Atelier Doré

Love the frame!! Beautiful photo!! ….. http://www.retrobeans.com

i have been wearing them since i was ten. i’m so ok with them i hardly ever considered contacts…:)

http://lilaesthete.wordpress.com/

« Malheureusement » je ne porte pasd de lunettes (j’ai des yeux excellents), mais j’adore penser les lunettes comme un accessoire de mode!!!!

http://happyme.skynetblogs.be/

I wear glasses all the time when at home, I can’t see anything without them. Outside – I wear contacts and glasses for the look with contacts sometimes :D

http://somebodyfromsomewhere.blogspot.com/

I’ve been wearing glasses ever since I remember. Then, when I was about 15, I switched for contact lenses but now when glasses came into the fashion I’ve started wearing them daily again. It’s much healthier, easier and stylish at the same time. In these days I am switching back to contact lenses only when it’s too sunny and I can wear sunglasses or when it’s rainy so my glasses are not fully covered in raindrops. And sometimes I am just way too lazy so put my lenses and make up on, so I go for glasses instead :D
etiene-et-eugene.blogspot.com

I love glasses. I got my first ones when I was 11 and never had a problem with them (fashion-wise). However, last year I got laser eye surgery because my prescription was quite strong and I was never comfortable with contacts (sensitive eyes) and let’s face it, glasses aren’t always handy.. I’m so glad I got my surgery, however, my love affair with glasses continues! They rock. x

I only take them off when I don’t want to see what’s going on…

The only real rule is: When the glasses are on, so is my red lipstick! (Dark hair, light skin, classic black frames, red lipstick. How else could it possibly be?)

I used to dream about having glasses when I was little – I thought they were so cool! And then at 12years old…I actually needed them. And it was the end of the world. (this is a typical ‘straight hair/curly hair’ – grass is always greener phenomenon)

I wear contacts now – glasses just on days when my eyes are too tired for the lenses. But I did splash out on a new pair of frames last year. Should probably give them some face-time before they go out of style…

http://www.informedstyle.com

J’ai perdu mes lunettes
Enfin j’ai pas voulu les mettre
Elles me font une drôle de tête
Une tête de flamme à lunettes.

OH petite allumette
C’est dangereux d’être coquette
Au point de n’en faire qu’à sa tête
Quand ça peux vous coûtez les yeux

Je me fout
D’y voir flou
Je n’ai pas besoin de lunettes
Pour embrasser et chanter
J’préfère garder les yeux fermés

(…)

La flamme à lunettes – Dyonisos

ce post me fait penser à cette chanson ;)

You are right, glasses change our face. I have to wear them always, otherwise I’d fall taking first two steps. But it’s a vulnerability, I wish I could open my eyes in the morning and see clearly every dust mote in the sunlight, or do boxing, or other sports. And contacts are not a way out. They just don’t work for some people. So, I’m ok with how I look, but it’s not ok that I don’t have a choice.
By the way, I wear glasses with thick black glossy frames. =)

ado pas facile d’avoir des lunette, puis soulagée par les verres de contact, malheureusement devenue allergique, puis l’opération = le rêve = la liberté, re baisse de la vue et enfin l’envie d’en porter

je suis allée voir ton board, mon pinterest est plutôt dédié à l’iconographie et à l’histoire de la photographie. http://pinterest.com/lizarewind/

I used to wear glasses. And now because of aging (*wink* aging starts at 30+), I don’t need them anymore. I still don’t have perfect vision but can see good enough. And I think I am prettier without them. Except sunglasses which give you instant chic, no doubt.

The Yoga Exercises for eyes really do work, all I need is lunettes, ray ban, and then I see my self perfectly!

J’adore.

Love Glasses. Some faces become so much more balanced and expressive with them.

Not just YSL, Woody, but also Hamish Bowles (who looks 100 times better with glasses), Kissinger, and in fact all the politicians from the 50s, 60s and 70s. Big black frames. So cool.

Do you know what make the ones in the photograph are? They look phantasmagosmic!

