Soundmanpt 20 Mar 2013, 15:35
In commenting to "til" over in the "actresses" thread he posted a picture of a Rosie Huntington Whiteley wearing a pair of what appeared to be vintage glasses from the late 50's. Anyway I commented that I well remember that style of glasses and I even kept several pairs when I came across them in the donation boxes. They are so nice and I think they would be a big hit today.
It got me thinking about one pair of glasses that I just couldn't part with and still have them. They are a pair of glasses made by a company called Artcraft and I was surprised to find they are still in business today. The glasses came in a hard shell metal case with a small cleaning cloth and a business card inside. The business card had the date the glasses were sold and the name of the patient they were for. The date was 1941. Very small and light weight. They were 16 crt gold filled, they were semi rimless and the lenses were held in by just one screw around the bridge area. the lens were made of glass not plastic and the nose pads were made from ivory. The etching that was on the very narrow temples was hand etched and they were cable temples. Cable temples are the springy type that wrap around behind the ear. The real odd thing was that when I checked them out they were only +.25 in both eyes. In 1941 a war was going on and money was very short in most cases and I am surprised that anyone would feel the need to spend money on glasses that did so little.
I checked into Artcraft and they actually still have that very same style of glasses as the one I have, but I am sure it is not made with a gold filled frame or ivory nose pads and no hand etching etc. But that said they still look quite good and I am a bit surprised that I don't see them in any optical store as i would think they would sell. My only guess is that most optical stores don't like dealing with drill mount styles and that is what these are.
independent optician 23 Feb 2013, 01:55
A video response to the 60 Minutes segment on Luxottica. 60 Minutes forgot about the independent sector of the eyewear industry but here is what they have to say: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOteUP9R23E
Soundmanpt 09 Oct 2012, 02:11
Thanks Wurm I saw that it was on the TV while at a sports bar but the sound was turned down as everyone else was watching a football game. I was sorry I had missed it. So I am glad you linked it.
I already knew about what was beings aid and I totally agree that it is no more than a monoply. I didn't know that they also had gotten into the insurance business as well.
I have a very good friend that is an optician at the local Pearle store and they always runt the same sale, but change the signs colors every couple months to make the sale appear new. But even worse is that not long ago they did make a revision on the sign in very small print. The sale used to be simply buy one and get a 2nd pair free. Now at first glance it still says the same thing but in very small letters it says right below get a 2nd pair free (up to $250.00) Well the problem with that is that it is nearly impossible to purchase any glasses with lenses for much less than $400.00. So by taking advantage of the so called 2 nd free pair it will still add an additional $150.00 or more to your total bill. I told her that it is a bout as close to misleading as you can get and maybe even fraud. She just smiled and said "well they don't have to take the 2nd pair" So my point is not much of a deal. By the way this young lady of course takes advantage of getting her yearly free pair of glasses, but she also has purchased 5 pairs of glasses on-line as well and makes it clear if and when she quits she will never be a customer of Pearle and her glasses will be come from on-line.
nzoptic 09 Oct 2012, 01:02
Plays perfectly in New Zealand, preceded by a 30 second advertisement for insurance!
Thanks Wurm
Wurm 08 Oct 2012, 22:50
60 Minutes ran a segment on Luxottica yesterday. It's an interesting look behind the scenes, hosted by Lesley Stahl.
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7424700n&tag;=api
I wasn't really sure where to put this. It deals with fashion, the business and affordability (among other topics). So I thought I'd 'necro' an old thread.
I'm not sure how viewable this will be outside the USA.
Jim 30 Jun 2010, 05:22
Emma. I have seen a girl in her 20s wearing some lovely glasses this morning. They had plastic frames with black rectangular fronts and silvery white wide sides. Her lenses weren't too thick, but she had one or two lovely power rings around both edges. An altogether perfect combination, and she looked very content wearing them.
Emma 12 Jun 2010, 05:59
Yes, probably mild plus I'd guess?
Soundmanpt 09 Jun 2010, 11:45
Emma and Jennifer - Looking at the picture I would say it is something very light.
Emma 09 Jun 2010, 11:01
Thanks for the link Andrew. I may make a bid.
PS not sure why my other post was deleted. I am not a troll!
Jennifer 08 Jun 2010, 12:28
Andrew, wonder what the rx is?
Andrew 08 Jun 2010, 11:50
There's a few available on e-bay:
Emma 08 Jun 2010, 11:33
post deleted - troll
Lee 07 Jun 2010, 12:22
Post deleted - troll
Crystal Veil 03 Jun 2010, 15:40
Talking about pince nez - I use pince nez in my photo shoots whenever a model has the appropriate Rx. None of my models ever saw a real pince nez and it's always a hilarious moment when they try to put them on. But they all liked the experiment and some of the portraits are really nice. I posted a couple of photos of two models (in their fifties) in pince nez. The ladies enjoyed that minute and it was a very special, rewarding moment for the three of us.
http://ladiesbehindcrystalveil.blogspot.com/
(Mieke and Margriet)
Melyssa 03 Jun 2010, 12:54
The only times I've ever seen pince-nez have been on Hogan's Heroes and the Three Stooges. And considering the literal translation into English, and my love for big, bold, and beautiful plastic frames, I certainly will never use pince-nez.
Soundmanpt 03 Jun 2010, 08:56
Jennifer and Emma - About 7 years ago I came across a pair of the pinchers in our collection box of donated glasses. They were really pretty cool, they had spring loaded nose pads that you had to pich above the nose to make them stay on. I would think if you were to wear them for very long you would have deep marks on your nose where the pads hit. I made the mistake of letting a girl borrow them to show to her friends, when she returned them one lens was broke as they were made of glass. I wish I still had them.
Jennifer 03 Jun 2010, 08:39
Nice find, Emma. It's always good to see historical items make a comeback.
Emma 03 Jun 2010, 03:18
Maybe a new trend in pince-nez could be starting...........http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_I8xQuJY0zgo/R5vdzaOOKHI/AAAAAAAAAp4/Pirmhi_dkF0/s320/ab_pincenez.jpg&imgrefurl;=http://pincenez1.blogspot.com/2008/01/my-first-pince-nez.html&usg;=__95UT4gTh8WGJMvQyb7IyCKRgm0M=&h;=320&w;=311&sz;=19&hl;=en&start;=23&um;=1&itbs;=1&tbnid;=7kJdayOjrbA8OM:&tbnh;=118&tbnw;=115&prev;=/images%3Fq%3Dpince-nez%26start%3D20%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rlz%3D1T4TSEA_en-GB___GB331%26ndsp%3D20%26tbs%3Disch:1
Tim 02 Jun 2010, 21:28
My father had a wooden monocle. I've seen a painting of one of the Flemish composers wearing wooden pince-nez, but that was in the 15th century, and I haven't seen any more recent ones.
ehpc 02 Jun 2010, 14:55
Wei - are pince-nez and monacles available with wooden frames? I am sure we would all love to know.
Wei 02 Jun 2010, 14:22
I recommend style of glasses: pince nez!
lazysiow 20 Jul 2007, 00:56
Okay about sunglasses (maybe a sunglasses topic is required). Has anyone else spent a lot of money (well lots of small sums anyway) on sunglasses that looked fine in the little mirror on the stand with the tag hanging off, badly pushed out of the way, then when you got home they looked entirely different and usually ugly?
I have. I've only ever had I think two pairs I've ever liked and I've lost one and broke the second. I just got some clipons that finally fit and look nice I bet after I say this something bad will happen to them
Smudgeur 28 May 2007, 09:23
Some modern drop-temples available to order online from:
http://www.specsfactor.co.uk/ProductDetail.asp?ItemID=53
DWV 21 May 2007, 15:01
Lovers of drop-temples may want to check out Season 3 of "Wonder Woman". At least in the first episode, Lynda Carter wears metal-framed drop-temples in some scenes. It looks like she has two pairs with the same frame, one with plano tinted lenses, the other with a real prescription.
Smudgeur 21 May 2007, 12:07
www.eyeglasseswarehouse.com still have some large frames available like these Christian Dior beauties in a 67/20 eye size!:
http://www.eyeglasseswarehouse.com/2090-23.html
These drop temples in a smaller eye size:
http://www.eyeglasseswarehouse.com/1114-29.html
Other than that I think you'll have to scour the 2nd hand market on eBay for frames like these:
gwgs 21 May 2007, 09:17
fyi, this web address has now been replaced with the more memorable;
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gwgs1/
You can also check out my photos online at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/gwgs1/my_photos
gwgs 21 May 2007, 07:59
I too LOVE drop temples, the larger the frames, imo, the better. I have some pairs of drop temples in my collection which I was contemplating auctioning off
Here are some photos of them, let me know if you're interested and we can maybe strike a deal. You can email me at: heavyframez@hotmail.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8411003@N03/
I also have contact lenses for sale, sold quite a few on here before in strengths of -9, -10 and +8 and +8.5
Melyssa 23 Mar 2007, 04:20
Drop-temple lover,
Unfortunately, the pictures of our favorite style that were on the web of glasses that I have are no longer there. I'm disappointed, to say the least. I do not own a digital camera, so I don't know of any way to upload any photos of my frames. The last drop-temple frame I bought was over 8 years ago, as no place carries them anymore. :(
Drop temple lover 22 Mar 2007, 01:44
Christine - where can you still buy drop-temples? I'd love a pair!
Melyssa - would love to see some pictures of your frames. Can you put them on the web somewhere?
Thanks
Emily 21 Mar 2007, 19:01
Sorry, I meant Christine.
Emily 21 Mar 2007, 19:00
Christina -- I have a medium sized face and medium sized frames and their size is 48-17-135, for whatever that's worth. They're proportioned just right for me.
daffy 21 Mar 2007, 17:20
the first number descibes the maximum lens diamemter.
the second number describes the bridge width (the part that sits on your nose)
the third number describes the length of the side arms.
All measured in millimeters. It all depends on your head size for a good fit.
Melyssa 20 Mar 2007, 10:15
Christine,
As the "Diva of Drop-Temples," I would venture myself to be an expert on those frames. But for any frame, the 54-15-140 frames are longer (140-130) on the sides and wider (15-11) than the 54-11-130's. Personally, I prefer the larger frames for a better fit and for a better range of vision.
Christine 20 Mar 2007, 09:19
The other frames I am looking at are listed as
54 15 140
Would these be much larger than the first ones?
Again... thanks
Christine 20 Mar 2007, 09:17
I am looking to get some new frames online and I have a question about the size. It is listed as
54 11 130
These are retro low temple glasses. I expect them to be pretty big, but am wondering just how large they will be. I am not familiar with the numbers and waht they represnet. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
daffy 17 Mar 2007, 05:48
Here are some interesting stats that was sent ot me via email from a vision/eyecare professional bi-monthly e-newsletter. It's really interesting...
Eyeglass Resurgence Leads to U.S. Optical Industry Growth
After a precipitous decline in usage during the calendar year 2005, there was a revival of eyeglass usage in 2006 with more and more Americans utilizing eyeglasses as a means of vision correction. In December 2006, about 65.1 percent of the American adult population was regularly wearing Rx eyeglasses, representing a total of 146.6 million adults. The percentage of the population wearing Rx eyeglasses has crept up recently and the total number of adult eyeglass wears has increased by 3.4 million during the year 2006. This recent increase in eyeglass usage can be attributed to American men and Americans between the ages of 18 to 44, two groups that have historically used eyeglasses less frequently than other demographics.
This increase in eyeglass usage has led to an increase in eyeglass sales in the U.S. during the 12 month ending period December 2006. During this period of time there were 69 million pairs of frames sold in the US (+4.9% over the previous year) valued at slightly more than $ 8 billion (+4.3% over the pervious year). Simultaneously, there were 76.3 million pairs of Rx lenses sold during the 12 month ending period December 2006 (+3.4% over the previous year) valued at $7.7 billion (+1.1% over the previous year). The strongest growth markets during 2006 were high-end frames priced at more than $150 per pair, single vision lenses, photochromic lenses and A-R coated lenses.
groovylicious 10 Mar 2007, 15:56
Yeap, I wear glasses. I've been togged up in them ever since primary four and my earliest frame were made from some hideous plastic thingy and it was huge. Made me looked like a dork but yeah, I was a dork. I was a nerd back then and every body hates me and now they couldn't believe what I have turned into. They even still gossip about me.. How could a nerdy misshapen into such a harebrained character. Whatever.. Like I care..
I hate wearing them coz it kinda restrict me from moving freely. The frame keep sliding down my nose [sebab tak cukup mancung, obviously] so my credit go to who-ever-invented-contact-lenses for the reason of his or her genius invention, I can now act as if I have perfect vision like everybody else. But my eyes, they are quite sensitive so I have to use my glasses more than lenses.
I always heard that guys are less-attracted to girls who wear glasses. In fact in any movies, to illustrate the role of an unattractive girl, she will always be wearing glasses. What's wrong with people who wear glasses? It's like a statement everywhere and when I'm with it I'll feel..self concious..Like muke aku mcm tak siap..Padahal dah siap-siap dah tadik..weird..Lasik?No thanks, I don't like the idea something poking my eyes. I dunno but to me I do find certain girls with glasses are attractive, if the frame is right. For guys..I find no problem with guys who wear glasses. I think it's cute. You know back in uni, I'm quite attracted to guys who were nerdy and wear glasses. I'll like ..try to find any excuse to talk to them even it's obviously lame, like asking for a piece of paper coz I like to see them menggelupur even the fact that I rarely talk to people. Kiut dowh. Terkemut-kemut koyakkan kertas. And the next time I see them, I'll flash them a smile and they'll smile back sheepishly. Totally cute. But according to my friends, that kind of behaviour was mean.. And I just don't understand why.
Actually I have a smaller frame before, a DKNY frame. I love that frame because at times I felt like me and esther canadias are alike [hahaha, I know..you don't have to say it]. But after an aghast occurrence somewhere between end of August and beginning of September, I decided to revamp my look so I purchased this frame without thinking twice. My heart was breaking like you-don't-know-how-bad-it-was and I need to buy something to cheer me up. A new pair glasses seemed appropriate. So, no more making weird faces on seeing me with my glasses on ok? And don't ask me why I wear them coz the answer is simple..
Stingray 07 Mar 2007, 08:18
Continued from last post:
2. Laura Biagotti frames. Thick ovesize plastic frames, multi-colored fronts with black temples. These frames were sheer beauties. Came out about 1987.
3. Present day small rectangular plastic frames with wide temples. These look good regardless of the prescription.
What do you like?
Stingray 07 Mar 2007, 08:16
Thinking about all the eyeglass frames I have encountered over the years, here are my favorite 3 types of frames in this order:
1) A tie between the first rimless glasses held together with screws and facet lenses. I was mesmorized in the early 1980's at the sight of rimless glasses, especially when the outer edges were highly polished. Same for the facet glasses which shined like jewels. I especially liked clear lenses, with many highly polished edges.
Will continue in next post.
Visitboy 12 Aug 2006, 04:45
Thanks Filthy. I haven't come across pantoscopic tilt before. However, I can see that this would be useful for a snooker player, for example, but why for a guy wearing single vision lenses like these?
It wasn't the effect of the way the lenses fitted. It was a distinctly angled frame. The reason I put this in under Glasses Styles is that I've noticed that a lot of my grandparents' generation wore such angled frames. Great for seeing downwards, or just changing fashions?
Filthy McNasty 11 Aug 2006, 16:17
Alternatively, where thick lenses are fitted such that the optical center is significantly either above or below the vertical center of the frame, the difference in thickness between the top and bottom edges of the lens can make it look like the lens is tilted, when in fact the plus curve (or plano surface, in the case of something around -8) should be about parallel to the frame.
Filthy McNasty 11 Aug 2006, 15:53
It sounds like you are describing pantoscopic tilt.
Visitboy 11 Aug 2006, 15:28
Has anyone noticed changing fashions in the angle of the lenses in glasses. I saw a guy in London the other day who wouldn't usually have grabbed my attention, but for (inevitably) a pair of nice thick minus lenses. They were in a light gold frame, rounded rectangular design, with great lenses sticking out well around the frame. I'd guess around -8.00 at least.
Anyway, the lenses were angled out about 30 degrees from the vertical. Frames just bent (Didn't look this way.) or is there adesign benefit to the wearer of lenses at this angle?
Well he was cute with those frames, anyway!
