These Eye(glasse)s

I also vote for missing the google reader article sharing/discussion ;_;

Don't tell Jesse because he'll start hounding me about it, but sometimes I think about putting up an anonymouse FB profile just to stay in the loop. But FB has such a creepy "people you may know" algorithm that I'm afraid it will take like a week before the same high school creepers and righteously estranged family members start e-pawing at my door.

I only ever shared stuff w/ Jeff via Reader but we did it a lot. G+ is a poor substitute.

I thought about doing the same for twitter since I would like something more anonymous - if I even add a couple of the same friends, it'll just start telling everyone "Lex is over here!" :( Social media is annoying.

I just ignore estranged people and high school acquaintances, tbh. It's easy, you just push "no" if they try to befriend you and never, ever think about it again :)

I've got some very tenacious family members (details on the family problems thread if you're interested) and I'm not afraid to say no/block but I also get tired of having to constantly police my personal virtual space from folks who can't take "ignore" for an answer. This one shitheel that I was good friends with in college went total Fox News Neocon once the drugs wore off, I guess, and I unfriended him and he seriously wrote me six messages started with "Did you accidentally unfriend me? Hey!" devolving to, "I guess you can't deal with someone challenging your opinions, you bitch."

I just don't need that kind of crap in my life.

Wow this is an awesome eyeglasses thread derail. Sorry!

fb eyeglasses

Jenny, you could set up a fb w/pseudo name, and make the privacy settings so that you can't be friended AND you can't be messaged - then you have total control. And you can set it so your friends list is only visible to your friends.

I have no idea what kind of name she could use

Cheryl Swagatha

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SO my free pair turned out cool, as FB people saw.. https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/418223_10151065821418578_396312089_n.jpg

But the white sunglasses I ordered - I fucked up! I bought the wrong kind of lens. I paid $20 for transition lenses that tint to 60% grey, when I wanted lens (that were $5!) permanently tinted to 80%. They look SO STUPID on me when they are clear - they are these, but in white - https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/s720x720/554598_10150964684402209_621669017_n.jpg - my eyes are tiny little dots in this vast frame. Going to test them in sunlight this afternoon to see how fast/dark it becomes but then probably sending it back, for only a stupid 50% refund n a $50 pair, grr. Then like a chump I will probably order them again with the proper tint. I can't believe I managed to pair more than I needed to for a shittier product. :(

Those freebies look fantastic!

The freebies are great! They made up for the sadness of the other pair. Also, husband is going to order me a pair of his choosing (from a list of 5 I suggested) so I will soon forget the sunglass saga altogether.

oh hey, there's a freebie special for USians today:
http://www.reddit.com/comments/pnmwb/hey_reddit_get_a_free_pair_of_prescription/

Hey do you remember when we talked about those glasses that have maths symbols on the temples and how we were like this is cool unless you're actually a mathematician (mathsematician?) and then maybe it feels kind of silly? Well, those same people now make glasses with punctuation symbols on the temples (colon and semicolon) and YOU KNOW WHAT? I want them.

Yeah! I saw those. Pretty badass EXCEPT the nature of there being two punctuation marks (or math symbols) fucks with my symmetry-needing OCD. :(

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.

These right here:

http://media-cache-ec5.pinterest.com/upload/19914423324250386_axWhXzuF_c.jpg

$29 with lenses and anti-reflective coating and shipping.

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.

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!

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

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.

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.

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/.

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.

ha yeah i actually found that website a few minutes after my post. what i need. all set.

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).

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.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Ykozawc.jpg

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.

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

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?

Even the high index 1.67 glasses would be too thicK?

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

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 :~(

clear frames can be very cool. i've also seen some wood frames (that may not actually be wood) that look pretty cool

Clear frames have been a thing for a few years now, no?

I'm pretty sure I need... bifocals. Sigh.

i am thinking about these: https://i.warbyparker.com/d/f/9791b6184a69b31a3c23915ce7ee3a060342b01c/1000x500

I like those!

I have an eye appointment tomorrow morning and I'm super excited to pick out some new frames.

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

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.

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.

i just got glasses & they got scratched inside the case in less than 12 fucking hours. can I get them exchanged?

anything else would be terrible customer/warranty policy service imo

they're from lenscrafters :(

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.

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).

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.

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

I haven't used lenscrafters in years but I once sat on a pair of glasses and they replaced them.