Lore G

I had to get prescription glasses starting in the middle of my sophomore year in high school until they literally broke in half this year during my freshman year in college. So, of course I had to get almost the same frames (my last RayBan frames were obviously discontinued) because I dislike change, and also because the rectangular frames are the only ones that fit my face semi-perfectly. The only thing I don’t like about my glasses, okay so there might be several, is I have no prescription sunglasses so I have to put my lovely non-prescription sunglasses over my regular glasses while I’m driving or walking on the street (which to me looks slightly ridiculous). Oh, and the glare that they give off when I’m taking photos with my friends and family.

I’ve been wearing glasses since I was in the 7the grade. But it wasn’t until entering highschool that I started to wear them all the time! Glasses do become a part of you, for me they able me to see so it’s more than looks. Although, I always take them off in pictures so you rarely see me with them on in pictures.

Have a great day!
Cristi

a very beautiful and delicate close-up

http://1hugaday.blogspot.co.il/

Hello Garance,

Je suis du genre myope VRAIMENT VRAIMENT MYOPE, genre mes verres sont tellement correcteurs que, même amincis, mon opticien ne peut pas les poser sur n’importe quelle monture. Je porte donc au quotidien une grosse paire de lunettes, et quand j’ai besoin de faire une entrée théâtrale, j’arrive sans lunettes (ma botte secrète : mes lentilles)
Évidemment, mon maquillage des yeux est entièrement conditionné par le port des lunettes ou pas.
Comme mes yeux sont très rétrécis derrière mes lunettes, je suis obligée d’y aller à fond avec le noir! Mais sans lunettes, mes yeux paraissent grands et très ouverts, donc je mets juste un peu de crayon en haut et du mascara (ça passionne tout le monde ce que je raconte hein?)
Et OF COURSE, si je sors, c’est sans lunettes ET un maquillage de maboule.
Et là c’est le jackpot, j’épate la galerie..
Surtout ceux qui ne me connaissent qu’en lunettes de bigleuse. Héhé.

Bises,
C.

http://le-blog-de-clou.blogspot.fr/

i wear them all the time! i can’t imagine myself without my glasses! i look completely different without them:)

i wear them all the time, even though they scare people sometimes…
since i was really young i needed them, but i didnt liked them…
so i started looking for funny or interesting ones, and colors…
so now they become a part of my outfit and im always changing them.

I have to wear them always, because if I don´t do it, a lot of rare thing happens to me ( the worse, an « incident » with a traffic signal while I was walking…ha…ha….poor nose of mine!!). But, apart from a real necessity, I consider them as perfect fashion accesories…

Thanks to (not wearing) my glasses, everyone thought I was a snooty know-it-all in middle school! Yeah I was a know-it-all, but NEVER snooty.
So, years and years of blaming glasses (and loving contacts) and then WHAAAT? All of a sudden they were cool again? I still can’t get over it. Finally found a pair that looks good on me, but I still think they’re so uncomfortable–hate being able to see the world around the edges (despite my big frames). Also, the « fish bowl effect »–where you move your head and the world sort of distorts with it too? yuck.

You’re right they ARE good for « covering » dark circles though. :) Shh, my secret.

http://anothermagpie.tumblr.com

I’ve been wearing the same huge, retro-ish, multihued glasses for over a year now (these but in pink http://herblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/dior-spring-2011-campaign-8.jpg); they sound crazy, but I get compliments on them literally ALL the time–more than anything else I own or have ever owned, which makes me feel sad for my stuff, but very happy for my face. Of course, I need to wear them to see anything, but I love them because they disguise the effects of late nights and all-nighters perfectly and they go with everything–sounds crazy, too, no?–white, grey, purple, burgundy, (certain shades of) green, royal blue, navy blue, black, most reds and pinks, and the colors they don’t go with never suited my complexion to begin with so color-coordination is never a problem. But now, it’s gotten to a point where I don’t think I could do without them–stylistically speaking–they’ve given me such confidence in myself and the face I put forward. Maybe that’s weird, but that’s my glasses story, Garance. Hope you liked it :)

Mais cette photo me perturbe quelque part. Tout est exacerbé comme une caricature, les lèvres, le nez, la bouche, les lunettes, mais avec une telle insécurité qui s’en dégage. Ce qui m’étonne c’est que ces insécurités qui me touchent facilement habituellement me laissent de marbre et assez stupéfaite même. Je crois que c’est parce que le tout semble tout faux.