Wei 26 Oct 2005, 14:30
Yes I agreeing large frame give more good view area and also is looking very nice on girl in dropped temple style i think. Is great shame not in fashionable time now.
Melyssa 20 Oct 2005, 04:13
Absolutely, Frances. My Mom (may she rest in peace) wore metal frames the last 30 years of her life, and they were large so they could accommodate her executive bifocals.
Frances 19 Oct 2005, 14:08
good for you Mel, they still look great, for good vision you cannot beat a large lens, and for bifocal wearers, they must be really great, large reading area and large distance area.
Melyssa 19 Oct 2005, 12:50
To respond to Puffin and Lazysiow from the "Seen on the Web" thread, as one of the few women in this vast wasteland of a universe who still wears large and midsized drop-temples, I believe the frames (pardon the pun) "dropped out of sight" because they became very popular among senior women in the mid-1980s, causing my contemporaries to stop wearing them because they "looked too old" as some said.
It's true that how a frame looks depends upon the wearer. I still get lots of compliments about mine, and they are my favorite style.
As for those new little drop-temples, I actually saw one our local NFL players wearing them as sunglasses. He's over 6 feet tall and 300 pounds, so I guess no one will make fun of him. It was odd seeing it, though.
Eye Tri 07 Jun 2005, 15:07
LEE:
There are a couple of books you might want to look at. They are titled "Eyeglass Retrospective" and "Specs Appeal".They both have information and pictures of frames from that time period. I found my copies on Amazon.com.
Forest 07 Jun 2005, 05:58
I don't know if you
allready know this one.
It's worth looking at it
anyway:
http://www.bmezine.com/news/pubring/20041214.html
(unique)
DWV 07 Jan 2005, 13:10
LEE:
Try skimming through the back issues of optical industry trade magazines. The library of a university or college with a school of optometry/ophthalmology/opticianry would be the place to look. Catalogues from frame manufacturers would be an ideal information source, but those won't be easy to find. Ebay is the surest source, but it'll take time and money to build up a good library of catalogues.
LEE 03 Jan 2005, 21:07
How can i find the information
about 60's to 90's trend of eyewear?
thanks a lot
19 Dec 2004, 16:43
<A href="http://www.oakley.com/catalog/eyewear/thump/">http://www.oakley.com/catalog/eyewear/thump/</a>
Check out Oakley's new frame - features a built-in MP3 player and sunglasses lenses that flip up. The possibilities are endless.
mailliw 02 Dec 2004, 17:54
check it out
! 18 Nov 2004, 17:21
Klever 18 Nov 2004, 09:52
There is a decent selection of wire frames at
www.EyeSave.com
but they seemed to be better at the sunglasses thing.
D-W-V 12 Nov 2004, 21:08
Try on different styles, and try different optical stores. Too many opticians have bland selections of frames.
It might be coincidence, but the two local stores with good frame selections also had staff that were willing to voice opinions what they thought looked good, and why. One was a store in the "best" mall, the other was a "mom and pop" store in a strip mall.
ehpc 12 Nov 2004, 15:43
I bet you have done it too Clare but you don'trealise it :)))))))))))...............but then as you know I am a total blonde hair and black plastic frames with minus lenses freak so for me you have DEFINITELY done it:) Pete
Clare 12 Nov 2004, 15:04
Liz - I really think that glasses can look very stylish, if well chosen. I am an appreciative observer - mostly of men - in glasses and sometimes, just somtimes, I see a woman who's got it right too. I've always thought it's somehow easier for men to look good with glasses, but there are a couple of attractive and stylish women at work who have done it; they make glasses part of their personal style, that's the key.
Liz 12 Nov 2004, 11:05
Elizabeth. We spoke on the chat line the other night. You have opened my eyes about how to be positive about glasses. When I hear you talk about all the frames and styles you wear, I really admire you. I am fairly new to the site, and to read all the comments and kind remarks people make, really makes me happy. As a person who has hidden behind her glasses for years,and only worn them because I cannot see without them,you have made such a difference to how I feel. Again thanks very much, hope to chat to you again in the chat line. Love Liz
JAY 19 Oct 2004, 23:58
Just come back from an holiday in Italy the trend there seems to be really thick sides on frames they look great Hope same trend soon comes too UK
19 Oct 2004, 13:19
Shuron still makes a rimless drop-temple frame: http://www.shuron.com/classic28.htm
I don't see why it couldn't be made up with slightly smaller lenses.
http://www.framesdirect.com/framesfp/Shuron-nfpfq/r.html
and here's a new-school drop-temple... they're out there if you can find an optician with a more imaginative collection of frames:
http://www.framesdirect.com/framesfp/Vogue-lbmcle/r.html
Melyssa 19 Oct 2004, 05:01
If it's true that 1980s styles are coming back, I guess we'll be the last ones to have them here on the East Coast of the USA. I was at our local "warehouse" store last week, and there's an optical section. From 20 feet away, I could hardly see any of the frames; they were all rimless and small metal ovals with nickel-sized lenses. If the store ever decides to get "bold," I may purchase a pair there, because the prices are o.k.
animoller 26 Sep 2004, 15:23
J,
Not sure why you didn't just email me - but they are ADIDAS A852's. I got them quite a few years ago, and I'm almost 100% sure you can't get them anymore. Sorry.
DWV 15 Sep 2004, 01:30
Nope, but by the great squirming tentacles of Cthulhu she looks cute in those.
Try browsing through the selection at http://www.retrospecs.co.uk/modern/
ehpc 14 Sep 2004, 12:12
Very sexy glasses anyway................you have good taste Jamelia:) Pete
Jamelia 14 Sep 2004, 11:26
Does anyone know details regarding the following pair?
P.S. I'm based in the U.K.
Looking forward to responses.
J.
Puffin 11 Sep 2004, 08:31
I think there's a bit more variety in frame styles than last year. About time too!
11 Sep 2004, 02:37
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ehpc 08 Sep 2004, 15:20
A very beautiful woman, however................Pete
08 Sep 2004, 08:11
This is the new look for 2005. Lots of color choices. You'll be seeing this look everywhere because it suits everyone.
http://data.pg2k.hd.org/_exhibits/medicine/optician-eye-testing-2-AJHD.jpg
ehpc 05 Sep 2004, 06:27
That sounds like top news,Lisa....................I LOVE big plastic frames and minus lenses on women:) Tell us more about the choice of styles on offer. Also, where are you? Which country?
Pete
Don 05 Sep 2004, 05:22
Lisa, I don't wear glasses myself,But I've always like women in glasses.The glasses styles in the 80's are the ones I like the most. Lisa whats your Rx? Talk to you later. Don
Lisa 05 Sep 2004, 05:01
I've been missing from the chat and threads for a couple of years,been working away and had poor internet access.
Went to get my eyes tested the other day, more on rx in other thread,optician had lots of new larger style frames and a few drop temples, seems we're moving away from the the small ronds and ovals and getting nearer to late 80s styles.........
Chose a nice pair of silhouette frames,larger rectangular burgundy plastic with gold metal temples. Hope i got it right although i am happy to be a trend setter
Plus Crazy 22 May 2004, 21:02
Good frame style,
http://www.20sex.net/10074/02.jpg
http://www.20sex.net/10074/01.jpg
Vic 22 May 2004, 20:31
I've noticed a lot at my college that most kids (Including myself) are wearing small oval frames and they look pretty nice on people I reckon
Tod 27 Mar 2004, 03:10
Tammy isn't it more like a couple of weeks that you had your new glasses than a couple of months?
Jay 26 Mar 2004, 18:13
Tammy,
Sounds like a good power you have.
Tammy 25 Mar 2004, 07:58
GWG's, My current prescription is OD -15.50 x +1.00 x 090 and OS -13.00 plano add +3.00. I've had this Rx for a couple monthes now, but these glasses fold down really well. It's just that i had the aforementioned problem with some of my weaker glasses.
gwgs 25 Mar 2004, 06:48
Hi Tammy,
Whats your prescription?
From your last post your glasses sound rather strong
Tammy 25 Mar 2004, 06:37
Paula,
The problem that i've had in the past is where the lenses are so thick that i cannot fold my glasses totally down. I hate that. I haven't got that problem with my current glasses, Thank goodness, because i do like to fold my glasses up when i take them off.
Drop Temps Rule 25 Mar 2004, 04:14
Clare so what kind of glasses did you end up getting? Any pics?
Dr.S. 03 Feb 2004, 05:18
I have also had a problem where the nose pads were held too close together by the thick inside edges of lenses. This is very easy to fix - you can do it yourself or get an optician to do it. Just remove the lenses from the frames and grind away part of the inside back corner of the lenses (bevel them) in the nose pad area, to create some clearance. Plastic lenses are best beveled using a sander with fine sandpaper. Glass lenses should be done by an optician, because the grinding needs to be done wet, to avoid cracking.
PAULA 02 Feb 2004, 21:07
Theother problem I have had is sometimes the lenses are thick enough so that you can only open the nose pads so far
lentifan 02 Feb 2004, 14:43
Paula, I'm sure you would look great in rimless. In my opinion, rimless sometimes look insipid and dull in very low prescriptions, especially with high-index lenses which can look very flimsy. With stronger lenses the lens itself can be the feature and can give a real sparkle to your eyes.
I say go for it.
Do let us know what you decide and how you get on.
Dr. S. 02 Feb 2004, 08:27
This responds to note by Paula in Sightings, regarding rimless glasses for -16.25 prescription. Semi-rimless frames with invisible nylon bands holding the lenses in place will accept lenses of any edge thickness, and thick lenses tend to look quite attractive in such frames. Pick a frame with hinges set well back so the temples will fold behind the lens edges. Screw mount rimless frames are more of a problem. The maximum edge thickness is limited by available screw length (10 mm is about the thickest lens you would want to try). High index is not necessarily a solution - the lenses are thinner but may be more brittle and hard to drill. Myodisc lenses are an excellent choice for very nearsighted folks who want rimless. Ask for lenses with a "positive carrier" (plus curvature on the part of the lens outside the viewing zone). That will help to keep the outer edges quite thin where the screws go through.
30 Jan 2004, 20:38
Clare, In my opinion most women are stunning,in rimless with no tint especially in your -2.50 lenses.
Smudgeur 30 Jan 2004, 20:28
perhaps something like this by Vivienne Westwood
http://www.retrospecs.co.uk/product_details/default.asp?pid=848&s;_id=1&c;_id=1
Wurm 30 Jan 2004, 18:43
Clare,
I think the new "drop-temples" and the various high modernist and crafts looks are played out for now. Smaller laminated plastics are holding up pretty well, but aren't exactly a new thing.
If you want to play it safe, rimless are supposed to be big this year. The new wrap-style lenses are a relatively fresh rimless look.
If you'd like to be more ironic, daring or avant-garde, look for something large and dramatic.
Of course, the real quest is for what looks great on you regardless of the dictates of fashion -- kind of a "know it when you see it" thing. There's nothing like finding a frame that's uniquely you.
Clare 30 Jan 2004, 15:14
I'm off to NYC this weekend and plan to do my glasses shopping there. Before I escape tomorrow night, any advice on where trends are going and what's going to be hot in the next 6 months?
angolz 12 Jan 2004, 10:10
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07 Jan 2004, 16:13
I made a search and found this!
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I got these glasses today. I was actually the first one to get them at my optician, so I was kinda an test animal.
http://bril.homestead.com/files/Shades_01.jpg
http://bril.homestead.com/files/Shades_02.jpg
http://bril.homestead.com/files/Shades_03.jpg
http://bril.homestead.com/files/Shades_04.jpg
http://bril.homestead.com/files/Shades_05.jpg
http://bril.homestead.com/files/Shades_06.jpg
The lenses are Clarlet 1,6 High Index.
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The links does not work anymore. Anyone out there who know how to track links?
Jim
07 Jan 2004, 16:00
I saw some other sunglasses on here, also prescription ones.
They were just much darker and looked stronger.
Also they were not completely wrap-around, but more like a long curve.
Leon 07 Jan 2004, 10:05
The (wrap around) curve of the lenses makes them look quite thick, but they're only -4!
Jt 07 Jan 2004, 09:45
Leon: How strong they are? They look quite thick.
Leon 07 Jan 2004, 08:57
You're welcome. My wife loves to wear them, by the way.
GUEST 07 Jan 2004, 00:53
LEON/D-W-V
THANKS FOR THAT
D-W-V 06 Jan 2004, 13:26
Check out the frames at http://www.giarre.com There's all kinds of stylish frames and sunglasses.
Leon 06 Jan 2004, 09:56
Guest: that would have been me. I accidently deleted some of the pics I shot at the time. But I've uploaded the pics I've rescued at http://specs.cjb.net
guest 06 Jan 2004, 06:43
Can anyone tell me where to find pictures of wrap wround suglasses that you can fit rx lenses to.
I remember seeing some pictures posted by an eye scene member that his wife had purchased and they looked realy cool
Dr.S. 09 Sep 2003, 12:11
Shuron Inc is a major player in the retro and traditional frames business, and I notice that they have recently redone their website and now list a "real" drop temple frame - look at the Delisa on www.shuron.com
Martha-Jayne 08 Sep 2003, 04:16
Charlotte,
Here, here! Or should I say, "See, see!" :) Fashion? What's that? To see 1980s-style glasses, just watch some of the Game Show Network's classics, like the Newlywed Game (8:00 p.m. ET).
I believe in the "love me, accept (or love) my glasses" credo as well. Let's just say that the vast majority of my dates (including my hubby, natch) liked my drop temples very much. My college classmates who wore drop temples each had a boyfriend practically all the time, too.
Charlotte 07 Sep 2003, 11:30
Martha-Jayne
I have never been a follower of fashion.
I am a great believer of "love me accept my glasses"
I think you are right are larger frames, a much better field of vision,lets face it ,if we need glasses the better the area we see the more we enjoy the world around us.
Bring back the 80s styles.....
Clare 05 Sep 2003, 12:00
Wow! Drop temples like these are great for people who want to make a big statement. I wouldn't DARE - they really are designed to attract attention. Big time!!
Leon 05 Sep 2003, 08:42
Drop temples are back, no doubt. They look much more modern, but they're definitely back into fashion. Have a look at these frames:
http://www.eyewearcentre.com/grncgi/gladitem.pl?ITMCD=CHLO_95&LNGCD;=eng&SESID;=HKQZE4-91D
http://www.eyewearcentre.com/grncgi/gladitem.pl?ITMCD=DIES_!JUSTISS&LNGCD;=eng&SESID;=HKQZE4-91D
http://www.eyewearcentre.com/grncgi/gladitem.pl?ITMCD=SFER_1590&LNGCD;=eng&SESID;=HKQZE4-91D
(Many more to be found at this site!)
Martha-Jayne 05 Sep 2003, 08:15
Stefan,
I guess the east coast of the U.S. has not caught up to the U.K. and Switzerland on this type of fashion. Maybe some year.
Stefan 05 Sep 2003, 07:49
Martha-Jayne, Switzerland here.
Martha-Jayne 05 Sep 2003, 04:18
Stefan,
In what part of the world did you see the man and woman wearing drop temples?
Charlotte,
I guess that makes us <i>two</i> "aging girlies" who refuse to kow-tow to the makers of eyewear. (Or at 37, does that make me an "ancient girlie?" LOL)
And to all who wear the current styles of small metal ovals or black plastic rectangles, don't you find that your peripheral vision is compromised? Or that the frames may be a tad tight on you? Just curious.
Charlotte 04 Sep 2003, 22:38
Stefan
Does this mean i am back in style again ? or am i just an ageing girlie who refuses to roll over and play the optical manufacturers fashion game...
Stefan 04 Sep 2003, 16:46
Are drop-temples coming back? Noticed a lady _and_ a gent wearing such frames today, and withing five minute of each other too. Both were smaller models than used to be fashionable for drop temples, but both very stylish I thought, particularly the lady's. Anyone else noticed drop-temples coming back in?
Wurm 31 Aug 2003, 15:25
Hi Electra,
A drop temple frame has temples attached low on the front part of the frame, rather than high or medium as usually seen.
I couldn't say what the next hot guy's style might be. I've seen some larger plastic frames in a sleek teardrop wrap shape that look interesting. I don't know whether they'll spread beyond the college hipster crowd, though.
As a wire-rim lover you might be out of luck for awhile, but look at it this way: the past 15 years or so have been good to you.
