them exchanged?
― welltris (crüt), Friday, 18 September 2015 11:44 (nine years ago) link
anything else would be terrible customer/warranty policy service imo
― niels, Friday, 18 September 2015 11:48 (nine years ago) link
they're from lenscrafters :(
― welltris (crüt), Friday, 18 September 2015 12:03 (nine years ago) link
I take it they're not very good on service? My glasses broke bcz I was partying pretty wild with them, had them fixed on warranty by my optician - probably was some fault in construction that made them break so easy, still thought it v good service, no questions were asked.
― niels, Friday, 18 September 2015 12:11 (nine years ago) link
how bad is the scratch? they're poor-quality lenses if they got scratched in the case (don't most lenses come with an anti-scratch coating type of thing??). if it's a pretty minor scratch you'll probably find you won't notice it while wearing.
if you have a simple prescription and lenscrafters won't give you a replacement, buy online - i've been wearing various pairs of glasses i bought online for the last 7 years and they're totally fine (just make sure you get the PD number with your prescription).
― just1n3, Friday, 18 September 2015 13:23 (nine years ago) link
it's a small scratch but it's right in front of my eye and it's very noticeable when i move my eyes or my head.
― welltris (crüt), Friday, 18 September 2015 15:00 (nine years ago) link
posted on men's style thread already but last week i got new frames (the grayish-brown ones in the photo, not the black ones in the back) and i'm digging them, huge improvement from the shitty black wires i've been wearing forever
ils thread for general menswear and men's clothing ish
― marcos, Friday, 18 September 2015 16:07 (nine years ago) link
I haven't used lenscrafters in years but I once sat on a pair of glasses and they replaced them.
― kate78, Monday, 21 September 2015 05:00 (nine years ago) link
http://www.mottodistribution.com/shop/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/f/a/fantastic_man_13_motto_3.jpg
A long shot but does anyone have any leads on what specs Chris Dercon wears here? They're not quite the trad round like the Oliver Peoples Gregory Peck nor the ones where the arm comes in the middle of the perfect round, it's somewhere in between.
― Acting Crazy (Instrumental) (jed_), Monday, 31 October 2016 00:30 (eight years ago) link
i'm sure i got a pair like that out of a cracker once
― Lennon, Elvis, Hendrix etc (dog latin), Monday, 31 October 2016 08:43 (eight years ago) link
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1810/7079/products/OQ602_Oliver_C912_Front_grande.jpg?v=1490161706^just bought these. the blue is more subtle irl
― sktsh, Monday, 17 April 2017 18:15 (seven years ago) link
Nice!
― niels, Monday, 17 April 2017 19:47 (seven years ago) link
cool. this is what i wear
https://d26hhearhq0yio.cloudfront.net/content/misterspex/produkte/grafiken/6482588_a1.jpg
― remy bean, Monday, 17 April 2017 20:30 (seven years ago) link
i still love my SEE glasses that kind of look like wood frames w/ a nice matte texture but i am really ready for some circle frames. can't decide whether black wire or silver wire or rimless but i am feeling a perfectly round shape
― marcos, Monday, 26 February 2018 20:30 (six years ago) link
https://www.instagram.com/p/CSCSKDDN4o0/
― Tracer Hand, Monday, 2 August 2021 03:09 (three years ago) link