Les lunettes, c’est clair que ca fait partie de la personne, c’est tellement particulier. C’est comme les cheveux frisés, on est classé dans des catégories de type de reconnaissance de personnes (celle qui a des lunettes, la frisée, etc). C’est compliqué aussi : les plus discrètes ou les plus marquées ? Comme celle de la photo, c’est comme si on avait mis une police en gros gras noir dans un texte. Too much pour tous les jours, drôle pour un style du jour.

Garance, I am always very pleased when you write about glasses (and even create a Pinterest page dedicated to them!!!) I design glasses and I LOVE them as an accessory, they really add character and personality so I am always telling people to play around with different looks and go for different shapes, colours and styles…I also write a blog on eyewear (this is how much I love the subject!) which you can check out here http://www.eyespectacle.com/2012/06/certain-parisian-grace_06.html for more Pinterest inspiration ;-)

Enjoy!!

x
Sandra

I need glasses for driving and seeing distance, but I don’t wear them all the time, and I REFUSE to wear contacts (I can’t bear the thought of putting a small object INSIDE my eyelids!! Heaven forbid it were to go behind my eyeballs! x_x ).

Since I am a diehard fashion girl, I’ve always bought cute frames, so that when I do have to whip them out, the reaction is always « Oh wow! Great frames! » instead of « Oh, I didn’t know you wore glasses…… »

This year, I bought large tortoise cat eye sunglasses from Garrett Leight that I turned into glasses. I love them!!!!

I typically only wear my glasses when I need them. Now that I have prescription sunglasses, I wear those like it’s nobodies business. Except nobody knows they’re prescription so I don’t mind as much. I’m in the market for a funky pair that I’ll want to wear with certain outfits. Function meets fashion.

xoxo
http://www.thewrittenrunway.com

Et bien je n’en porte pas, pas besoin. Si… des lunettes de soleil, parce que forcement y’a besoin… au soleil. C’est des lunettes qui ont un peu la forme papillon des secrétaires 70’s, toutes noires, opaques.

Mais je n’aime pas trop ça, les lunettes superflues de coquette, ça rend mon visage encore plus dur. :-( Par contre, y’en a qui ça va archi bien, genre bourgeoise sexy :-)

My poor Mikli/Starck’s are crooked after being played with by darling Mabel. So looking for a new pair which is tough to match to all the different looks I like to wear. Someone once said to me they should be like jewellery for the face……..any suggestions? Xx

Garance,

The girl in your photo looks great & can pull off wearing BIG glasses. I have yet to find a pair of reading glasses that I really love. I have a pair of aviator « reading » sunglasses that look amazing though.

I just started creating boards (but not too many of them) on PINterest. Food, Photography, Animals, makeup, Style INspiration (just added you). Maybe you can follow me too at

https://pinterest.com/intrigueimports/

C’est marrant comme sujet!
Je trouve que ca dépend souvent des personnes. Je porte des lunettes depuis toute petite, et c’est vrai qu’il m’arrive de les enlever parfois en soirée (et je vois plus rien alors, j’ai toujours ma meilleure amie ou ma soeur pour me raconter si je rate un truc (tenue spéciale, beau mec…bref les trucs de filles :D )) mais alors tout le monde me fait la remarque « Ou as tu mis tes lunettes??? »
Les gens détestent le changement :D
Mes amis trouvent que ca fait partie de ma personnalité (et il se trouve que je suis incapable de mettre des lentilles)
et depuis quelques temps j’ai essayer de porter de grosses lunettes (genre chirac y a quelques années :D ) et j’ai eu droit à des remarques plutot marrantes du genre « alors nana mouskouri? ». En fait ce que j’ai remarqué c’est que les filles stylées aimaient bien (les grosses lunettes) mais que les hommes pas du tout…

Donc le choix existentiel: etre sexy ou stylée??