Electra 31 Aug 2003, 06:42
Wurm, interesting. I don't follow fashion of any sort, all I know is that I don't really like plastic frames <mutter>, but I have two questions for you:
1) What the *$#$ is a "drop-temple", and
2) What's going to be the next "hot" style FOR GUYS?
Wurm 29 Aug 2003, 07:39
Cazal: "CLOTHE YOUR EYES"
Cazal has some nice posters available for download at:
http://www.ultrapalm.com/download_cazal.htm
Huge jpg versions are available which presumably would print reasonably well on poster paper. The intermediate size is nice for computer viewing.
Sorry, no Rx's, but the shots look very nice with demo lenses and they use male and female models. Frames include small drop temples and oversized sunglasses, among other upmarket styles.
I like the organic look of http://www.ultrapalm.com/assets/Downloads/Cazal/md/caz925.htm
Alan 28 Aug 2003, 05:25
Lunettes - I'm sorry if this is obvious, but one nasty person shouldn't be taken as representative of this site/community as a whole.
Lunettes 27 Aug 2003, 20:31
Allways nice to see insults.
Gives away writers age and intelligence.
I hope this site is not becoming a market place for clothes and abusive
language.
I would rather see this site openminded
and joyful.
There is enough hate and bigotry globally.
If you wish i will not bother your site
anymore.
Joseph A. 27 Aug 2003, 19:08
I want you to see something: BROWLINES!
http://www.eyeglasseswarehouse.com/browline.html
This is the sort of frame I wear. What do you think?
---Joe
27 Aug 2003, 18:19
u r crool not cool
C(r)ool Dude 27 Aug 2003, 17:41
Lunettes...you're an idiot.
Lunettes 26 Aug 2003, 20:09
Did you see.
GF101.
http://www.allison.it/eng_version/collez/set_collez_ferre.html
I could call them droptemples.
Modern ones.
GwGs 26 Aug 2003, 05:52
Where are they?
I looked through the various collections and couldn't see any!
Penny 23 Aug 2003, 18:47
For the DROP TEMPLE 'freaks' there is a new MFCTR making modern good looking DTS.Name is allisoneyewear.com. At least one looks sort of AWESOME !
Tammy 11 Aug 2003, 17:50
I happen to agree that we need to get rid of these spammers. Perhaps we should change the name of this thread to glasses styles like Myofan suggested. Perhaps then we could rid our community of all this junk that's found it's way onto the boards.
Bobby 11 Aug 2003, 15:46
OMG! A chain letter in the Eye Scene thread! Not only I get heartbreaking mails from Nigeria asking me to save poor families of former ministers by allowing their money flow through my poor bank accout, not only I keep getting mails with 300kB PowerPoint presentations from churches, prophets, and innovators of society, nature and world, but also this good place is getting polluted with stupidity.
Hey, Chain letter man, we are this community of friends who want to talk about girls and boys and glasses, and sometimes we just need to spill your heart, when thing go wrong, and other times we just want to share the good things that from time to time happen in our lives. We welcome anybody who wants to talk sense, or ask aout glasses and vision, or fetish, or .. you know whatever, but
PLEASE NO MORE THIS CHAIN STUPIDITY !
Myofan 11 Aug 2003, 12:05
I still think the name of the thread ("Style Trends") is what brings 'em. If the name was a bit more glasses-like
("Glasses Styles" ??) it might dissuade the slimy bastards.
Puffin 11 Aug 2003, 10:29
How did we get all these spammers? They weren't around until a couple of months ago. Perhaps we are getting too popular?
Julian 11 Aug 2003, 10:21
Good grief! Now it's chain letters!
Sandy Eggo 05 Aug 2003, 13:26
Suggested eyewear frames for me? Can you suggest a frame style and color for me? I'm 58, gay male, bushy moustache (mostly grey), blue eyes that are shallow set (slightly bulging out). Triangular shaped face. Thoughts: Oversize black or tortoise shell frames? Oval frames with metallic tortoise shell? Simple black metallic frames?
Thanks for any and all suggestions.
Lorrena 31 Jul 2003, 23:27
Nice try GwGs. I don't wear them out so I definatly will *NOT* be caught by any camera, let alone a pic on the web! Anyway, I will get back into my little shell and lurk around until I have something more to say. Everyone is saying what I would say anyway, so why ditto everyone else and waste bandwidth.
Guest 31 Jul 2003, 22:05
Wally,
Please consider the subject nature of this BBS and hawk your wares elsewhere!
tortoise 29 Jul 2003, 17:32
I just found this large repository of the history of glasses from early times with antique and vintage frames for sale. Perhaps it has been posted before but not since I've been around.
http://www.eyeglasseswarehouse.com/index.html
GwGs 27 Jul 2003, 03:24
Hi Lorrena, thanks for posting a couple of great stories about drop temples;
I am a great collector of drop temples and large / "oversized" womens glasses and would love to see a photo of your glasses or you wearing them.
I had bought a lovely pair of Christian Dior gold rimmed Sophia Loren style glasses with thick lenses (the power must only be about -2.75 to -3 but the lenses were incredibly thick and must be about 2 or 3cm thick at the edge!! - i presumed these were old skool lenses) on eBay from America but i went i got them the lenses had fallen out and was embarassed to take them to an optician to get the lenses fitted back into the frame. Anyway, I plucked up the courage and walked into several shops, two of which asked if i had bought the frame in there which i said i didn't know as they weren't mine, they were my mums and she couldn't see very well without them hence me asking them to fix them.
Well, these first two opticians said they didn't they could do anything as the frames were so large, and the lenses so thick (!!!) but they'd have a go - i came back in ten minutes and both stores said they couldn't fit them back and they didn't think anyone could.
I was annoyed as these glasses were so beautiful but had only $7.00 US for them so it didn't matter that much i thought.
But then i remembered there was a Boots opticians and i thought a big chain of opticians instead of the previous two independents might have better tools or more experience at this type of thing so i gave them the glasses, and remarkably, at the same time there was a lady there with her drop temples and she also wanted her lenses putting back in.
They did mine within about 5 minutes for free but i did get a dodgy look from one of the assistants when they gave me back the glasses - he said he'd never such big frames or thick lenses before!!!
RNR 22 Jul 2003, 14:02
Lorrena, Im actually not that big fan of drop temples, but as always the right combination would make the day. But those "modern-style" ones look really cool. If you only go with them because you try to find the "perfect fiting" pair, think there would be alot more options available, like light weight rimless styles, or for example the whole Lindberg Titanium collection (air titanium). Also a rimless pair would offer the option for a larger than todays normal style lense shape, to offer the all around clear view as you said.
Think I can imagine the faces of optical business people if they come across a young woman wearing a frame that was hip 20 years back :-) but more important is to wear whatever you makes happy and not what others might think about it...
Lunettes 22 Jul 2003, 13:01
Drop temples.Henri Rousseau 231 or 249
Alana 22 Jul 2003, 11:28
Can anyone recommend makeup for rimless glasses? I'd like to get some but I think they can be difficult, especially for those that have colour on the arms or bridge. I tried some nice ones with blue arms etc but my eyes looked like they disappeared a bit. I have blue eyes and blond hair so I thought the blue in the frames would complement. Is it better to play the makeup effect up or down do you think?
Lorrena 21 Jul 2003, 16:39
RNR, thanks for the link. Those drop temples look great! I'll have to explore those frames as they are a mix between the small squarish look and the drop temples. If they look good on me, I'd wear those.
Currently, the ones is have to wear at home are large. They are dark blue (almost black). I like those a lot as my vision is clear all around. You should see the look on the eye docs when I take them in to get a new RX in them. I tell them that they are my moms and she is too sick to go out.
I wear those only because they are so comfortable. Not because I particualarly like drop temple frames. When I first got them, I tried on a lot of different pairs. I went to the ridiculous frames just to try them on. When I put the drop temples on they felt so snug on my nose. They felt like they were made for me. I'll try to explain...the nose bit sits so snug on the sides and the top. When I take them off, the mark that's left on the nose is on the sides and the top (unlike metal frames where the nosepads only make the mark on the sides). Other plastic frames also sit on the sides of my nose. But my drop temples sit on the entire nose. That's what makes them so comfy. I've tried on other drop temples but they didn't have the same effect.
Yes, they do suit me, but am reluctant to wear them out as they are fairly large. I remember when I took the frames to the staff and said I want these, she just looked at me as asked if I'm sure I want them. I got embarrased and my face went red. She appologised for making me feel uncomfortable and said that she'll get them made up. If she didn't appologise and run off with them, I think I would have changed my mind. I don't regret getting them at all.
lentifan 21 Jul 2003, 04:26
It would be a dull world if everyone liked the same thing. But I have to say that I never liked the drop temple style, nor the huge plastic frames in bright colours which preceded them. These made the wearers look silly and the drop temples (IMHO) make the wearer look somewhat old-fashioned.
I know that lenses will tend to be thicker in these large frames, but you can see the edge thickness much better in the more delicate and elegant frames which are currently popular.
Further, I believe the popularity of small oval , rimless and semi-rimless styles has resulted in a swing back from contact lenses to glasses amongst young women (not young men, though, I fear glasses are seen as 'wimpish' in the current macho culture). This is because they enhance the appearance of many and have enabled lightweight styles and are seen as both fashionable and comfortable.
I was recently at a wedding where several of the young women wore glasses in their finery and looked absolutely splendid. I don't think that would have happened in drop temple days.
Martha-Jayne 21 Jul 2003, 04:21
There was a commercial during the 1970's, I believe, where a young woman was speaking about herself being fashionable from the shoes on up, but when the camera reached her face, she said sadly, "So where did I go wrong?" She was wearing clunky black frames with rhinestones on the front. Then a male voice said, "Fashion doesn't stop at the neck[line]. You've got to wear the right glasses." Then the commercial shows her in many different large, colorful, mostly drop-temple frames. As she touches one of them while winking at an interested guy, she then purred, "Who says girls with glasses don't get passes? It just depends on their frames!"
Sorry the post is rather long, but that ad basically cinched my wanting to buy drop-temples when it became time to wear glasses.
RNR 21 Jul 2003, 04:03
Lorrena,
how about
http://www.modernglasses.com/mgproducts/CHNp-3042T.html
I personal think those would look very sexy on the right face...
Lorrena 20 Jul 2003, 23:54
I have posted a message a while back. I've been reading here endlessly on a weekly basis, but have not posted anything only because I have nothing really that much to say.
Since the topic of 'drop-temples' came up again, I'll only say that I wear drop-temple frames. I'm 26 years old now. My prescription is about -3. I only wear those at home when no-one is about. I love them because they are so comfortable on my nose and ears. I usually tend to forget they are on since the frames are a larger than what is out there now.
I have the normal trendy everyday pair that I wear out to work and about. But once I get home I take them off and put the drop temples on. Call me mad, but I love them.
I only accidently wore them out to go to the local store once as I forgot to take them off. I only realised when the store owner asked about them. My face went bright red as I realised they were on. I made the excuse that they were my mothers and mine broke. Since then, never have I been caught.
James 20 Jul 2003, 22:04
Ah, well.. to each his/her own. To some Optic Obssessives like us, glasses like that might make the statement - "Hi, I just wanted to make sure you know that I WEAR GLASSES!!!!!! And I'm proud of it!!"
I'd love to see some young 20-something-year-old women wearing those drop-temples these days. Oh my goodness :)
J 20 Jul 2003, 14:37
Thanks James for showing them but I don't think I can like them, they seem very old fashioned.
James 20 Jul 2003, 13:29
...Of course, on the pictured frames, they have pieces that are attached to the top of the frame ...But, the hinged part comes in at the bottom, making them drop-temples.
James 20 Jul 2003, 13:28
These are drop-temple glasses...
http://www.gate.net/~eyedude/image/anita.JPG
As you can see, the sides meet the frame at/near the bottom of the frame, instead of the middle or the top. They come out from the ear, then they "drop" down to the bottom of the frame.
J 20 Jul 2003, 10:17
Please could you explain what drop temples are?
Martha-Jayne 20 Jul 2003, 07:31
Obviously, I would like to see drop-temples make a comeback in the U.S. We still seem to be stuck in a metal-oval or small rectangular-plastic trend here, as that is all I see in the optical stores near me. When I took my Anita frames to be adjusted a few months ago, the hunk there told me he had never seen that type of frame before, thinking they were upside down!
Daffy 17 Jul 2003, 16:07
I too have 'straight' ear pieces. I have the oakley why 3 rimless frames. They are so comfortable and light. It does take some getting used to at first. I can take the frames on and off with one hand...i just take them off by grabbing the bridge (the nose bit), that takes the glasses on-off without it bending on either side. I don't mind either, but any change for me is good. I'm always out looking for new styles.
ant 17 Jul 2003, 04:04
lentifan / nz
yes, i wear them too- I have a Gucci frame-, and find them very comfortable. The only thing is, you have to make sure they are fitted correctly. I always have trouble with this and am very particular about the fitting. I can't stand seeing "crooked" frames or frames where the ear peices are way up above the wearer's ears.
nz 17 Jul 2003, 02:30
They are amazingly comfortable and extremely light. They grip "gently" but very adequately.
lentifan 17 Jul 2003, 02:06
And are these 'head-gripping' specs, as Christy aptly calls them, actually comfortable to wear?
nz 17 Jul 2003, 01:29
I wear IC Berlin!, they are wonderful. Oakley and Dolce and Gabbana also have great frames with straight temples. One handed putting on of glasses is not to be encouraged.
Leon 17 Jul 2003, 00:52
I think it was IC-Berlin that introduced these frames on the market. http://www.ic-berlin.de
Christy 16 Jul 2003, 23:49
I don't like the look of those "head-gripping" specs. I think it was originally sunglasses that were designed that way - and someone's thought it "cool" enough to make specs in the same way. One of the main disadvantages is that you can't put on your specs with one-hand - without risking poking one of your eyes out!
lentifan 16 Jul 2003, 16:34
Saw a bizarre pair of spectacles worn by an academic-looking thirty-something male in the Czech Rep. Instead of earpieces, these were held to the side of the face by some sort of spring mechanism. Didn't look very comfortable, judging by the red weals where the temples met the sides of his head! Anyone else seen this type of thing?
nz 16 Jul 2003, 16:07
Has anybody else noticed the increased number of people with temples that are horizontal to the ground and just sit on the ear with no curve behind NICE?
16 Jul 2003, 09:49
YES, YOU!
joe 16 Jul 2003, 07:59
me?
Myhopeinhere 16 Jul 2003, 07:58
Wanker No2!
JoDesperate 15 Jul 2003, 20:50
I am looking for a contact for Alain Mikli temples, 2684 COL metalic blue. I am not a reseller however, so my contact needs to be able to sell to the public.
please feel free to email me with info
2ddesign@earthlink.net
Thanks everyone...
Filthy McNasty 04 Jul 2003, 10:21
Wanker.
Christy 27 Jun 2003, 13:34
I like to think of myself as a nice calm person with a quirky interest in glasses - but I have to say
DEATH TO SPAMMERS!!!
myofan 27 Jun 2003, 11:12
Is the problem here (posts completely unrelated to glasses) because of the NAME ("Style Trends") of this area? Maybe Wurm should rename it to "Glasses Style Trends". Then again, dedicated spammers will stop at NOTHING.
guest 27 Jun 2003, 10:37
Oops!
I meant the prior 3 messages to my post.
guest 27 Jun 2003, 10:36
Webmaster, please delete the last 3 threads.
Smudgeur 10 Jun 2003, 12:06
Saw the Matrix Reloaded last night. The character Niobe had some interesting modern take on drop-temple frames. Do you think they may make a comeback?
Take a look here:
http://matrix.dva.pl/img/galeria/m2_03-11-02/07_niobe.jpg
Puffin 09 Jun 2003, 07:19
I seem to be seeing more plano fronted lenses than I think I used to. Very nice! Perhaps it is a benefit of the "war on thickness" that I've moaned about before.
09 Jun 2003, 00:40
No salesreps!Go away!!!
Puffin 27 May 2003, 06:45
I have a big smile now. :)
Leon 26 May 2003, 02:28
As you probably know, a lot of eyewear trends come from Italy. I talked to an Italian designer recently and he had some interesting things to say:
1. Translucent or transparant plastic frames are very hip in Italy right now. These frames are mostly squarish, sometimes with rounded edged.
