Eyedolatry: geek chic glasses

New Girl Glasses 2.0

It's the second season of New Girl, and Jess's great glasses style continues. Zooey Deschanel has long been a face of stylish eyewear (she even has her own line with Oliver Peoples). Here's a collection of New Girl eyewear inspirations.

Glasses pair great with a messy topknot.

They're oversized, but her eyes are still centered in the frame! That's the key to pulling off this look.

Her large-frame lenses even pair well with sleepwear. She's like a stylish Molly American Girl doll.

Trying to steal Zooey's look? Try these Coach frames (from http://allison-aisforallison.blogspot.com/2012/09/wellhellofall.html)

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Trending Now: Two-Tone Glasses

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It's official: I have entirely fallen for fall's two-tone glasses. My Juicy Couture ophthalmics arrived the other day, and I have been sporting them as frequently as someone who owns five pairs of glasses (and counting) can wear a pair of glasses. Two-tone specs are an updated version of the past few year's resurgence of thicker plastic frames, known lovingly as "geek chic" in the industry. Where darker glasses were popular last fall, this fall the same styles are being infused with bright colors or an ombre effect. Here's a pictorial overview of fall's best fashion trend:

Juicy Couture 115. My new fall favorite pair of glasses.

Armani Exchange: two-tone for men. The ombre effect is entirely on point with
other fashion trends being sported this fall.

And if you don't need prescription glasses, you can always sport the trend with sunglasses while protecting your eyes from harmful UV rays at the same time.

Dylan Sunglasses by Urban Outfitters

Who can resist Coach's new line of colorful sunglasses
Style name is Casey

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Revenge of the Nerd Glasses

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Ready for another fashion post? I've already posted about my disappointing airline miles turned magazine subscription experience, but a current issue of Glamour did have a great picture of Revenge's Emily VanCamp sporting a great pair of geek chic glasses. Need a refresher on geek chic? Check out this post: Geek Chic Glasses. The photo made me stop and admire just how much glasses are a part of fashion right now. And for the first time, it's not just sunglasses that are fashionable, but actually everyday wear ophthalmic frames. Heck, I have patients getting plano (zero power) glasses just to have frames for style. That scenario is not very often, but any time this happens is more than historically. Ophthalmic frames are a legitimate fashion accessory, so let's all stop and bask in the glasses glory.

Librarian inspired styling Via Glamour.com

Want your fashion more high brow? The recent fall 2012 show from designer Corey Lynn Calter featured ophthalmic frames as an integral styling addition in the promotion of their new looks. The offbeat line is loved by the ModCloth crowd, focusing on quirky, vintage feel pieces. Colored tights peeking under straight leg crop pants? Please, these clothes are taking major fashion risks. Who would have thought geek-inspired glasses would be so edgy?

Looking for the perfect frames for your own fashion experiment?

Robert Marc 251 (above) and 252 (below). I own 252 in
"jungle" green, and the fit is great! My face is a difficult
shape for glasses, so I was really pleased with
the versatility of this frame.

I can't recommend Robert Marc more as an option for this trend. Their frames fit very well even on petite faces, despite being deep enough to embrace the over-sized look of current trends. Remember, the vertical depth should be large, but your eyes should still be centered in the frame.

Not wanting to invest in ophthalmic glasses?

For low prescriptions or frequent contact

lens wearers, try embracing this trend

with sunglasses. Warby Parker's Everett

frame below is a great sun option! The tortoise print jumps off the page, but remember, when seen against your skin, the colors are going to be much more muted than they look in photographs or even on display in an optical. That's just one more reason it is better to try glasses on before investing.

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Designer Profile: Ernest Hemingway Collection

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Ernest Hemingway sporting the "old reliable" metal rim frame
Undeniably unstylish

Now that I am practicing at my own office, I get all sorts of surprise optometry mail. It's one of those new OD perks that is still exciting to me. "Oh you want me to read this? You are trying to inform me about this product? " Wonders never cease. Friday I received a flier advertising the new Ernest Hemingway Collection eyewear line. Let me tell you, I love some Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms is my favorite book. But Mr. Hemingway wasn't exactly a glasses style icon (check out the photo left as proof).

There were some highlights to the collection, which focused on thick rim zyl frames in tortoise shell schemes. Nothing like the glasses Mr. Hemingway was sporting in his days (thank goodness). For the bookish, geek chic trend, this line offers a lot of options!

Popular black and white combo that fashion forward men are daring to try these days

Round frames are difficult for men to wear, but there is also a women's line with the collection offering more delicate options in the same dark/tortoise color family

And you can get them in sunglasses!

They are really capitalizing on the geek chic trend with their offerings, and I was kind of hoping for something more offbeat (especially in their women's collection). Something more like we would find Lady Brett wearing in The Sun Also Rises, for example. But maybe I'm just too obsessed with color right now to be a good judge.