J’ai choisi des lunettes sobres pour ce qui me permet de bien porter mon maquillage et d’aller avec ce que je porte (ca me permet d’équilibrer mon caractère un peu exubérant).

Mais pour l’avoir vécu (plusieurs fois) c’est une corvée de choisir ses lunettes j’ai toujours besoin de ma maman à côté pour me dire ce qui me va le mieux (même si au final j’en fais qu’à ma tête!)

Et merci Garance de mettre en lumière une population plutôt discrète dans le paysage fashion :D

Tous les jours depuis l’âge de 2 ans ! J’ai longtemps trouvé ça horrible, je me suis mise à l’accepter à peu près depuis mes 15 ans. Aujourd’hui j’ai la vingtaine et je le vis très bien. Ça fait partie de mon look et je porte des lunettes « cool » depuis quelques années. Avant, pour moi, il y avait les lunettes façon John Lennon (cool sur lui mais ridicule ailleurs), les Ray ban de Bob Dylan (cool sur lui mais ridicule ailleurs, bis) ou les lunettes quelconques rectangulaires. Donc j’optais pour les rectangulaires (le look rayban étant vraiment une hérésie pour moi, trop connoté « Camelia Jordana qui copie Bob », excepté pour les solaires où là j’adore). Je suis tombée en terminale sur des Chanel absolument magnifiques, suffisamment discrètes tout en étant mode. Changement en douceur. J’ai de nouveau changé de paire, quelques années plus tard en portant LES lunettes que tout le monde remarque, qui font engager la conversation et grâce auxquelles on me complimente dans la rue (!). 20 ans pour l’accepter, depuis l’idée lentilles est totalement infondée :)

I have been wearing glasses since I was 10 and I LOVE them. I can’t wear contacts for more than a few hours, so many years ago I just decided to embrace glasses. My favourites are the sexy black-framed ones. They have been my staple for the past 15 or so years!

moi elles sont dans mon étui, bien rangées, je suis de celles qui preferent plisser les yeux en sortant du métro pour réussir a dechiffrer le nom des sorties plutot que de sortir dans la rue avec mes lunettes sur le nez. je suis aussi de celles qui attendent que la lumière de la salle soit éteinte au cinéma avant de les enfiler pour pouvoir lire les sous titres..

My glasses it’s only on me at home. I look like this guy Steve Urkel in the series. So you figure that out…. :))
XX

to my opinion, choosing glasses is not that easy. I would buy a pair without trying them on. I know there is now technology online that you could try the glasses/sunglasses on virtually. But, that’s far not enough! The different curves and measurements of each glasses/sunglasses are mean for different types of face contour. For Asian, always try on a pair of glasses in person is a golden rule. I am an Asian myself and I know that low nasal bridge can get more annoyed when finding a right pair of glasses.

Another thing to pinpoint when choosing glasses/sunglasses, choose the right color that matches with your hair/complexion/color of your eyes. I would go for a tortoise rather than black if I had dark hair.

My 2 cent :D

Ehhhheee, les lunettes…. Je porte seulement au cinéma. Mais les lunettes de soleil sont un problème, j’ai porte tout le temps mais je n’ai pas trouvé LA parfait paire. Je cherche, je cherche mais…pas trouvable.
xxx

I love my glasses!!!

http://lapetiterobenoire-ale.blogspot.com
https://www.facebook.com/lapetiterobenoire.ale

j’adore porter des lunettes . j’aime tellement ça que je ai plusieurs paires ( chloé , dior, prada,…)
et de formes différentes que je porte selon mes envies , mon humeur,… pour moi c’est un accessoire de mode à part entière .
mais j’aime tout autant porter mes lentilles et que mon visage paraisse différent .
d’autres jouent avec le maquillage pour mettre leur regard en valeur , moi je joue avec les lunettes .
j’ai des grands yeux noirs, et mes lunettes « cachent » mes yeux, alors qd je porte mes lentilles ( souvent en soirée ou pour un rdv) , j’aime l’expression différente que mes yeux donnent à mon visage ( et mon mec d’ailleurs ;-))
bonne soirée