2. Rimless frames are still OK, but only if the frame parts have a striking (bright) colour, such as red, purple or yellow.
3. Lenses with fashion tints are still hip (pink, yellow, blue and so on).
4. Drop temples are definitely coming back. Many Italian manufacturers offer the coolest drom temple frames now.
5. Big is beautiful.
6. Round frame shapes are coming back in fashion.
myofan 14 May 2003, 16:39
Gosh, that's so darn RELEVANT here....
D-W-V 29 Apr 2003, 22:19
There's a drop-temple Modo frame at Lenscrafters; they call it unisex. http://www.lenscrafters.ca/weblc/searchlc/results_largeCa.jsp?PRODREFNUM=605830&SKU;=005018429
hidden eyes 02 Apr 2003, 12:48
To Unixguy
You say your friend only wants dark lensed glasses until her mobiity skills improve. Surely she would be better off wearing black lensed glasses permanently. My lady, who is blind, is never without her heavy-framed black lensed glasses. She likes wearing them and feels they give her a distinctive look. I think she looks very handsome. But then I'm biased!
No problem getting any optical shop to fit black lenses into any frame your friend chooses. I'll bet she'lll like them. Let us know how it goes.
Wurm 28 Mar 2003, 16:57
Good article by an optical professional on where she thinks frame trends are going. Balanced perspective is probably right on...
http://www.visioncareproducts.com/21/eye_where.html
capn3885 27 Mar 2003, 14:07
I was just wondering what kinds of eyeglasses are in style this year. i just ordered some, and im having second thoughts about them. they are giorgio armani model 2035..if you have any ideas... thanks
Fimfir 18 Mar 2003, 15:48
I've been seeing more and more people using lorgnettes -- you know those "glasses on a stick". They're kind of fascinating.
digitalgurll 18 Mar 2003, 15:44
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Puffin 06 Mar 2003, 08:08
And in today's Evening Standard, a report on celebs and the way oversized sunglasses are coming back into fashion. All good news for me, anyway. It seems that at last the irritating teeny-tiny-frame fad is coming to an end, yippie!!!
Puffin 01 Mar 2003, 07:06
Over the last few months I've seen a slight but noticable return to what I've always thought as "Real" glasses, sensibly sized, sort of midway between 80's oversized and recent teeny-sized, and more rounded and less angular.
Even ordinary type lenses seem to be appearing again on those that previously wore thin lenses, very strange but very encouraging. Perhaps the thin-lens craze is slowing down, but perhaps just for those with weaker prescriptions where it really does not really make a big difference?
Puffin 27 Feb 2003, 05:17
I wouldn't have thought "Bagscene" would be that popular.
Filthy McNasty 26 Feb 2003, 17:06
You are a spamming wanker.
Wurm 23 Feb 2003, 20:24
I just learned that Lenscrafters will be replacing its successful but relatively staid Armani line with the quirkier Versace line. The changeover is slated to take place sometime in the next few months.
Some Lenscrafters are already showing Chanel frames.
Alan 20 Feb 2003, 14:43
UnixGuy -- I would think that if you ask at an optical shop, they could probably supply something suitable...they will usually tint lenses as desired. I'm not certain, but I think a smaller private shop is likely to be more helpful than a large chain.
It would probably be best to go to a place and have her try on a lot of pairs. The choice of frames will make a big difference in how she looks. Of course, you'll have to imagine the dark lenses inserted.
SZ6 20 Feb 2003, 10:52
UnixGuy,
First, kudos on your OS preferences :)...second, if I might inquire, how did your student friend lose her sight? Was it sudden or gradual? How is she adjusting to blindness?
UnixGuy 20 Feb 2003, 08:53
Am looking for an extremely dark pair of wraparound sunglasses for a college student who lost her sight recently. She's going back to school, uses public transportation, etc but will be wearing dark glasses until her mobility skills get better.
The concept is for her to get up in the morning, shower/makeup (yes, blind people do that) and dress, pull her hair back and do glasses in order to look nice for school. We want something stylish and wraparound but REALLY dark (cat eye is great) that tells the world she's blind because this just happened to her three months ago.
Are these custom made? Can we even do this?
Thanks.
Alan 09 Feb 2003, 20:04
I think the ones posted from eyeglasses.com were a winner. Not so sure about these. Might be interesting to see, though.
Daffy 09 Feb 2003, 19:30
Look like Channel have moved to drop temples as well. Check these out...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item;=2810136113&category;=15736
GwGs 07 Feb 2003, 01:14
With all this talk of drop temples, i thought it would be appropriate to post these beauties i'm selling on eBay - Playboy Drop Temples!!!!!!!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item;=2809312991
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28 Jan 2003, 16:41
http://www.eyeglasses.com/product/994110207-994110207
Fildar 28 Jan 2003, 14:03
Sorry! I guess the below post should've been put under "Psychology Of Glasses", instead. Seeing Lore's post mentioning aviator glasses just got me thinking.. and posting..
Fildar 28 Jan 2003, 13:40
I'd like to see a psychological study be conducted somewhere (I should've thought of this when I was taking Psychology classes 8 years ago). Call it a "First Impressions" case study...
Basically, you fill a room with people, and show pictures of people on a slide projector, assuring the viewers that the pictures were taken recently. Then, the participants have to immediately write down what they think of the person whose picture they're currently viewing. They have to draw conclusions based only on appearance (you know, like, the way it typically happens in real life? :)).
They'd be given 5 minutes to write down things like what they think of the person's overall appearance, what that person probably does for a living, whether or not they think he or she is involved in a romantic relationship, etc.
I wonder this, as I've shared in this forum before about my college days, when I used to wear my +4 large, square, plastic-frame reading glasses around school. This was the early- and mid-90's, so they were a bit out of style. But being Optic-Obssessive, that was part of the joy of the experience :)
I often wonder what the women in my classes who saw me wearing those glasses every day really truly thought of me and my "look".
I've posted my picture on "Hot Or Not", and my rating has been hovering around a 5.5 to 5.7. Apparently, I have gotten some "10" ratings from a couple of people, which is very interesting, unless they were just joking around....
http://www.hotornot.com/r/?eid=KUGRKYE&key;=BCY
Lore 28 Jan 2003, 06:56
As to the "small and narrow" glasses, I'd say don't look a gift-horse in the mouth :). There are plenty of people, myself included, who would be wearing contacts instead of glasses if the kind of larger frames that used to be popular were all that was available. I've actually found that, in most places where I've bought glasses, a variety of frames have been available, in all sizes and materials. I think most people, right now, just gravitate toward smaller frames, and I have no doubt that the move toward making smaller frames (which are in turn less heavy and less thick) has induced a lot of people to wear glasses or (if they'd previously worn contacts) return to wearing glasses.
I think the presence of very large aviator glasses for men in every optical shop I've ever been to backs up my theory that it's not the supply that determining people's glasses, but taste. I always see a dozen or so pairs of extremely large aviator glasses when I choose frames for myself. And yet, with all of their availability, I've never seen anyone under the age of 40 or so wearing them. All of the guys who wear glasses that I see on campus wear small (generally small wire or semi-rimless) frames. It doesn't have to do with supply, clearly, but with taste: just like they aren't going to wear plaid golf pants, they aren't going to wear very large glasses.
Plus, once again, the practicality issue. I really liked the drop temples that were just posted, for example, but if I were to get something like that, it would be in brown or black, not lavendar, for reasons of practicality. I wear my glasses every day, and I need a pair that will go reasonably well with pretty much all of the clothes I own. In most cases, small, unobtrusive frames, or larger frames in more sedate colors, are much more practical than large, colorful frames.
Puffin 28 Jan 2003, 02:30
I see more variety of styles in provincial "backwater" towns now than I did a couple of years ago. But around here (London) it's still a bit stuck with the small and narrow stuff.
Lore 27 Jan 2003, 19:39
I usually hate drop temples, but I actually really liked the Guess ones. So, perhaps modernized--a little bit smaller and less either fully round or fully square, like they used to see to be--they'd make a comeback.
Wurm 27 Jan 2003, 18:00
I've been seeing a return of the medium to large round wire frame among the twenty-something set. Kind of funny to see that style come back after just a few years hiatus.
I wonder why? Maybe these folks are hearing that larger frames are coming back into fashion and round wires are the style in that category they are most familiar with.
I'm not crazy about the aesthetics of round wires, but I like the visible lens edge they often reveal.
drop temples 15 Jan 2003, 23:48
[sorry,one more time]
http://www.eyeglasses.com/product/994110207-994110209
nuevo drop temples 15 Jan 2003, 23:45
http://www.eyeglasses.com/products/994110207-99411209
nuevo drop temples 15 Jan 2003, 23:43
http://www.eyeglasses.com/products/994110207-99411209
Squabella 15 Jan 2003, 18:32
I love my wooden frames. They're really light and feel nice on the bridge of my nose.I'm getting compliments all the time. I am nearsighted and wear them all the time.
Wurm 15 Jan 2003, 14:35
I don't think there is any eyewear content at the previously mentioned site, but I can accept the occasional post like this in the interest of being fashion-friendly 8-)
Alan 15 Jan 2003, 08:38
Tony - While rimless glasses were popular quite a while ago, they weren't the same then as they are now. I think that's going to be true for any style that becomes popular. It can "be retro", but if it really just feels like "the 40's" or "the 60's", it's not going to be popular.
My black plastic horn-rimmed glasses don't look all that much like anything you could get in the middle of the 20th century (and I'm glad about that).
I do think cateyes and buddy-holly's have, in a sense, started making a comeback. But only sort of. Drop temples, too, perhaps -- given the link that was posted a while back (maybe on seen-on-the-web). Those weren't your mother's drop temples!
Tony 15 Jan 2003, 07:01
I like the current trend towards frameless glasses. they look so cool and you can see the true thickness of the lens. A bit like having all the icecream and not needing the cone that contains it.
In contrast I also think that Buddy Holly styles for men and Catseyes for women are very sexy.
It's interesting that the current frameless styles are by no means new and were very popular in the forties. Remember the Glen miller glasses look!
What do other people think about this?
Also will Buddy Holly frames and Catseyes ever come back?
Doc 29 Dec 2002, 03:41
I wonder how long it will take to get the preceding post deleted
Portia 06 Dec 2002, 22:04
Thanks for the instructions, OGL. I found both of them. Your wife is fortunate to be able to choose three new pairs of glasses at once.
I looked further at the site and was also surprised to find some frames that look exactly like mine (Vogue 3246) although I did not get them from Lenscrafters. All I have been able to read on my frame is that they were made in France, and I recall my optician saying something about a brand name "ABC"? I have never paid much attention to the brand names and designer names on eyeglass frames, but as with the rest of the material objects in life, everything now has to have a recognizable or "designer" name.
The OGL 06 Dec 2002, 09:11
Much to my surprise, I did find a place where you can see 2 of the 3 finalists for my wife's new ones. Go to the Lenscrafter site, click on Product Information. Mark the blanks All Styles, Plastic, Geometric, Oval, Rectangular and on the right highlight Vogue, then Search. Do the same highlighting Anne Klein also. When Vogue comes up there'll be thumbnails, double click on 2203; on Anne Klein double click on 8014. They're not perfect, but will give you a pretty good idea. The third one was a Guess which they don't carry. Found my way backwards to this site through a good old Google search.
The OGL 05 Dec 2002, 06:19
Forgot to answer the other part of the question re progressives. My lab has 22 different "brands" in CR-39 alone, trial and error of course works as they will replace any orders within a year for change of scrip or non-adaptation or any other customer service issue but I try not to abuse that privilege. They are real nice people to deal with so I try to return the favor. Probably the best thing is to find an optician you trust, don't be afraid to ask if they are ABO, and have a nice discussion about the various designs. If they have experience in the field, they will be knowledgable enough to explain the pros and cons of the various designs.
Speaking of labs, one thing I miss (about the only thing) about being back up north is being able to drop by that lab to drop off and pick up my orders personally and shoot the breeze with the general manager and the lab manager. They are busy, but didn't mind chatting while they worked.
The OGL 05 Dec 2002, 06:10
Portia: being computer illiterate and not having vast amounts of time to explore the next, I don't really know where to tell you to look for these frames. I don't have access to a digital camera or I'd post pix, but in any event a photo doesn't do these justice, you have to see them for real and turn them various directons to catch the ambient light to show off the depth of color of the dark parts and then show off the subtle blue outlines.
Portia 04 Dec 2002, 12:17
OGL, thanks for posting the sccount of your wife's new glasses selection. Where can we see pictures of the candidate frames?
I wish I could have a choice of glasses every day, but at about 500. a pair...
How many brands of progressive lenses are out there and how does the anyone who dies not have an optician in the family decide which is appropriate?
Tony 04 Dec 2002, 11:47
My last post was to Darf. By posting I meant a pic of the wooden glases.
Tony 04 Dec 2002, 11:45
Any chance of posting on T.G.W.G. site?
The OGL 04 Dec 2002, 10:28
OK, here's the latest update on Mrs. OGL's next glasses, we've selected a frame using some of the ideas y'all presented earlier. These will basically be a replacement for her "house" glasses, although of course she will integrate them into her eyewear wardrobe. Her "house" glasses are dark blue metal Giorgio Armani's, and the color has been scratched/rubbed so she basically wears them around the house and wants something with blue in it for outside wear. Her specifications were they had to be both dressy and casual (!) and she was very receptive to plastic. After getting the info on available Trivex progressive lens designs, we narrowed it down to (a) a Guess rectangle in solid dark blue which was discarded as too casual, (b) an Anne Klein modified rectangle in dark reddish amber with light blue zyl laminate behind the eyewire and the winner: a Vogue 2203, 47 eyesize with about a 26 B measurement. This makes it a small rectangle, dark brown as the predominant color but with a two-tone laminate behind the eyewire, the backside of which is light tan clear zyl and the middle color is clear blue zyl. When you look at if from the front, especially from a slight angle, the blue is a nice subtle outline around the edge of the eyewire, she really looks nice in them.
The Trivex is made by Younger Optics, and their progressive design is called Image. She has adapted well to that design in her polarized sunglasses which have about the same B measurement so I think she'll be just fine in about an 18 seg height. This only leaves 8 mm of distance, but as mentioned, this works in her Armani suns as well as the VIP's in her Ungaros.
Trivex has an Abbe value of 45 and an index of 1.53 while her HI has an Abbe of 36 and an index of 1.56. She is a polycarb non-adapt which I suspect is because of it's Abbe of only 29 so I think the Trivex will be the answer. Interestingly, the Trivex is actuall lighter in weight even though the index is slighly less than HI because of it's high density. If this works, it will prove to me that Trivex is superior to poly. Of course, she doesn't know this aspect of the glasses, she just wants the new frames!
The order is being mailed to the lab today, will post the results when they are in.
Hans Brinker 28 Nov 2002, 15:47
And the Silver skates. Some people use wooden ice skates too!
Darf 28 Nov 2002, 11:43
Hey!! Cool it.
I wear wooden eyeglasses and I love them. So chill out.
move on! 28 Nov 2002, 06:18
WHAT'S UP WITH THE WOODEN EYEGLASSES. Lets break out the Elmers glue and open a can of Plastic Wood and drop by the hardware store and and order up a gross of jig saw blades or something! HEY! Anybody seen Bob Vila lately?
Puffin 28 Nov 2002, 06:18
Indeed. And perhaps styles need to move on too.... can't wait for the seemingly inevitable 80's revival... after all everything else gets revived after a bit.
move on! 28 Nov 2002, 06:14
WHAT'S WITH THE WOODEN EYEGLASS.........OOPHA! ALREADY, ENOUGH
Portia 28 Nov 2002, 00:19
OGL, wood sounds miserable, plastic needs to be stretched...what is the easiest matierial with which to work from an optician's point of view?
YOUR favourite glasses are: ??
The OGL 26 Nov 2002, 08:31
What makes you think this settles the discussion? 8<) From an optician's point of view, they'd be a nightmare to rx, unless they have eyewire screws that can't be seen in the photo. A "rigid" plastic frame can have lenses inserted by heating & gently stretching the plastic. These would have no give at all, the lens would have to be the perfect fit and even then insertion would be very difficult. That's why most of the wooden frames you see have wooden temples only, or at the most wooden trim on the frame front.
