Ah, I went to get new glasses and new glass frames today. After seven years of wearing the same frames, I was up for a change. I had a different plan which involved waiting for a month, then going to the store in September, when Spanish people actually work and the city functions completely so that you don't have to wait an entire week to get your new glasses. BUT, I had a domestic accident today and broke one of the glasses, so off to the store to fix it.

While I was at the shop, I was trying all sorts of frames -the assistant told me I could actually wear any frame, which I thought I couldn't because of the thickness of my glasses- and was about to buy a current, very fashionable purple frame with big squares and a bit of an eyecat at the sides. However, glasses are pretty expensive due to my sight necessities and go up to 350$ more or less (frame not included), so I cannot change my glasses every two or three years. I knew those beautiful frames would look dated and funny in three years or four years time, so I ended up picking more boring ones.

What would have you done? I already paid for them, so this is not an actual question as to what I should do but more like, what's your take on this?

Just for the sake of it (I can't look worse in the first two photos):

1 and 2: the ones I ordered. they are a really dark brown on the outside and pale pink on the inside

3 and 4: cool frames, which actually go with my current vibe. note the word 'current' here, I change vibes every six months

5: me with contacts!!! and new braces

6: old glasses