I’m going to confess something now..God, I can’t believe I’m not doing this on my blog, like I always planned to but I’m such a laaaazy girl who always has different ideas for blog posts! Truth to be told, I’ve been wearing my glasses on a regular basis ever since I was 13. The problem is they have special lenses for PC protection and because of them everytime I take a photo with my glasses on my eyes look green and HORRIBLE. Therefore, there are no pictures on my blog with my glasses on and I don’t think there will ever be because I guess I could never accept the fact that one day I just didn’t see things properly. I really dislike my glasses, but I care about my health more( future doctor speaking haha) and that’s why I religiously wear them, even at parties although my friends tell me ‘I can’t see any of your makeup’ or ‘These glasses don’t match your outfit at all!’. Well, excuse me if I can’t afford a pair for every single outfit :))) You, on the other hand, Garance, look simply amazing with your glasses!

Kisses, Mary

Sans lunettes je ne me reconnais pas, au sens propre comme au sens figuré. Elles font partie de ma personnalité, de la représentation que les gens ont de moi. En plus j’ai le sentiment qu’elles me donnent confiance en moi. Il faut dire j’ai des lunettes depuis que j’ai 3 ans… J’ai bien essayé les lentilles mais rien n’a faire je suis revenue aussitôt aux lunettes. Depuis plusieurs années j’accumule les lunettes Harry Larry’s la marque de lunettes de vue de Thierry Lasry, ce sont des modèles produits en très petite quantité ce qui donne vraiment l’impression que les lunettes sont adaptées à la personnalité !

I am a girl who has to wear hers all the time! It wasn’t always that way though. I started wearing them part-time in high school, to see things at a distance. I thought that the story goes… »Your eyes will get better, if you wear your glasses! » Not so much, I have become depended on them to pretty much see at all, but I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t have it any other way! At times, I would like to be able to put them down, especially with certain wardrobe choices, but it’s true, they do become a part of your face. I feel weird, almost naked without them :)

~Syd

haha honestly i wear them every single day except when i go out to party and meet friends…which is usually weekends. They’re so comfortable! but yes i’m also guilty of wearing them when my eyes are puffy and has major dark circles…glasses are so perfect for covering them up (or so i think)!

http://newbornfanatic.wordpress.com/

Arf, les lunettes et moi, toute une histoire ! Déjà, j’ai mis 3 ans a trouver LA monture qui ne me quitterai pas au bout de quelques mois (je me lassais). & puis faut dire que j’a mes périodes. Parfois j’ai envie de les porter tout le temps !! & parfois absolument jamais. Mais bon, faut dire que pour conduire que suis quand même obligée si je ne veux pas que ce soit dangereux. & pour bosser aussi, je ne veux pas avoir une barre au milieu du front à la fin de la journée. Mais dès que je rentre à la maison ou que je suis de sortie, EXIT les lunettes ! Je me préfère bien mieux sans… m’enfin, ça dépend des périodes… ^^

I just recently got glasses for when I have to focus on something for a long time and they put me in a good mood whenever they’re on. I usually wear BonLook’s Drink the Kool-Aid style in brown, but I also have a pair of black Ray-Bans.

I wear them just like you – to see the computer and to, occasionally, cover dark circles.

Kate xo petite-adventures.blogspot.ca

Un achat difficile les lunettes ! et si en plus vous demandez de l’aide pour le choix à votre homme, ou votre mère, ou votre soeur….pire les 3 à la fois ! eh bien vous êtes perdue!!…et lorsque vous finissez par trouver une paire dont la forme vous va : il n’y a pas la bonne couleur ! c’est vraiment l’horreur !
Et aussi le prix (autour de 1200 euros pour avoir des verres et une monture au top) ne vous permet pas d’en acheter plusieurs pour en changer souvent.
Que celles qui n’en portent pas profitent de leur chance car les inconvénients ne manquent pas…

#J’aime beaucoup les lunettes d’Anouk Colantoni sur votre Pinterest : l’une d’entre vous connaît la marque? (6ème photo – By Garance) – Merci.

i JUST found an amazing vintage eyeglass vendor at the market in greenwich…and have in my hands two, never used, vintage glasses, one as of 4 pm today, are now my reading glasses and they are so very original, so absolutely unconventional and sooo fun it is to now put a jewel on my nose, that says, ahh, I am unconventional and usual and have my very own special taste and glamourous way to peer into the newspaper or look at my laptop … !