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Daffy 25 Nov 2002, 19:55
To settle the argument and discussion about wooden frames, there are some on ebay on sale...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item;=983329709
Julian 24 Nov 2002, 13:47
Checked Chambers this time. One meaning of the verb to sus or suss is 'to investigate; to find out, discover'. No etymology given or origin except 'Slang'.
ehpc 24 Nov 2002, 09:47
I wouldn't have thought of 'sussed' as particularly Scottish either. But clearly it hasn't crossed the Atlantic! I think it may originally be of Carribean London origin, but I couldn't be certain.
Julian 23 Nov 2002, 14:17
I wouldn't have thought of 'sussed' as a Scoticism, Peter. I think I learned it after I came to England. But I'm too idle to look it up in my Chambers's Dictionary (product of a fine old Edinburgh firm)
Love and kisses, Jules.
ehpc 23 Nov 2002, 08:27
oooooooooooooooooooooooooooops! Spelling error in previous post!!!!!!! I wrote 'sings' instead of 'signs'. But I imagine you sussed that. Peter
ehpc 23 Nov 2002, 08:26
'Sussed'..............means 'worked out', i.e. 'you have got me sussed' means 'you have anticipated my opinions correctly'. I obviously use what I suppose are 'Scottishisms' without realising that such idioms are not universal throughout the English-speaking world. Incidentally, you will already have 'sussed' (i.e. you will already have correctly deduced) that the poster who sings 'Pete' is not me, but is someone completely different.All my posts are signed ehpc (Peter)
Puffin 22 Nov 2002, 13:57
I suppose when they get a bit old and shabby looking someone can come and french-polish them...
The OGL 22 Nov 2002, 11:50
They're made from extremely dense wood, well seasoned and/or treated, highly polished, and as do plastics have a wire insert in the temples.
teah 22 Nov 2002, 11:12
wooden glasses sound gorgeous, light, and comfortable, but wouldn't they be really fragile and in constant danger of snapping ...or worse spintering in the case of a accident? plastic and wire / metal sound a whole lot safer
The OGL 22 Nov 2002, 08:31
Alan: now you're testing an old man's memory. Let me see, I know I saw them for sure at Eyequest in Chicago in 2001, can't remember if I saw them at Vision Expo West in September of 2000 (the 2001 event was cancelled) and they were prominent at Eyequest in May of 2002.
They are not all wood, by the way, just the temples in varying degrees. In a recent trade journal Smilen Eyewear advertised their Sabatini 2 featuring West African Wood temples, no less, and Roi Eyewear of Scottsdale AZ has licensed and is distributing Bulova brand Exclusively Wood. Roi has a website, http://eyewearbyroi.com but interestingly enough under their Bulova section they don't mention the wood templed variety. Maybe it hasn't been updated for awhile.
Don't know what part of the globe you're from, but in the U.S. we lag behind Europe in cutting edge eyewear, so I would suspect that it's been available over there for a longer period of time than her. And as far as Cartier goes, if it's expensive, they'll have it!
Henry 22 Nov 2002, 05:44
Cartier,the very select and expensive French fashion house makes exclusive fashion frames. One of thier most desirable frames are wooden!
Puffin 22 Nov 2002, 05:35
What happens if you get woodworm?
Alan 21 Nov 2002, 21:47
OGL - I don't think I can help laughing. But if they're legit, I'm interested (even as I continue to laugh). What are the virtues? And when you say "some time", are we talking about months, years, or decades?
The OGL 21 Nov 2002, 16:48
Don't laugh about the wooden frames, they've been present at the trade shows for some time, and the most recent edition of one of the trade journals did a nice feature on them.
21 Nov 2002, 14:26
YOU FORGOT ABOUT BRICK LENSES AND STRAW LENSES
Alan 21 Nov 2002, 10:41
Wooden lenses...well, you know, in the stone age people had to make the best of what they could get!
Vidge - definitely a nice frame shape. Probably one of my favorites too, but plastic ovals are also nice.
Val 20 Nov 2002, 22:52
I was joking, of course. 8-)) Forgot the spexy smile.
Val 20 Nov 2002, 22:48
I don't think that wooden LENSES were ever popular.
Bart 20 Nov 2002, 17:58
I wonder if wooden lenses will ever be popular again?
Vidge 20 Nov 2002, 16:10
Personally I think the hottest style for girls/ women is the plastic butterfly frame:
Alan 20 Nov 2002, 15:18
Squabella - I'd expect there to be some problems with wooden frames. But it would be great if you could post some pictures of the ones you get!
Gary - since "normal" has varied tremendously over the years, and since lens thickness is really quite sensitive to the size of a frame (compared to the wearer's PD), there is a pretty wide range of possibilities. But I have a pair in that range and I'd say most frames are going to land between 4 and 7 mm thick (give or take one)...bottom line: they'll be substantially thick, but not extremely thick.
(On the other hand, I have a pair of -6's in polycarbonate and a recent two-tone plastic frame. You can't see the lens thickness at all; they might as well be plano as far as the thickness goes.)
Squabella 20 Nov 2002, 11:58
Wooden frames! These are becoming very stylish here. Both solid colors and painted with designs! I'm getting mine tomoroow.
Gary 20 Nov 2002, 08:48
Hello, I have a general question. On a "regular-size" (I guess that would be a medium size) adult frame, how thick would a CR-39 -5.75 lens be once fitted in?
Gary 20 Nov 2002, 08:47
Hello, I have a general question. On a "regular-size" (I guess that would be a medium size) adult frame, how thick would a CR-39 -5.75 lens be once fitted in?
Portia 18 Nov 2002, 16:13
Peter(ehpc), we are still looking for translations of your remarks, or it nothing ele, further comments on any subject of interest to the group.
The OGL 18 Nov 2002, 10:46
Charlotte: if they are properly adjusted, the small buttons should be no problem, I have them on mine. But make sure you get the soft silicon jobbies, they stay up better with less pressure on the nose. And in any event, nosepads are a minor item to change, maybe you should just try them as is & if they don't work have them changed.
Peter: sussed? Vas ist los?
To all the others, thanks for your advice, for the most part this was the direction I was going. There's one particualar Anne Klein I have in mind that also looks black but has inlaid colors as well. She's definitely over 30, but looks good in younger styles, here's my dilemma. The better looking plastic frames have a short B measurement, and I don't yet know the fitting height on Trivex. In an AO Compact or such I only need 14-15 mm to get the progressive seg in, but the other designs need a minimum of 18 mm & currently in her Sola VIP she's at 19 mm which is pushing it. All I know about Trivex so far are the technical optical qualities of the material, am going to have to find out what the manufacturer(s) recommend for seg fitting. If they can't go up to about an 18, 19 would be better, the plastic frames I've got in mind won't work. Will keep you informed.
Charlotte 18 Nov 2002, 10:07
Hi all,
I have been wearing glasses for the past two years and have just got my prescription upped to about -3.5 at a checkup a few days ago. Right now, I have my eyes on a pair of dark navy retangular metal frames with circular nose pads.
I thought they looked fabulous on me at the optical, and they fit quite well too, but am wondering if slippage would be a big factor once the lens are fitted in. Do you think I should stick with the more traditional nose pieces (which of course have a larger area), or does it really make that much of a difference? Thanks!
Pete 18 Nov 2002, 04:48
OGL Mrs OGL sounds like the perfect candidate for black or dark brown plastics, Mrs Pete who also wears glasses ALL the time shifted into plastics a while back and loves them, she has ten pairs one for almost every occasion and five of them are plastic which she now tends to wear mostly. She is blonde long hair and green/aqua eyes and the plastics are quite a statement. She has one pair of plastis that look black but change color from every angle so cool, we can't disclose her age (though fear of retribution) but just lets say she has progressives!!
ehpc 18 Nov 2002, 03:28
You have got me sussed OGL:) Peter
Alan 16 Nov 2002, 13:55
OGL,
If she were under 30, I'd say plastic is an almost-obvious choice. I'm not sure exactly how old she is (you needn't say), but a little older I suspect. But even so, I think you can promote plastic to her as being quite popular now and not requiring or indicating the boldness it used to. And in the script, CR39 might show a little edge even in plastic, so the hot new material might be a good way to go.
The OGL 16 Nov 2002, 11:47
She's around a -4.75 -1.50, and thick edges don't bother her but as she's my showcase (you'd be amazed at the number of customer's I've gotten because people have noticed her various glasses) I want to go with what's popular. The gap in her wardrobe is plastic, and she has a nice bridge on her nose that lends itself to a good fit, but I don't know if she's bold enough to try it.....that's one reason I'm soliciting input. She wears glasses ALL the time and is truly "wardrobed", she wears each pair on the appropriate occasion, she has her favorites for at home, some for work, some for extreme dress occasions, etc. Her rx sun are a #3 brown polarized for bright days, and a #2 brown CR39 for hazier days. Interestingly, one of her favorites are metal frames that "make a statement", dark blue Giorgio Armani ovals, so maybe it won't be such a leap to plastic.
Alan 15 Nov 2002, 18:44
I don't remember her prescription...that will say something about the frame choice if you want to showcase this new material. Yeah, plastic doesn't show off high index material well at all in minus scripts (unless the script is monstrous). Metal frames are the best way to show off high-index, in my opinion. (Rimless glasses don't need to be thin - in fact, I think they look better if they aren't, though if they are thin they should be really light.)
Does she wear all the different frames at different times?
Alan 15 Nov 2002, 18:40
I really like plastic, and that seems to be the gap in her glasses wardrobe. Plus I'm sure you can get the shape right (usually when plastic doesn't work well for someone, it's because the shape isn't quite right and plastic makes that more dramatic, I think).
Leon 15 Nov 2002, 11:56
OGL, I'd say: get Rim Titanium (by Lindberg), the 'Kella' frames are quite beautiful. Be sure to choose the dark purple rim.
My wife is blonde and blue-eyed too and she looks fantastic in those purple rimmed frames! (By the way, her lenses are CR-39 and I love that!)
The OGL 15 Nov 2002, 11:48
A tongue in cheek answer in my last post to the Love Of The Lens thread got me thinking. It's been 6 months now since Mrs. OGL got a new pair, so she's due. There's a relatively new lens material out called Trivex marketed as either Phoenix or Trilogy that I've been wanting to try and maybe this would be the opportunity. She's a polycarb nonadapt, and Trivex has a high Abbe value and high index, maybe it's the answer. The question is, what frame? She has 5 metal in various colors and shapes, 1 semirimless and 1 drill mount. I was thinking (to showcase the Trivex material) about a screwless drill mount Silhouette or Air Titanium. She is very fair complected, very blue eyed, and very blonde, so I may try making a statement with dark earthtone or two tone plastic. How about some opinions from the posters? And Peter, your vote has already been recorded.
Daffy 27 Oct 2002, 16:15
Are the drop-temples back in? Well I went to an optical chain in sydney (australia) just to see what was on the shelves. What I saw took me by suprise! There were a few frames in the 'what's new' section that were 'drop-temples'!!! They were metal frames, small, oval-ish. Nothing i've seen before! I'm just wondering when I will see them on peoples faces...not too long i hope.
The OGL 15 Oct 2002, 07:00
Ahh,my dearest Portia: thank you for the opening. You didn't broadcast it "far and wide", wide and thick would be better terms. It's just a matter of physical optics that lens size coupled with the material to whatever extent makes the lenses appear thicker and stronger. For those of you who have never been in a lab, you would be amazed to see a 76 mm finished -4.00 or so blank; the edges are THICK but when edged into a small oval frame basically disappear. From a purely selfish point of view, the 70's and 80's frames made it very easy to be a human lensometer because they stuck out far enough from the cheeks that I could always get a good peek through them at the target object, and were almost universally CR-39 so the index was standard.
Having mentioned index, I don't have any hard proof of this but I suspect that the numbers we use as benchmarks such as 1.47 for CR-39 and 1.53 for crown glass aren't always accurate. I suspect that the lower end opticals buy cheap and in bulk and therefor have a lesser quality product that may have a lower index than the above. In-store labs (read: one hour places)love the new small frames, as they no longer have to stock the 80 mm blanks, 70 & 76 mm will nearly always do it.
One of the reasons why my !@#$^%& collection is over 500 and growing is because I have this list of "untouchables" that I won't sell at any price, and unfortunately, I've classified too many of them as such. Two illustrate the above point: I have a pair of silver aviators, mint condition, with glass lenses that weigh a ton and appear to be at least -3.50. They even fooled me, imagine my surprise when I put them on my real lenso and found them to be -1.50 sphere OU! A great pair for GOC as I can see pretty well without them and more than one latent myope has discovered how clear things are through them! The other pair is a classic early 80's Tura unisex, black with some silver trim at the temples, in a 59 eye, 56 B measurement, and 62 ED (diagonal) which makes for very sharp corners. They are CR-39 with unpolished edges, look to be over -5.00, in reality they are -2.75 sphere with about -1.00 cyl for wear when I want the world to think I'm a flaming myope!
Portia 09 Oct 2002, 22:39
Oh dear, OGL. Did we all exagerate our prescriptions back in the 80's?
I remember being told that every frame I ever chose called for oversize (an extra cost) lenses.
We didn't know enough then to realize that our fashionable large lenses broadcast our prescriptions far and wide.
The OGL 07 Oct 2002, 07:03
Gloria is a myope (now presbyopic myope) of low proportions. I remember very early on some great photos of her that allowed me to get a good fix on her scrip, she's in the -2.00 to -2.50 range. The reason why she wore those big aviators was protest, in those days women intentionally went ugly to the point of wearing men's frames to protest this, that, and the other thing. Her aviators, both rimmed and rimless were her signature. I thought it must have been hilarious, her posing (and she could do it very well) as a Playboy bunny and then putting on aviators when she was out of costume. The reason why she looks more myopic than she really is comes from the size and shape of the frame and the CR-39 which is 1.47 index material.
Portia 05 Oct 2002, 22:46
Gloria Steinem is a myope of some proportion. She has been photographed with her glasses on many times.
Was this photograph taken with specially made planos or was it taken at an incredible angle only really expensive portrait photographers know?
Curt 04 Oct 2002, 07:25
RexFeatures has a classic dated photo of Gloria Steinem wearing a classic dated style - rimless aviators. Take a look:
http://www.rexfeatures.com/cgi-bin/rppshimg0?i=391046A
Wurm 03 Oct 2002, 12:15
"Im thinking a lot about glamour and bold strong shapes. Frames that read luxury and glamour," he says. "Weve been working with titanium and acetates in really modern colors and blends. Weve been combining color and shine in really interesting ways. In ophthalmic, as far as color we have great new orchids and olives, ruby red, peach and midnight as well as turquoise. Theres layering of color in acetates and very innovative combinations of garnet and quartz, and indigo and steelall with a high shine. In sun we have new tinted flash lenses with shimmer. We used such colors as crystal gray and turquoise. For men we have a great oversized aviator."
- Calvin Klein, on his Fall 2002 eyewear collection
from: http://www.2020mag.com/index.asp?page=3_128.htm
The OGL 02 Oct 2002, 08:42
Guess this is the most logical thread to post this little chuckle. Sunday paper advertised a small optical business up in Daphne that's having a factory rep from Lindberg show off their frames this weekend. The ad says "totally rimless, no screw mountings, titanium, less than 3 grams". It goes on to say that you should bring in your frames, and the heaviest pair will win a free Lindberg frame. With over 400 to choose from going back to the turn of the century, that would be like shooting fish in a barrel, but unfortunately I have a commitment and can't get there. Darn.
Mandy 25 Sep 2002, 13:40
Christy -
I think the arab ladies with minus lenses are all over the place over there. Saw quite a few in the airport though.
You really should spend some time there if you have the opportunity, very nice beaches! Just remember your sunglasses, it's bright!
Christy 25 Sep 2002, 11:38
I've never spent any real time in Dubai, but I've been herded off the plane four times to spend money in the Duty Free at the airport. That Arab woman in complete wraps with only the eyes and high minus specs showing must be there all the time. Either that - or there are a lot more like her!
23 Sep 2002, 18:12
a persian gulf vacation (holiday) wow! and i only went to disneyland
Mandy 23 Sep 2002, 16:04
I was on vacation in Dubai (in the United Arab Emirates - on the Persian Gulf) for the last week and a half. I of course had to do some glasseswatching while over there. The huge trend over there was rimless or semi-rimless, and almost nothing else. I found it very interesting. It would have been cool to go into a few optical shops, but I didn't have time, or want to bore my husband. It was quite a site to see the traditional arab woman dressed in the abaya covering everything but her eyes and having strong plus rimless glasses.
