New glasses

[indiana_j]

A massive pick me up came with the call that my new lenses and frames were ready for pick up - I hadn't expected them until next week sometime.  So I trundled down to get them and, of course, shall throw myself upon you guys to see how they look since they're nothing like I normally get.

 

 

  

I've got 30 days to decide to keep them - thoughts?

Comments

[frito-kal.livejournal.com]

That has GOT to be some weird generational thing. I think plastic frames are dated and uncomfortable. But I got glasses in the era of big ugly plastic unflattering frames, so I have a built-in bias.

[resplendissante.livejournal.com]

My dad says the same thing!!! Not comparing ages AT ALL (clearly you > my dad, in terms of awesomeness), but agree with generational thing, completely.

Okay. Lauren goes to bed sans passing out now.

[frito-kal.livejournal.com]

It might be based on a point where plastic became possible to look nice and not be huge. Glasses have really only been fashion-possible in the last ... 10, 15 years, so before that you were really stuck with several variations of Ugly. So anyone before that point would be more likely to have a bias against anything that looks like the stuff they were stuck having before decent glasses became possible.

(That and I look TERRIBLE in thick frames, so I just automatically impose my personal fashion rules on everyone else on the planet.)

[indiana-j.livejournal.com]

I had to fight that when the girl suggested plastic frames - I flashed back to *my* original plastic frames and went "Ew!". It was interesting seeing the difference between then and now.