Je n’en ai besoin que de loin, c’est à dire en gros, dans le métro pour lire les indics… Comme je prends rarement le métro, je les oublie à chaque fois. Par contre, quand je suis aux US je les mets car les distances n’étant pas du tout pareilles, j’ai besoin de voir plus loin que le bout de mon nez ^^
http://melolimparfaite.blogspot.fr/

Though I’ve been wearing glasses since I was in grade 5, I really only embraced them 4 years ago when I got my first pair of chunky vintage frames and stopped wearing contacts altogether. It was a revelation! Since then, they’ve become so much a part of my identity that when I think about getting laser eye surgery, the thought of being w/o my glasses holds me back. I think I’ll keep them for a while. : )

I get my glasses from Warby Parker now – super stylish for a great price. They have a cool business model too. http://www.warbyparker.com/

I have a lovely retro pair that are essential for movie-watching, telly-viewing, night-driving and rainy night-driving…so pretty much whenever I want to see! I had contacts for a while but they made my eyes super dry. Yuck.

Ah les lunettes! J’aimerais pouvoir en changer régulièrement, pour le ‘style’, mais… cela me reviendrait bien trop chère.. car oui, j’en ai réellement besoin, et tout le temps. mes lentilles? j’avoue les porter de moins en moins, car je les supporte plus difficilement qu’avant. et d’ailleurs, je les porte si souvent, que certaines personnes ne me reconnaissent pas sans lunettes.
en tout cas, à chaque fois que j’en change, le choix est un terrible dilemme. il y a tellement de formes que j’aimerais porter ;)

I’m moderately near-sighted. I’ve had periods when I wore glasses all the time, but about two years ago I stopped (except for my prescription sunglasses – I can’t live without those). But recently I decided to start wearing them again – not to cover up my dark circles – that’s impossible, but the two vertical lines between my brows. I think they look cool. However, I realized that now they prevent me from reading. But I draw the line at bifocals!

http://thebeastinthejungle.blogspot.com/

I’m slowly going blind as I age-a real drag- and look forward to the day when surgery can repair farsightedness! I have to wear glasses all the time and feel like I look like Mr. Magoo cause my lenses are so thick and make my eyes HUGE. My daughters say I look like Emma Thompsons character in Harry Potter! Oh Well- ya gotta laugh :-)

Quand j’avais 8 ans, je REVAIS d’avoir des lunettes de vue alors que comme par hasard, je n’en ai jamais eu besoin !

http://veryfrenchie.blogspot.com/

I’ve been wearing glasses since high school. I always consider contacts but I love the character that glasses have. My eyes are good enough that on special occasions or when I feel like mixing it up, I’ll leave my glasses off. But, overall, I love wearing my glasses each day. Though I must say, I can’t do these big glasses. When I put them on I just see my parents in their ridiculous glasses back in the 80s. I just can’t love that look on me. I’m always impressed by how some people can make these chunky glasses look classy.

http://lindseyreneegrace.com/

I always always wear them! Ever since I was nine, I’ve had them and now I’m BAT BLIND without them!
The only time I haven’t for them for a period of time longer than an hour is when they were snatched off my face by a monkey in India, no less.

– » Quand j’suis debout, j’vois pas mes pieds… Mais mes pieds, j’m’en fous ! » Isabelle Adjani dans l’Ete Meurtrier.