Also saw a cute guy on my flight from Minneapolis to Amsterdam with 50's style black plastic frames and very strong lenses (I am not a good guesser at strentgth but they had to be at least -15). I had to wonder if he was a GOC person, or a true myope. I guess I will never know...unless he happens to be a visitor of eyescene.
The OGL 21 Sep 2002, 08:30
GWGs: yeah, will anwer today, I hope. Portia: look again, I said "plastic" referring to the frames. Lenses weren't mentioned. Better bump up your reading seg a quarter diopter 8<)
GwGS 21 Sep 2002, 03:03
OGL - did you get my email i sent you a couple of days ago?
Portia 20 Sep 2002, 21:36
OGL, I don't think they were wearing plastic lenses in Iowa back in 1948.
The OGL 20 Sep 2002, 11:13
One more time on older rimless/semi: I went back and found my cousin's 1948 high school yearbook from our tiny Iowa town, and it was interesting. In the senior class of about 15 girls, 3 of them wore glasses. Two were just plain clear plastic and one was an octagonal semi. One who was not wearing any at all came back years later (I was in 2d grade at the time) as my music teacher and by then she was wearing low minus semis. Have had many fantasies over her based on a one on one encounter with her as a 7th grader but that's another story. The faculty had a group picture, there were 10 females and 3 of them wore glasses all 3 of which were octagonal semi's. Unfortunately, the yearbooks then jumped to my frosh year which was 1955, but even at that those 4 years provide an interesting insight into the progression of frames over the years, especially when I add them to the next 6 years of college and grad school yearbooks. All in all, they span from 1948 until 1964 and the pictures tell quite a story. The times they have been a 'changin.
Guest 18 Sep 2002, 08:08
I think rimless glasses with an AR coating make for a great back-up alternative for people who usually wear contacts lenses. For that off day when you get up too late, or run low on solution of you feel an eye infection comming on. Rimless glasses hardly alter your appearance and are "invisable" from a distance. You may not even get those annoying, "I never knew you wore glasses" remarks. Some people may just question to you or just to themselves: gee you look different today, what is it? Once you have returned to your contacts, few people will remember your day in glasses because people mostly remember colors and shapes, as well as tastes and smells. The last two don't apply.
Puffin 18 Sep 2002, 07:19
I do remember seeing a girl in the late eighties with rimless glasses, the lenses were bigger than they are now (of course), and not that strong maybe minus 4 or so. Very nice looking too!
ehpc 17 Sep 2002, 14:08
Wow,Clare...............black plastic frames, and blonde hair................I (genuinely) feel weak at the knees already:)))))))) Pete
S-type 17 Sep 2002, 13:18
Back in HS in the '70's metal frames were all the rage. With the round John Lennon style the most popular for both boys and girls. Once in a while someone, usually a girl would break away from the pack and wear a plastic frame. It would be a large Dorothy Hammil oversized frame. However there were two girls then chose rimless glasses. There were no semi rimless then with fish line holding things in place. It was drill mounts and screws only. Thinking back, those two girls were really hot in thier nearly invisable peepers.
Clare 17 Sep 2002, 12:37
Alan - fast? Sure, I'm known for my impetuous streak!! But I also respond to the comments of my friends, this one thought they looked good, I wanted to be trendy, et voila!
The OGL 16 Sep 2002, 18:42
S-type: you're absolutely right.....my black frames look horrible with my blue dress 8<)
S-type 16 Sep 2002, 16:21
I think the whole thing with the rimless or semi's is that they go with anything as far as fashion goes. this is much more important for women than men. A pair of black frames might not "go" with a blue dress (example). But with rimless its not a factor. Of course today almost every glasses wearer also has contact lenses for that special occassion.
Alan 16 Sep 2002, 14:48
Clare - Well that was sure fast!
Seriously, though, I agree about plastics offering more of a 'real look'. I've had more people tell me that my rimless ones are invisible than I've had people say they like them. Plastics are really visible, and I think they assert (very clearly) that one's glasses are an expression of style. Metal frames, semi- and rimless glasses -- even if they aren't purely aiming at the "as invisible as possible" goal -- seem to say "I have to wear glasses, and I'm trying not to let that damage my appearance." If a person is wearing plastic frames, in most cases they obviously could have chosen something less dramatic. (For strong myopes, though, plastics can definitely do a lot to keep the strength of the lenses from being overbearing.)
One thing that seems to be pretty different between your experience and mine is that essentially *NO ONE* comments on my glasses. I mean, I wore my new, very bold black plastic pair all last weekend and none of my friends said a thing. My girlfriend did say "cool glasses" when she first saw them, but I think she was pretty shocked, as she didn't know they were coming.
Clare 16 Sep 2002, 14:21
Alan - okay I'm prepared to be convinced otherwise! Out with a friend of mine at the weekend, I did a spot of spex shopping which was unusual for me because I've always gone on my own. She was lamenting needing a test (she's a mild hyperope who's had glasses for ten years and worn them little - although as we no longer work together I'm not sure if that's true, but she seems to be able to read without them still). She was looking at some Georgio Armani semi-rimless and I took the opportunity to peruse the plastic display (ever-keen to broaden my horizons!). Cutting the long story short, I ordered a pair of black plastic (yes, ehpc - black frames, blonde hair!!) in a not-too narrow rectangular frame. Although I can't remember now how good they looked in the shop, I think they'll be okay. And it may be that the difference will be so startling that I'll actually think that they enhance my appearance. Perhaps its a case that the everso-light Lindbergs, though stylish, don't make a major contribution to a *look* of any sort. I'd like that - a real *look*. More later ...
The OGL 16 Sep 2002, 09:49
S-type, lemme add one more thing re your comment "until a new design comes along". One of the beautiful aspects of a drill mount is the flexibility. Quite often, I'll show a lady several different demo frames, tell her to select the bridge and temples (even mix and match if she likes) and then have her try on a variety of ALL frames and then select the shape and size lens. In effect, she's customizing her glasses and every such pair is a new design.
The OGL 16 Sep 2002, 09:44
You guys are going to think I'm some kind of undying advocate for semi's and drill, but not so, just saying it as I see it. Having qualified that, I think we're seeing two different demographics. Wurm, you may be observing the young and hip crowd and are probably right. But in the industry, there's the other 95% of the world and they're still exceptionally strong with no foreseeable let up. As I posted elsewhere (I think) there are two main ways to style frames, the make a statement way ("hey, look at me, I'm wearing glasses and it's cool") and the "give me the closest to no glasses at all look" with of course shades of gray in between each. A lot of first timers don't want the rims both for cosmetics and so they don't see them through the glasses. Etc., etc., keep adding up the reasons and semi's will be around for a long time even though the young and hip will keep "discovering and discarding". S-type, as far as value goes, that's not a player if you shop right. A good pair of semi's with a poly carb lens, a Perry Ellis or a Vittadini for example, can be bought at a chain for under $200 and I can sell the same ones for $90. Or, when Lenscrafters for example has a $99 sale you can get a CR-39 with scratch coat and what they call an LC Basic or MK semirimless for that amount. And finally, Billie Jean; yeah, she wore those after the old plastics she wore when she first hit the big time tennis scene, and I have that frame in my collection in a -5.00 or so. But, I seem to remember hers had cable temples and mine have skull temples although if I really was worried about authenticity I could put on some cable from a different pair. They are fun to wear from time to time (GOC of course) in casual cloths, can't
wear them with a suit and tie because then I do look like McNamara or Rummy.
16 Sep 2002, 07:57
Former tennis pro Billie Jean King was/ is a wearer of rimless frame glasses. They are known as a "three piece set" [two tempeles and the bridge] and with octagonal lenses.
Alan 16 Sep 2002, 07:10
Clare,
In light of your perspective on plastic versus metal or rimless frames, I had a very ironic experience last night -- I was talking to my girlfriend about my new plastic frames compared to the rimless pair I've had for a while. She said she likes them both, but the plastic ones have a lot more personality whereas the rimless ones seem more serious -- so if I'm having a meeting with my boss or something, I should probably avoid the plastic ones.
Looking around at who I see wearing plastic frames the most, I'd say plastic gives the impression of someone young and quite "in style". They seem to be appropriate anywhere for women. One key for women, in my opinion, is to avoid a shape that is too angular and gives a more masculine and serious appearance...this applies to all types of frames, but it's more glaring with plastic frames because the frames are more obvious. All in all, it's probably more important to get the shape right with plastic frames than with others. I don't think my rimless glasses are quite the right shape, for example, but it doesn't matter as much because it's hard to see the edge of the glasses most of the time anyway, as there is no frame.
Bottom line -- at least where I am (Eastern US, mostly around either middle-aged engineers or young professionals), there's nothing "serious" about plastic frames, in general. In fact, I'd say the opposite is more often the case. But this may vary depending on where a person is. Look around and see what people are wearing and what looks good. And then what looks good on *you* depends on the size and shape of your face. I do think it's good, though, not to judge prematurely.
S-type 16 Sep 2002, 03:02
yes it seems rimless and to a lesser extent semi's have run their course. for now at least until a new design for them comes along. also they are more expensive to buy and repair and are not as durable as frame glasses. in these economic times value rules.
Wurm 15 Sep 2002, 11:04
OGL, sales of rimless may be peaking, but my impression is that they have gone cold as a trend. The two factors may be associated -- sort of like the musical group that gets popular and alienates the fans who originally "discovered" it.
I am, right this minute, wearing a pair of Sferoflex semirimless so don't think I'm trying to play fashion dictator.
Personally I'm a big believer in "wear whatever looks good on you" but trends have a big impact on what I see others wearing, hence my interest.
S-type 15 Sep 2002, 08:24
well it could a little later than '57. But hopefully wisdom comes with age. LOL!
Eddy 14 Sep 2002, 16:47
Hey ST, i really must intervene! You mean Catholic nuns pre-1957 surely! Let's not show too much of our age now.
14 Sep 2002, 13:10
even less so!
S-type 14 Sep 2002, 13:08
Rimless glasses has always been somewhat rare. Limited usually to Catholic Nuns and secretaries of Defence, ie: Rumsfield and McNamara and also worn by people who spend a little too much time at the YMCA/YWCA. LOL! But semi-rimless is another story. They are more durable than rimless and come in many more variations in style,color and materials used. Semi's are even made in plastic.
A lot of young girls amd some not so young are going with full plastic frames det to their maximum style effect on the face. metal is more minimal on facial features. Semi's and true rimless even more so.
The OGL 14 Sep 2002, 12:03
S-type and Fathom: you're pretty much right on in your plastic/metal observations. Wurm, it may be regional, but I don't see the semi trend fading at all, if anything it's getting stronger through drill mounts. Was in Chicago for Eyequest, and semi's & drills were everywhere. Silhouette has the flagship frames, and one new vendor has a line of stainless and titanium knockoffs that are so fabulous and well priced I would've bought some for my business inventory were it not for the fact we were in the process of moving. If have a lot of semis and drills even as it is, and in the last year fitted many everywhere from young 20's to mid-50's (femmes, of course). At the chain store fitted at least three semis per shift (we didn't do drills)once to a delightful little 10 year old with a blue fashion tint for her very first glasses! Would be in Vegas as we speak at Vision Expo West were it not for some bad luck, but Lenslover is there and he'll report back. The trade journals still feature them very heavily. As an aside, I have some REAL semi's, from the 40's, in a -5.00 CR-39, 56 eyesize, talk about thick! At Eyequest in the Silhoutte booth they had a small oval drill mount for show, -7.00 OU wiht a 1.71 HI and they were absolutely gorgeous (by normal optical standards, that is), the lenses were very thin and looked like crystal jewelry. Clare: not all plastics are heavy, I've got several including some Emporio's like I mentioned earlier along with some Vogue and Georgio Armani's that are very thing black plastic and very flattering. My wife's Ungaro's that I mentioned in a different post are a dark bronze wide rectangle, and metal, a fine pair of glasses.
14 Sep 2002, 06:24
There is something new called lasEk that is for people with thin or flat corneas. Its like a cross between lasIk and prk. It employs a much finer flap cut into the epedermal layer only. Also PRK is available to you. Both lasEk and prk have longer healing times than lasIk.
S-type 14 Sep 2002, 05:09
I don't think LASIK will ever be the "standard" for vision correction. Just as Contacts are not the standerd. Glasses continue to be. Lasik isn't for everybody. It is not effective for high plus or minus Rx's and the same is true for astigmatism, presbyopia and those needing prism correction. I myself cannot have it because I have flat corneas with my hyperopia and astig. not to mention shallow pockets. LOL
GwGs 14 Sep 2002, 03:27
Agreed Wurm, you look at nearly any young person now and they have rectangular plastic frames on that are usually black rimmed - there are thousands of frames to choose from so why go for the most boring ones?
It would be fantastic if drop temples made a comeback, only time will tell i suppose but with Lasik becoming more popular and no doubt cheaper, how many people are going to choose to wear spex if they can afford Lasik?
Wurm 14 Sep 2002, 00:38
Rimless seems to be fading fast as a trend, but I'm sure it will always be a good fallback "barely there" option for us more mature folks ;-)
I would agree that the young gals seem to be all in plastic these days -- typically a black or perhaps laminate frame in some smallish and fairly wide shape. I suspect we'll see kids experimenting more and more with larger shapes over the next couple of years.
I am curious to see the extent to which the new drop temples take hold. The industry has pushed them to a surprising (to me) extent, but adoption seems a bit slow. I do think they look sensational on those who I've seen wearing them: the shapes are very sleek. I have wondered if the market would prefer drops that stick more strictly to retro appeal: big clunky decorative 80s things. Time will tell I suppose.
Looking ahead, I'm beginning to think that in the next few years we will go through a period of eyewear that appears inspired by Gaudi -- strange shapes, an emphasis on craftsmanship and attention to multiple colors. An organic art deco movement, if you will. In that kind of design environment, we'd see groundbreaking styles but undoubtedly some real ugly stuff as well.
Fathom 13 Sep 2002, 18:37
Clare, my thinking actually runs along the same line as yours, but the women in my univeristy campus (over 30,000 students, so there's a LOT to see) seem to think otherwise.
Plastic seems to be the material of choice for the 'fashionable' set -- those dressed in the fashion du jour and who you know spend considerable time in front of the vanity in the mornings. If they're going for the trendy, fun look, almost inevitably they're in plastic frames. From my observations I'd say that around 80% of the fashionable types wear plastic; the other 20% go for metal. For those who seem more serious and don't pay as much attention appearance-wise, around 90% are in metal frames.
For some reason, for the guys the reverse seems to be true.
I'm of course observing only from an image point-of-view, as I've no idea which of these glasses-wearers are actually serious and studious and which aren't! (Not to mention those who are BOTH fashionable and studious.)
S-type 13 Sep 2002, 15:04
Plastic seems more serious I think because your first glasses as a kid were plastic. Just being told at age 10 that you wll have to wear these strange things on your face to be able to see as well asyour friends and for the rest of your life is "serious". And starting school is a seriou time and your parents kept telling you to be careful with your glasses, that they cost mommy and daddy lots of money, is all serious. Latter as a teen you got "cool" metal frames like some famous Rock star wears or you meet someone of the opposite sex who wears them and suddenly having to wear glasses is not so serious anymore. Its just the way I see it. No pun intended
Clare 13 Sep 2002, 14:07
Alan, continuing my comments about plastic frames on this thread then. Okay this may be completely irrational, but this is my thinking - feel free to try and convince me otherwise. Somehow it seems to me that plastic frames are more business-like than metal frames. Hence I can imagine wearing plastic for work for that *professional* and serious look, but not for social occasions or weekends when I'd want a less business-like look. Does that sound like nonsense to you?
Interesting what you observe about rimless. I think they can be difficult to get right - some people really look stunning, on me they disappear to the extent that they look less flattering than something more visible.
Alan 13 Sep 2002, 13:41
Hmm...not a popular thread, even though the topic is popular. Come on, folks...use this one. ;)
I spent a week in Washington, D.C, a couple weeks ago. I was amazed at how many pairs of rimless glasses I saw. I'd say they were several times more common there than they are in Philadelphia -- just a couple hours away. Pretty surprising.
