Comments on: Choosing the perfect frames for your eyeglasses

By: Style transformation: Renata

Style transformation: Renata — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:00:28 +0000

[...] team! Support is there, you just have to ask for it. My first success with YLF was when I read Angie’s blog on how to pick a perfect pair of specs. I couldn’t have done it myself. When I wear them I feel instantly [...]

By: Autumn Mom on the Go: flop proof outfit #8

Autumn Mom on the Go: flop proof outfit #8 — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:35:00 +0000

[...] accessories: Your specs and watch are the most important accessories on your body so attend to those first if you wear [...]

By: Mai

Mai — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:42:42 +0000

Hi Angie! Thanks so much for your advice — I’m sorry it took me so long to reply; I’ve been having one of those weeks … anyway. My prescription isn’t that horrible, and prescription sunglasses are of necessity on the eyewear priority list after my day-to-day glasses and my scuba mask, so I thought it’d be good to find out whether I actually need them at all. Oh well, at least I have time to shop around, right?

I’m a little frightened of Wayfarers to be honest with you, but in the spirit of youlookfab I promise to track down a few pairs and give them a shot.

By: The Budget Babe

The Budget Babe — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 22:08:12 +0000

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Although I wear contact lenses most of the time, I rely on my trusty glasses in the evenings, lazy mornings and times when I just need to give my eyes a break. So when GlassesUSA offered to send me a free pair of eyeglasses, I jumped on the opportuni…

By: Angie

Angie — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:17:33 +0000

Thank you for helping out with question answering, Maya and Ana. That’s great feedback for Melllls and Laura.

Val, those are HECTIC frames. Wow! Thanks for posting pictures. Very theatrical. Do you wear them daily and are you in a creative line of work?

Mai, if you don’t wear contacts or hats like I do, there is no two ways about it. You have to get prescription sunglasses. Otherwise you can’t see! But if you wear contacts most of the time, there is little point in getting lenses for your sunnies too.

Retro styling (less theatrical than Val’s specs shape) does not date which is why it’s a pretty good investment all round. Audrey Hepburn wore Wayfarers in the 50’s. Tom Cruise wore them in the 80’s. I’m wearing Wayfarers today WITH prescription lenses. I don’t think this style will date. I’ll eat my hat if it does.

San, Ele and Kristen, I hear you. Once you love the specs that you wear daily and they become so much part of your style, you just want to get more! Specs are definitely one of my very favourite accessories. Unfortunately, it’s quite an expensive habit.

Thanks Sal for your wonderful complementary blog post! Your perceptions are astute, helpful and spot on. It was fun to take part in a dual posting effort

By: Mai

Mai — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:21:04 +0000

I’m actually a little nervous right now because my beloved glasses (not too edgy, but ever so slightly rectangular and purple — I get comments often enough that I know I’ve made the right choice, but not so often that I know they’ve taken over my face *g*) are wearing out. I would much rather just replace the lenses than get new glasses — I suppose I should look at this as a style refresher instead of money down the drain, right?

Here’s a question for you, Angie: is getting prescription sunglasses worth it? I’m just wondering whether sunglasses trends turn over more quickly than with other glasses, which would make it a lot more cost-effective — and stylish — to wear normal glasses and a good hat. The fact that retro is so in right now has gotten me really confused. Any insight on this would be so helpful.

By: Val

Val — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:25:48 +0000

Late contribution, but I just got these glasses back from the optometrist this weekend, after much hemming and hawing about how they looked. I have a square jaw and dislike the rectangular shapes at the hinges, so finding a frame that I like and suits my face is a big challenge for me.

http://i477.photobucket.com/al.....to_176.jpg

http://i477.photobucket.com/al.....to_177.jpg

They are kind of extreme (these are deadstock vintage frames from the 40’s) but I’ve always wanted a pair of cat eyes so I’m very happy with them.

By: Joelle

Joelle — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:45:37 +0000

These are great tips to have when it comes time to pick out a new pair of glasses. Since I’m in contacts most of the time I only have one pair and it’s a quite conservative rectangular tortoiseshell frame. I always thought that the more fun colors would limit what I could wear with them, so I didn’t even consider trying those on, but next time I’m picking out glasses I will definitely experiment with a larger variety.

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:15:19 +0000

I agree with Mellllls, the glasses in the pictures featured don’t look that flattering to me (sorry, ladies). They seem overwhelming, like they’re shouting LOOK AT MY GLASSES rather than hey, I happen to have nice glasses on. (Maybe with the exception of the gal at bottom left.)

To me it seems like if you have glasses that are as distinctive as those, you wouldn’t be able to do anything else striking with your appearance; your glasses would be your most noticed feature no matter what you were wearing or what your hair was like.

Maybe my aesthetics are out of whack, but it just seems like there’s too much going on visually there.

I applaud having a post on the subject, though – seems like looking at magazines and TV, the only time people wear glasses is when they need to be stereotyped as nerds. I’m glad that most people can wear contacts (I’ve got some myself, as well as glasses) but it does mean that fewer people wear glasses these days.

By: Maya

Maya — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:05:03 +0000

RB, sunglasses are a different animal all together. They serve a different function. Frames that might normally be too large on your face for regular glasses are often good choices for sunglasses because you need the coverage to get the right protection. This post offers some good tips:

http://youlookfab.com/2007/08/.....y-factors/

And as you can see from my comment at the bottom, I wear oversized sunnies and I am petite, but my larger facial features allow me to pull them off as long as they are narrow enough in width. So just as with regular eyeglasses, don’t go in with any preconceived ideas of what works on you and what doesn’t. Just try a whole bunch on and it will become clear soon enough.