Garance, I wear glasses ALL the time. They are awesome rectangular, tortoiseshell frames that highlight my cheekbones wonderfully. I only take them off and put on contacts (and dress up) when it’s a special occasion. I look different and people cannot recognise me. My boyfriend says I am better than Clark Kent/Superman because I look different with and without glasses – a real disguise! :)

I am extremely happy with my new pair of frames that I wear not only because I need them but also as something of a fashion item. There are definitely those days where I just don’t feel like putting in contacts, but I also plan a fair number of outfits that I typically wear only with my glasses.
But, the real purpose of my comment here is to put in a request. One of my favorite features that you do is the « career girl » interview, where you highlight a particular woman’s job and how her own sense of fashion relates to or influences that job. While I love hearing about these really interesting career trajectories in fashion, it would be really cool to hear from a woman who works outside of fashion, but finds ways to balance a personal love of fashion with her career. For me, I’m a student who is planning to go into policy work and then a PhD program in economics. But I also read your blog and Scott’s, and love fashion, dressing up, shopping and learning about the world of fashion. It would be amazing and inspiring for me personally to hear from a woman who has a similar set of interests or goals.

Ah Garance, it is time to thank you. The revolutionary 180 degree change in my relationship with glasses stems from your post about Anna and her glasses range back in 2009. I loved the look of the range and on a whim ordered a pair online. It totally changed my perspective – not only did they bring character without making me look like someone else, I looked effortlessly chic. I realised that it wasn’t that glasses didn’t suit me, I had just worn the wrong ones for years!
Personally, now I think that glasses are the most important accessory to choose well if you are an all glasses kind’ve girl (sorry shoes!). Everyone looks at your face right? My personal secret is to choose a subtle colour like nude or off white – it brings attention to the eyes without screaming « GLASSES!! ». It works really well for girls like me whose faces are not super feminine and in fact need a little softening instead.

I have been wearing glasses since I was 8! I love the pair I have now by Derome Brenner and they have definitely become a part of my face B-)

I am really, really myopically ( is this the right word ?) So as a child i had to wear (thick) glasses all the time. I guess I’m kind of traumatized and only wear contact lenses.
Somehow I just don’t really have a face that looks good with glasses. Probably I just still have to find the right ones for me with all those really pretty new / retro modells…

I have to wear glasses all the time. That’s why it is so important to choose the good ones…tomorrow I’m going to pick some new :)

Regarding Pinterest…Oh, yes, it’s fabulous to archive the very good and inspiring stuff we find around the web!

Ana

Je ne commente presque jamais (une fois y’a longtemps, parce que ton dessin m’avait évoqué Gruau mon idole), mais je lis tous tes articles et là, question lunettes, je me sens trop concernée pour rester muette ;-) Depuis que j’ai arrêté les lentilles pour porter des lunettes à temps complet, j’ai bien essayer de reporter des lentilles l’été, pour pouvoir porter ma collec de solaires, mais y’a rien à faire, mes yeux ne sont pas d’accord ! Et je me rends compte que sans lunettes, ben je me sens toute nue, et surtout, super fadasse. Ma précédente monture était une Cutler en écaille grande et épaisse, et la nouvelle une EK noire plus grande encore mais plus fine, assez 70’s. Je crois que quand on porte des lunettes tous les jours, il ne faut surtout pas essayer de les planquer (quelle horreur, ces montures soit disant discrètes), et prendre exemple sur Iris Apfel !!
Et pour Pinterest, j’y suis depuis 15 jours seulement, et punaise, je suis encore accro comme jamais ! Bien sûr que je m’abonne à ton compte ! Le mien au cas où ;-) http://pinterest.com/euphrosine75/

Je suis miope depuis les 25 ans, normalement je devrais porter les lunettes tout le temps… mais non. Seulement à la maison et si je vais au cinéma, théatre et similaires. N’empêche que depuis qu’il y a de très chouettes lunettes je les porte plus souvent. On m’a souvent dit que ça me va bien, mais moi je n’arrive pas à m’y voir, c’est dommage.