There was a post a couple days ago, in Seen on the Web, about Yana's plastic glasses versus the metal ones. Plastic does seem to have gotten a lot more fashionable on yound women, doesn't it? That doesn't seem so true for men, though. I wonder why that is.
I bought a pair of black plastic frames from 39dollarglasses.com, which came last Friday. First off, they're really great; they fit a lot better than I might have expected, and they look pretty good, I think. (It's kind of embarrassing that they cost about 10% - I'm not kidding - of what my last pair cost.) It's also interesting how NOT strong they look. I got them made with a prescription around -6, but none of the tell-tale signs of 'strong glasses' are obtrusive at all. And even on close inspection, it's hard to detect any thickness to the lenses (which are polycarbonate -- thinner, but not extremely). I was surprised at how dramatic this effect was.
Alan
Alan 30 Aug 2002, 12:04
OGL,
Are these available already? Who makes them? I've heard of 30-day extended wear lenses (PureVision and some other one) -- same thing, or different? I'm interested in reading some about them.
The OGL 29 Aug 2002, 18:11
Bilbo: yeah, I've kind of been in on the ground floor of this development through a doc friend who's very renowned in the industry and who told me about them nearly a year ago. It's the CL industry response to Lasik, trying to market a product that will keep people in CL's and away from the cutting edge, if you'll excuse the pun. Historically, there were three problems with long term continuous wear, the biggest being the threat of infection. Think of a contact lens as the inside of a petri dish, a wonderful place to nourish nasty little microorganisms with it's gelatine like culture and constant 98.6 temperature. The second, and one that affects me big time, is sleeping with a lens in (done it a time or two after a few sips of John Barleycorn)is the blur the next morning either with or without glasses or with or without the contacts caused by edema to the cornea (not everyone reacts this way but I do). Finally, is the cutoff of oxygen to the cornea which the cornea desperately needs to survive. The new lenses are of a material that suppresses infection, allows bountiful oxygen to the cornea, and doesn't cause edema....supposedly. Some day I'll get my hands on a pair of freebies and give them a trial, but my own feeling at this time is who needs them? Soft lenses and solutions have come such a long way I have no problem at all just removing at night and inserting in the morning. Or wearing my glasses, of course.
bilbo 29 Aug 2002, 17:34
Hi all' My wife's optician has been waxing lyrical ''about the new 'extended wear contacts" ie 7/24 x3 month's '[damn and blast him]
has anyone got any firsthand knowledge of them ??and any related problems// that i can relate to my wife 'in an effort to stop this nonsense--lol cheers ' bilbo
Oscar 29 Aug 2002, 07:29
Sorry - that last one should really have gone in Sightings, but it followed on from Peter's post about Glasgow.
Oscar 29 Aug 2002, 07:28
Ah, Glasgow! Yes, Peter, definitely one of the best places around for gwg-watching. On Sunday lunchtime, for instance, I was enjoying a quiet meal in a bar on Byers Rd when my day was made when in came what I assume were a father and daughter, since both had strong myopic correction and they interacted like a parent with his grown-up child. Lucky Dad is all I can say. His lenses were very thick indeed, but hers were pretty strong too, sticking out noticeably either side of her (quite small) frames and catching the light in a most delightful way, with very obvious power rings. Somewhere in the region of minus 6 to 8 for certain (the dad was quite a bit more than that). She was in her 20s I guess, looking very pretty in jeans and a black hooded top. They were talking about the production of Swan Lake which they had seen in Edinburgh the previous evening, among other things, so quite a cultured pair. Hope I run into them again, especially the girl who was a really lovely gwg.
ehpc 28 Aug 2002, 06:23
The same trend also noticed in Paris,as I mentioned elsewhere, where I was, just for a few hours on the way back from China.I am certain this is a real trend. We are talking here about very fashionable women in their late twenties and thirties.It is unmistakeable. Peter
ehpc 28 Aug 2002, 06:20
Doubtless some will think that this is wish-fulfilment on my part,but I DEFINITELY notice that many of the trendy chicks in Glasgow(nominated several times,as I recall,as the GWG Capital of the World)are wearing much larger,bolder, and much more 'statement-like' plastic frames. I am sure this is a trend. What Glasgow has today,the World has next week:)))))) Peter
Hearty 26 Jul 2002, 23:26
I let myself 'out' for the first time in a while, today...just the afternoon to myself...of course, I ended up at kennedy & Perkins! I needed my shades straightened, I wonder if the guy thought the glass lenses were odd? I took my time perusing the very artistic displays, our local store is getting more and more like an art gallery than an opticians.
I still love the dark plastics in the narrow rectangular style, very extreme looking, and always the rimless. There were also some really pretty gold frames in a modern yet lady-like shape, that would be nice with a dressy look. I was drooling to buy oh darn I forget the make, does anyone know who has the rimless with transparent, cylindrical, coloured nose pieces and temples? I really dont know where I'd wear a frame like that, yet I want a pair in all the colours. In the end I had to duck out, my OO-ness was showing...;)
aviator 16 Jul 2002, 12:19
Some observations on the differences between the frames currently in vogue for sunglasses and prescription glasses:-
Over the years the styles for sunglasses have often lead the way for prescription frames, but at present there seems to be a wide divergence. A large proportion of prescription frames are dark plastic, generally with a small window, although the trend is going towards a wider, if not deeper window. The other main style in prescription frames are the rimlsss variety, but again, the lens/window size is generally small.
Sunglasses, on the other hand, are almost entirely very large, mirrored, and curved around the face. The only common link with the style of prescription frames is the rimless element.
It is curious, that so few people seem to be attempting to have prescription glasses made in styles which follow those of the large sunglasses. There are, of course, technical limitations, but even so, the average prescription can be made up using a large lens size, and then mounted in a rimless frame, and tinted to individual taste. In practice, I have seen very few women with this combination, but on the rare occasion I have, the effect is awesome.
Because the lens is large, a prescription of say 5 produces a considerable edge thickness, which on a rimless frame is always interesting. Viewed front on, the combination of a tint and the distortion of the lens on the face also has great appeal.
I wonder if we can expect this to be the next style in prescription glasses fashion? I would certainly prefer it to plastic frames which end up hiding too much of the face, and downplay the impact which a good minus lens can make!
Hearty 31 May 2002, 20:18
I would like to see some industrial inspired frames, lots of metal n rubber, frames that would look good with a new rock & pierced style. My daughter got a pair of sunglasses that, while looking Pacific style with rosy/gold shield-like lenses, has flat metal temples with rubber over them...the rubber has oval cut-outs in it. She came home n dangled them in front of me with a smirk, knowing full-well I'd be drooling. ;)
Oh, and like my ex's metal Hilfigger's with the bolt-like temple tips...very cooooool~~
Portia 25 May 2002, 21:36
Watch what you eat, Fathom, Jules and others!
Sounds like the rubber-chicken-circuit (also known as the Spring Benefits) could be dangerous to our health!)
If you've had enough of the appetizers and drinks beforehand, the inedible entree should be of little consequence. Leave it for the dogs, or whoever picks up afterward.
Fathom 24 May 2002, 16:28
Hearty, lorgnettes do have that certain something that make them quite suitable with a gown, and they're great with lower scripts. But you're not kidding about the half-blind thing: for higher myopes like myself, I'd either have to try cutting my dinner with one hand while holding the lorgnette with the other OR stick my nose right up to the plate to be able to see OR grow an extra arm. Then again, I could just eat every blur that shows up on my plate...and hope that one of them doesn't turn out to be "fried monkey brains" or anything along those lines! :O
Julian 24 May 2002, 01:00
Well, somebody claimed on this site a few weeks ago that lorgnettes are making a big comeback. *l*j*h W**d was supposed to have been seen using one, and somebody else too - was it Br*d P*tt? I'm only reporting what other people have said - but some fo the posts seem to have been deleted.
Love and kisses, Jules.
Eddy 24 May 2002, 00:32
Portia. "Hips that needed their own designated congressional district". LoL. We used to have a biggish politician round here and the general view was that he had his own microclimate.
Portia 23 May 2002, 23:01
Good try, Fathom, but I still am of the opinion that glasses don't look well with formal wear.
My husband and I have a lot of "evening occasions" at which we must show up in the next few weeks.
The end of the season is near and the dates become closer together!
The contacts will worm their way out of their respective bottles more than once.
Portia 23 May 2002, 22:56
Yo, Puffin, If I went back to any of the towns I lived in before moving to New York (Upper East East Side of Manhattan now, and not far from it before), I would see glasses I would never want to see leave the towns, no, I think the cars & malls, in which they were seen. NYC is a really different place for everything else and glasses too.
I had occasion to venture to New Jersey today (suburban NYC but lightyears away)and having big glasses seemed to correlate almost 100% with having hips that needed their own designated congressional district.
Hearty 23 May 2002, 20:24
Wurm, the purple sounds cool to me...cosmic, huh? I got that image when I saw a lead guitarist recently...he was tall & pale, very austere looking, (super guitarist too!)and his image was set off with deep blue wraps!
Fathom, too bad we don't use lorgnettes anymore, I think those were the perfect accessory to a gown, though you would be blind half the time. I just found out the word lorgne comes from the French for squinting.
Hearty~
Fathom 21 May 2002, 22:13
Portia, you mentioned over at the Thought of the Day Thread that
you "still can't wear glasses with a ball gown." I'd have to agree with this. That's one of the very, very few times I'm seen with contacts instead of glasses. Even though I DO wear glasses to semi-formal occassions, specs and evening gowns just don't seem to match (for now, anyway).
BUT I came upon the Escada eyewear site, and one close-up picture shows a model wearing a rimless pair with gold temples. Another shot is with her in an evening gown with the same pair in hand. Those glasses really do look like they work with the gown. (Yes, she's wearing planos, but since we're talking frames here....)
Not sure what your prescription is, but this look might well work for you; check it out! Rimless don't work with glass lenses, which I use, but I figure an elegant pair of gold wire frames for me might do the trick. I think I'll hunt down a pair for myself and try this kind of look the next time I'm invited to some soiree.
http://www.escada.com/eyewear/
Just click through the photos (there aren't that many) until you come upon it.
Wurm 20 May 2002, 19:20
Hearty, I would think a brown tint would look best with gold frames, but here they are wearing them with purple or green tints for a rather cosmic-looking combo.
Julian 20 May 2002, 18:11
Fashion or no fashion, there will always be people who look good in wire circles. forgive us, John Lennon, wherever you are!
Love and kisses, Jules.
Puffin 20 May 2002, 13:03
I was back in Norwich this weekend and again saw what convinces me that my home town is a last haven for round wire specs. I am beginning to wonder why I moved.
GwGs 20 May 2002, 07:34
Going back onto my favourite topic - drop temples, I saw a woman no Sunday wearing some lovely rimless with gold plated arms dt's - I' was staring at her for quite a while!!
Hearty 19 May 2002, 20:04
What colour tint do you think looks best in gold? I have some semi-oldish golds I could revamp with tint! They are somewhat narrow, with a slight upwards tilt.
Wurm 17 May 2002, 21:12
A trend I've picked up on here is gold frames. They weren't seen much the past few years but are back with a vengeance, often in combination with tinted lenses.
Hearty 15 May 2002, 21:55
I guess my slant (no pun intended...or maybe yeah) on drops is....first of all, only the poor back-woods women wear them now, and secondly, my face is one of a petite woman, and I FEAR their return!!!! When large frames were 'in', all I looked good in were aviators...the big old squares filled up my entire face!! What I hope for is the same as has happened with hemlines...anything goes! Then everyone, and every size person will be happy!
Hearty, feelin' her petiteness
leelee 06 May 2002, 17:50
Wow princess, that wall paper is amazing. I bet you would get a sensation that "someone was watching you" if your room was papered with it. I can just picture the "Hitchcock-like" scene with some of the eyes actually moving .......
Wurm 21 Apr 2002, 10:27
Here's another online industry magazine with some fashion and trend content:
As with other industry sources, Eyecare Business is touting shields, dropped temples and larger frames. Rimless trends are really keeping their hold, too.
I read an interesting discussion of the challenges of acquiring and fitting larger prescription lenses... probably another reason small has been "in" for so long: large lenses give opticians -- and sometimes wearers -- fits.
princess 20 Mar 2002, 04:03
hi y´all, look what I found on eBay: A very nice old wallpaper with glasses: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item;=2009758111
bingonut948@aol 19 Mar 2002, 07:30
Wurm 17 Mar 2002, 09:26
March's 20/20 Magazine, an American optical industry publication, has dropped temples as its fashion focus:
http://www.2020mag.com/index.asp?page=3_50.htm
(sorry, no models, at least in the web version, but there are some interesting looking frames...)
I also read that a dropped temple design by Mikli won best in show at Silmo.
So the industry is certainly on board. The frames should start to hit the trendier boutique opticals here (and probably already have, in Europe).
leelee 16 Mar 2002, 20:25
I saw a woman this week who was wearing small ovalish horn rimmed glasses. They were notable in that itlooked like she was wearing them upside down, except that the nose piece was curved correctly.
GwGs 16 Mar 2002, 13:22
Dear Sandy, is it possible you could PLEASE send me pics of yourself to heavyframez@hotmail.com - as I would very much like to see your collection of spex and you.
Thanks
GwGs.
Sandy 16 Mar 2002, 10:12
GWG, you are right. Drop temples were nice back in the 80's. I once wore a pair of plastic framed drop temples with a reddish/pink plastic front and gold metal drop temples with a hint of red in them. The good old days were back in the 80's and 90's when large plastic frame glasses were in style. I have eight different pairs of glasses that I wear at different days. I have a rimless pair that has large lenses in them and I have a metal framed pair with large lenses and a titanium frame with large lenses. Other than that, my favorite pair that I always seem to wear most of the time is a small brown plastic frame oval pair by Calvin Klein.
Take care for now.
GwGs 16 Mar 2002, 01:26
Yeah, those drops are nice. If only more women would wear them.
Dr. S. 13 Mar 2002, 08:16
One of the most interesting drop-temple styles out there right now is the "Classic 28" made by Shuron Ltd. Check out their website at shuron.com
10 Mar 2002, 10:58
victoria gotti: daughter of mafia boss john gotti ???????????
Wurm 10 Mar 2002, 09:45
Victoria Gotti reports on an eyewear event in today's NY Post:
"Last week, I got a look as some possible options when Safilo hosted a party for the Accessories Council at its Fifth Avenue showroom. On display were glamorous offerings by Gucci, Ralph Lauren, Kate Spade, Christian Dior and Burberry - all to benefit multiple sclerosis. The star-power wattage there proved that accessories are hot-hot-hot!
Dynamic talk-show hostess Ananda Lewis gravitated toward the designer eyewear, while power-house rapper Lil' Kim expressed a dire need for something more ornate. "I'm a belt freak," this ultra-hip and happening gal told me. And take it from me, Lil' Kim can carry belts, jewelry, hats, glasses and hoop earrings better than Cher did in her prime.
So I guess the race is on now for Mackie gowns, Manolo Blahnik shoes, Christian Dior eyewear and, most importantly, the ultimate accessory, diamonds, diamonds, diamonds. Always in style and the bigger the better. Hey, Mr. Winston, can you hear me?"
Mr-x 10 Mar 2002, 08:14
and who the hell are u ????
You have missed much
? 10 Mar 2002, 07:48
who is yoko ono..............who is brittney spears ???
Christy 10 Mar 2002, 01:40
Well Britney Spears doesn't know who Yoko Ono is!
GwGs 10 Mar 2002, 01:03
I would love it DT's came back into fashion, it such a rare sight to see a girl wearing them.
I had given up hope of finding any now, but a year or so ago, I went round loads of opticians asking if they had any drop temples, and they didn't even know what they were!!
and they call themselves Opticians!!!
Wurm 09 Mar 2002, 22:15
GWGs,
I get nostalgic for big fancy dropped temple glasses sometimes, but if and when they return to popular wear I think they will be a lot sleeker than those. I expect the colors will be more interesting than the basic browns and other earthy tones most of the plastic 80s drops appeared in.
I have been hearing there are some new dropped styles out, but haven't seen any yet except a few sunglasses that are basically standard rimless styles with slightly low-set temples.
GwGs 08 Mar 2002, 04:43
I like a wide range of glasses, it all depends who is going to wear them, some women can wear any glasses and look great, and others prefer to stick with just one style.
