My eyewear style has been feeling more than a little stale of late. As someone recently pointed out to me, how fascinating is it that many people think nothing of buying several pairs of shoes a season and yet it is common to go for years without updating one's glasses style? Of course, frames are usually a bit more of an investment than shoes, but on the other hand, (and here I'm going to risk sounding like Captain Obvious) they are on your face.
It could easily be argued that glasses impact your overall look and style and mood far more than shoes do. Personally, in close to fifteen years of wearing glasses I think I've had two pairs of frames. Hello, it wouldn't hurt me to have options! With these deep thoughts in mind, and my last trip to a mall Lenscrafters years behind me, I decided to pop into the Bond Street outpost of Selima Optique where my dear friend Angel Cruz works.
With the help of Joanna and Angel and the miraculous, combined
above. They are a style called "Mustafa" that Angel convinced me is evocative of a classic, glamorous, 1970's Yves Saint Laurent vibe but with a modern twist (he's good, that Mr. Cruz, and he knows his fashion references. He will reference your fashion references under the table).
We've been out of town most of time since that day, and I've been eagerly looking forward to getting back to the store so I could pick up my new glasses. Well, yesterday I made it downtown and now I have a new look! I love them. I feel equal parts geeky and chic-y in them, in the best kind of way.
Now if I can just prevent my exuberantly grabby almost-one-year-old from regularly yanking them off my face and chomping them to pieces, I will truly have won. See that crafty look on his face up there? That's the charming smile + gleam-in-the-eye that occurs moments before a glasses snatch. He's fast. And his cuteness is his secret weapon.
At least I can clearly see the tiny fingers coming at me, what with my updated lens prescription. So there's that, too.
I love these Leigh. Great choice. They look gorgeous. x
ReplyDeleteYou look beautiful-lovely choice!
ReplyDeleteVery nice. They're taking me W-A-Y back to pre-you.
ReplyDeleteI love them! You look fabulous!!
ReplyDeleteLove your description of the whole process.
Good luck staying ahead of Mr. Crafty Cuteness!!!
I really like your glasses! I have been looking for sme frames as I love the look of glasses, even though I dont have to wear them! Dark black ones are really popular in Denmark at the moment. I think all the girls look so pretty in them.
ReplyDeleteLuv um!
ReplyDeleteLurve! You look so good! I tried some like that on the other day at my eye exam! You make them look chic... Me = geek!!!
ReplyDeletelove them! you can totally pull them off.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous--as ever! It's a big decision; glad to hear you had summoned the troops (to great success).
ReplyDeleteI just have a feeling this will start a trend. They look fantastic!
ReplyDeleteI love, love, love them!
ReplyDeleteYou are both so cute! xox
ReplyDeletegorgeous! fabulously chic and intellectual. I do love that combination x
ReplyDeletea fitting piece to read since my 14 mth old grabbed my glasses Sunday morning and ripped off the arm (actually pulled the METAL apart!) before I knew what happened. One more month of broken glasses before I'm covered for a new pair - and I'm shopping!
ReplyDeleteThey suit your personality and style exactly right.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of glasses, we just picked up a pair for our almost-4-year-old today. She is SO cute. Pictures to come on my blog soon...
stephanie@metropolitanmama.net
Here's me being captain obvious: I love how you talk about your children. I love that glasses theft is this huge compliment about your son. That is always how it should be. (Which, I know is obvious to you, but not to all.)
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