I just saw these, and thought they were rather nice.
http://www.eyeglassfactoryoutlet.com/womens/anita.htm
GwGs - http://ww.gwgs.co.uk/
specs4ever 25 Feb 2002, 10:09
Rimless is really nice in my opinion. And Portia is quite right when she says rimmless have been around for years. I have, as one of my most treasured purchases, a pair of rimmless from the late 30's that are glass myodiscs. The left eye is about -23D, the right is around -20D. They are a plano front, with a plus rear carrier.
Dr.S 25 Feb 2002, 09:04
I really like rimless or semi-rimless, especially the traditional styles like the Art-Craft Rimway or Shuron Ronwinne with screw mounting and cable temples. But one thing I am finding is that if you need (or want) lenses that are really thick, few if any opticians will consider putting such lenses into this kind of frame. Does anyone know of an optician, preferably web-based, that is willing to try such a mounting and has the necessary tricks such as cutting steps or ledges into the lens outer edge so the screws can get through?
JT 15 Feb 2002, 08:38
Alan,
I'm a glass lover not a wearer and take my good vision for granted. I don't know what you all must go through in order to see.
JT, the Spectator.
JT 15 Feb 2002, 08:06
Sorry . . . not present tense but in the future when someone bored with the uniform super thin lensed rimless subtlety is willing to sacrifice some comfort and visionability and opts to replace them with thick chunks. Style is not about comfort whereas uniformity is.
15 Feb 2002, 06:44
JT - what was that about stipulating pre high index rimless glass chunks?
An interesting element about frame styles -- I feel like there is a bit of tension between comfort & appearance versus function. What I mean is that the glasses that are really popular right now tend to be quite small and somewhat oblong (oval or rectangular or in between, but not round) -- and this makes glasses lighter and also, I think, better looking. But it can cause functional problems -- the field of view is smaller. For me, this usually doesn't matter at all, but a few times I've been annoyed when I was doing desk work and had to bend over too far in order to avoid looking below my lenses (which made things blurry). I guess someone could have different glasses for different things.
Alan
The guy 15 Feb 2002, 02:32
Alan,
My lenses are high-index and not that big either. i still like the frame I have now better than any of the other options lol otherwise I wouldn't have picked this one ;)
JT 14 Feb 2002, 23:28
Yea, funny thing about styles. Minimal no frame correction is style, too. Consider this . . . while the white interior stays pure remember how often style changes and how we crook our necks to indulge. Sadly, rimless may be back as briefly as anything (goes).
Then again the New Order will deflate the stigma of vision problems and well cut to the chase: correction with classic rimless . . . as non descript as mens underwear.
Then. Then again. How about current fashion trend stipulating pre high index lens rimless glass chunks.
Portia 14 Feb 2002, 21:55
Having read my recent posts, wishing I had used a spellchecker..
Few of you are old enough to remember that the majority of the glasses out ther were rimless numbers.
Watch some old movies and look at some history books from the first half of the 20th Century. Rimless were the rule until tortoise shell (real, in the olden days) made inroads in the marketplace.
Looks like rimless specs come around every fifty years or so.
Liking them really a lot, let's hope the comfort and unobtrusiveness of rimless and semi-rimless frams stick around for a while.
Portia 14 Feb 2002, 21:47
Rimless and related items just might last a while.
I pass may very fashionable optic shops in Manhattan regularly.
Oliver Peoples has curved tinted frameless glasses in the window tonight on Madison Avenue. Can't think that there is anything so much more "spot-on"
inside.
Is it possible that the comfort and well-being of the glasses-wearing public is influential in the marketplace?
Alan 14 Feb 2002, 21:31
All styles are somewhat likely to become passe, though I think the better rimless styles stand a better chance of lasting a long time than just about anything else. I think that because they are "elegant" -- there isn't much to the glasses except for the lense and some small pieces of metal. Things like this tend to retain more popularity than 'louder' things. For example, in homes' interiors, white is always safe, whereas fancy wallpaper is likely to be out of style in no time, even though the wallpaper seems wonderful when it's first put in. Rimless glasses are also quite unobtrusive, which reduces just how "bad" they could be, style-wise. But styles will surely change, and they probably won't be as popular in a few years.
The guy - at -6 or -7, there's no reason rimless glasses shouldn't be completely feasible if the lenses are somewhat high-index and not too large of an eyesize.
Alan
The guy 14 Feb 2002, 08:52
Portia,
My optician told me not to get rimless because he was not sure they would hold the lenses lol I didn't want them anyway though, and is very happy with the glasses I have now.
Neil
Portia 13 Feb 2002, 21:47
To The guy...graet website. They are really cool glasses...I worry that that rimless thing might become passe, although it looks so good on so many people and feels very light to the wearer, so it just might last a while.
My optician told me that despite plastic making a comeback, wearers are so pleased with the lightness of wire frames and rimless specs that they will never disappear.
The guy 13 Feb 2002, 12:46
Clare,
That's really cool :) I thought I was the only one lol. I agree they are very stylish and that's also why I picked them.
I don't think it will take long either to unlock the lenses from the frame :) I don't have a problem with them and never had .
hmm the lenses lol I like them kinda thick, so you should see mine ;) Eventhough they are the thinnest possible they are still quite thick, but I like it. I also like that the frame is thin!
Neil
Clare 13 Feb 2002, 12:22
The Guy - me too, mine are Lindberg!! I think they're so stylish - mine are Lindberg rim, in a matt gold. They say they're virtually indestructible, but how long do you reckon it'd take to dislodge those lenses from that thin wire frame, no long I bet. So they're not actually that good for people like me who don't leave them on. One thing though, don't you find that they make the lenses look rather thick because the wire's so thin - even with just -2 the edges seem thick.
The guy 13 Feb 2002, 06:34
Portia,
Sure :) I got my glasses/frame from a Danish company called Lindberg http://www.lindberg.dk and they are as I say, plus they are very light as well, around 2,3 to 3 gram.
I like the shape which is kinda rectangular I would say.
You can e-mail me if you want to see a few pics as I can't find my version of them on the website. :)
kuddel50@hotmail.com
Neil,
Portia 12 Feb 2002, 22:03
to the guy.. you can't tempt us that way without informing us further. Who made your super glasses frames? Or as they say in the garment district ( in New York City )as you walk into the room..."Who's the Vendor?" (accent indescribable)So tell us about your special frames!
The guy 12 Feb 2002, 08:43
What is your frames like??
Mine are small and made totally without any screws, rivets or welds/solderings and the frame is very light as well!
I like it and think it is a cool frame :)
TG
spexalot 09 Feb 2002, 12:59
Plastic frames on people make the person in them seem more lke they really need vision correction (regardless of the Rx). More so than those who choose to wear wire or rimless styles. Maybe this is why plastic or horn rim glasses have that "nerdy" image and those in wire or rimless are viewed as "hipsters". Plastic is more noticeable while worn compared to the others.
Wurm 09 Feb 2002, 09:58
In the spring, everyone around here emerges from hibernation and shows off the new styles for the year. So I'm looking forward to next month and should have plenty of glasses sightings. Haven't seen much that is radically new around here yet -- still lots of small geometric plastics in black and laminates. I'm still waiting for frames to creep back into medium sizes.
Come to think of it, isn't a medium sized frame pretty ideal for the average face? Strange how often they are out of fashion (last time was mid-90's with those round wire specs). I'm currently wearing medium sized silver semi-rimless aviators (52 eyesize), so I'm doing my part.
4iiii's 10 Jan 2002, 19:06
By "best" I meant from a satety standpoint. Your correct, Polycarb is more expensive and is recomended with anti scratch coating. For most Rx's (-6 to +4) color "shift" shouldn't be a problem. but all Hi- index's except glass have that problem.
Alan 10 Jan 2002, 11:40
4 iii's - There is still more chromatic aberration with polycarbonate than with other lenses, I believe. They are also more expensive than CR39. They scratch more easily. And they are thicker and heavier than a higher index lens for strong prescriptions. So I don't think it's fair to say they are "the best" lenses. But for prescriptions that aren't that strong, and for people willing to spend extra money (for the lenses and scratch-resistant coating), they are often the best choice.
As for trademarks - well, this isn't the proper forum to dwell on this, but I don't think having a trademark registered is a legal requirement for protection. I think it just makes protection easier, since the trademark holder can point to the registration and there is no doubt about their claim; otherwise, the legal process can take a while. Point: if you're planning on stealing someone's trademark, I'm not sure you're free and clear just because it isn't registered.
4 iii's 10 Jan 2002, 03:58
I have one pair of glasses that have hi-index lenses. The lenses seem very fragle when I've had them out of the frame. I could easily break them in half if I wanted to. I am now afraid to wear the glasses. Polycarbonate is the best choise for lenses, its much stronger. Much better than CR-39 too.
Fathom 10 Jan 2002, 00:57
S4E: Thank you for the info! I'm curious about why tints don't stick well to hi-index glass. Have heard of this before but the 'why' is something I've yet to learn. But while they can't be tinted, I've been told - hopefully correctly - that edge coatings (i.e. painting/coating the lens edges in the primary colour of the frame) can be done for even the highest index glass. Any ideas why this might be so?
Specs4ever 08 Jan 2002, 09:22
Hey Fathom; I would have to say no, no, and no. As far as tinting, the tint might come out really light, but I think that they will tint a bit. It is possible to drill hi index glass, but the chance of breakage is so high that no one will do it. It is also possible to put the little line around the edge to put the fine nylon line into for rimmless, but again, no one wants to do it. And for the tint, well again no one wants to do it because it might come out looking splotchy.
boringeyes 08 Jan 2002, 07:57
A TM after a sentence only means that they have applied to have it trademark. If there is no "R", it leaves it open that the registration is not complete. Let's say I have a band called, "Party Pukers" and I decide I want the slogan to be, "We turn your puke psychedelic." Let's say that you want to use that slogan too (why, I don't know, because it's pretty bad, even for off-the-cuff). Well, if I have TM after that, you might still be able to use it. I might have sent it in five minutes ago. The only danger you have is that if my registration comes through, and I start using the R, you have wasted all that time marketing a slogan you can't use anymore. The other danger you have is that the registration has gone through and I just didn't put the R, and now I can sue you. But there's still the possibility that the registration dudes will tell me I can't trademark that slogan, in which case we can both use it.
That's very oversimplified. I'm not a trademark lawyer or any lawyer, and there wouldn't be any if it were broken down that easily. I just thought my meager knowledge might help clarify things for some.
Laura
Fathom 08 Jan 2002, 05:35
A couple of questions for those in the know:
Can glass lenses (both regular and the really high index, i.e. 1.8 and 1.9) be fitted into a semi-rimless frame? I've already been told that they can't be drilled into for rimless...is there another way to hold a lense in rimless frames besides drilling?
Is it possible to tint hi-index glass (again, 1.8 and 1.9)?
Any and all help would be much appreciated!
LeFRAMOUX 08 Jan 2002, 05:21
for frames try http://www.eyeglasses.com
Fathom 08 Jan 2002, 03:58
I'd have to agree with Alan about Lenscrafters probably not having good enough frames to stand by that wonderful ad. I'm a frames aficionado and enjoy wider availability, but for them what's on the shelf is what you get - at least at the Lenscrafter outlets around my area. I was told by the staff that they couldn't order in alternate colours of the frames on display, and that they also couldn't get in other models from manufacturers they represent. (But not all large optical chains are like this!)
ehpc 08 Jan 2002, 02:20
Possibly off-topic,but on the matter of arcane copyright situations,the well-known tune to'The Twelve Days of Christmas' is non-copyright,with the exception of the four notes which set the words 'Five Gold Rings'.This part of the tune was added in the nineteenth-century,and the publishers regularly renew the copyright,as the addition of these notes entirely alters the character of the tune.Any composer or arranger making a new arrangement or orchestration of the tune we know now must apply to the publishers who first published this tune. But the publishers only receive copyright royalties on the proportion of the tune that is 'Five Gold Rings'. I believe this is estimated at 5%.
Peter
Christy 08 Jan 2002, 00:18
It's a little known fact that the tune for the ever-popular "Happy Birthday to You" which is sung a million times every day - is still in copyright - but I gather the copyright owners are resigned to the fact that they can't bring the entire world to book over the matter!
Eddy 07 Jan 2002, 16:21
Believe me Alan, as someone who has tried on several occasions to trademark simple sentences, it'd NEVER stand up in court, even if the registrar would accept the registration in the first place. But, as you say, a great idea.
Alan 07 Jan 2002, 15:25
That Lenscrafter's line is excellent...I mean, it's despicable that they could claim that a perfectly plain and natural sentence can be a trademark...but what a great sentence for the world at large to buy into! I hope they will...but I don't know that Lenscrafters tend to have good enough frames to make the world feel that way.
Fildar 04 Jan 2002, 19:55
I know many people on here aren't big fans of the national eyewear chains, but I spotted this wonderful thing in a LensCrafters commercial the other day.. I guess they were touting their lines of expensive designer frames..It went something like.. "Don't you wish you were lucky enough to need glasses?"
How cool is that? :) And, there was a "TM" (trademark) symbol after the phrase, so that nobody else can rip it off. They're really trying to combat the laser eye surgery thing now.
Chino 27 Nov 2001, 12:45
I love that idea RnR!! What's an Optiholic gotta do around here ta get this idea rolling?
RnR 24 Nov 2001, 12:27
Wouldn't it be cool to see the other eyescene users glasses in a online gallery (like a pic of the glasses and the prescription of the lenses), I think many users have cams / scaners and stuff like that and can make easy a pic of their specs, so we all could discuss about the style and look of different glasses / prescriptions, people could get an idea how a -10 or +7 can look... and we can see what styles work great with different prescriptions in real life...
think about it
cheers
RnR
Wurm 24 Nov 2001, 11:52
I've noticed a developing trend. The trendiest glasses are taking on the look of a face shield -- the lines of some newer spec styles seem like something you would see a superhero wearing as they leap into action.
It's a sleek look that may not get co-opted by the mass market as quickly as the wraparound did. Anyway, wraparounds are hard to get prescription lenses into.
Wurm 22 Nov 2001, 08:39
Portia,
I was born in Chelsea, lived in Woodstock as a baby, and (after a long stint on the west coast) went to grad school at Cornell. I also spent a couple of summers touring upstate with a festival booth.
Portia 21 Nov 2001, 23:15
Wurm, are you from New York>
Patthew 15 Nov 2001, 12:06
I've seen a few students at my University with Aviator-style frames, and being a huge fan just got a pair myself. I really like them, they're different than the hum-drum frames that have become so homogenously common.
Tim 14 Nov 2001, 10:37
Do you know what is Sand frames webside? www.?????
Please help!
Puffin 11 Nov 2001, 07:54
What I can't wait for is the seemingly inevitable 80's revival. What a time that will be!
Wurm 10 Nov 2001, 17:43
Hi Alan,
I currently live at Ione Plaza, which is on the PSU campus although it's a private building.
Rimless are around, although they never really caught fire beyond the SE Asian community here. However, among those wearers I see a tremendous variety of sizes, tints and styles. The overall trend among both men and women wearing rimless here might be described as decorative contemporary: basic shapes augmented with crafted decoration.
I grew up in Portland, but have also lived several other places in the US. Native New Yawker.
Alan 10 Nov 2001, 17:38
Wurm,
Is the college you're talking about Portland State, Reed, or something else? Have you lived in Portland for a long time?
How common are rimless there? Do any very-new trends seem to be emerging?
Alan
Wurm 10 Nov 2001, 14:37
see my on-topic post at "Seen on the Web":
http://eyescene.net/bbs/threads/16.html
Wurm 09 Nov 2001, 07:32
Currently I see mostly small, narrow shapes, some in wire, some thin plastic and many heavy plastic frames particularly in black. Most of it is basically unisex: rhinestone decorations seem to have largely disappeared, taking the retro-50's look (for both women and men) with them.
Perhaps retro trends in general will fade away and usher in an era of new technology and style innovation.
I'm in Portland, Oregon, USA. I currently live on a downtown college campus, so I see a lot of what the Bauhaus-loving urbanites are wearing. On the other hand, it's Oregon, so I also see the habitually out-of-fashion viewing the world from behind large round metal frames. Which looks fine on some of them.
I've been switching off between a narrow semi-rimless and a comfortable old standby large chunky plastic frame. So I'm certainly not breaking any new ground these days.