Ce que je porte toujours (et j’en ai plein) sont les lunettes de soleil; chez nous (en Espagne) on peut les porter toute l’année et mes cernes sont contentes :)

i’m happy with my barton perreira banks frames + clips!! and yes crafted in Japan :)

http://bartonperreira.com/m/zoom.php?image=BAN_CHE_SIL_SAT_ERN6832ds.jpg
http://bartonperreira.com/m/zoom.php?image=banks_pewter_metal_noir.jpg

J’approche la quarante et je pensais (enfin!) avoir besoin de porter des lunettes, mais grosse déception mon ophtalmo m’a annoncé que j’avais une excellente vue! Je vais peut-être quand même finir par m’acheter cette paire de lunettes qui me fait des clins d’oeil en vitrine et y mettre des verres sans correction…

Ça te va très bien les lunettes Garance, une vraie tête à lunettes de vue! Donc perte de vue = good thing ;)

I love glasses! They can change a look in an instant. I think of them as part of a layering look. xxx

I love people with glasses, I think some can look really interesting, but i hate wearing glasses myself. I only wear them when i drive as otherwise i would crash. But i am well known for not saying hello to a good friend as i couldn’t recognise her, the glasses would have helped. mxx

I’m also a big fan of glasses although I don’t wear them/don’t need them. I just think they can make every face look interesting and different. You look amazing with your glasses! :)

xxxx

I was just on another blog (B. Jones style) and saw a photo of white cat-eye glasses. I don’t wear my glasses often, and I already have three pairs to choose from when I do, but those white cat-eye frames may need to become option #4…The post is here: http://www.bjonesstyle.com/blog/2012/11/02/leslietesslercapes/

Je suis passé en 4 ans de quelqu’un qui ne portait pas du tout de lunettes – à quelqu’un qui portait des lunettes uniquement pour le ciné ou l’ordi- et enfin à (en vrai bigleuse avertie) quelqu’un qui DOIT porter des lunettes tout le temps. Comme tu dis, les gens disent que j’ai changé de visage. C’est drôle. Heureusement maintenant qu’on ne se fait plus traiter de « 4 yeux » et que c’est fun de porter des lunettes, sinon pauvre de nous :(

I wear them loud and proud!

I have horrible vision and had to start wearing them in 2nd grade. For awhile I would always pick frames that blended in my face. It was the theory of « wearing glasses, but not wearing glasses ».

As I’ve gotten older and realized that I will never look like the girl next door or a classic beauty in American standards, I’ve decided to embrace it and make glasses an accessory for my face.

I have 4 pairs in rotation now. 3 of them are from my favorite glasses designer, Theo (http://theo.be) and 1 pair by anne et valentin (http://www.anneetvalentin.com/).

I loooovvve glasses shopping! I look forward to buying a new pair every year :D

Je fais partie des filles qui portes des lentilles.
Je rève de trouve LA paire de lunettes, mais Monsieur me préfère sans lunettes, il trouve que ça m’enlève ma « légèreté »
Merci pour ton blog

I have worn glasses everyday for the past 5 years. I like mine classic and black and as naughty librarian in vibe and shape as I can get. It just makes things more fun ;)

I looooooooooooooove my glasses and I wear them all the time, my wedding included. Sometimes I even wear when I jump into the shower!! I wear them since I was 5 years old and I think I look prettier and smarter with them ;-) I like them big (partly because I like to hide behind them…) and yes, sometime people don’t recognize me without them. When I was a kid I used to be mocked because of my nerdy glasses and my high grades, but both things turned out to be something to be proud of!

Je porte mes lunettes parce que jén ai besoin, rien que ça!
mais des que ságit dúne nécessité à moi, il se doit que me lunettes soient bien, élegants, que quíls me rendent belle, quoi!

Garance what brand are those glasses that the girl is wearing in the photo!?
I LOVE them!
I must know….

comme tu as raison, je ne m’étais jamais réfléchie comme ça !
je porte mes lunettes tout les jours car je ne peux plus me passer du confort qu’elles m’apportent, je suis pourtant capable de voir plus ou moins bien sans.
Je les enlève rarement : pour des occasions choisies, tu as raison, je sais que désormais on me voit autrement quand je ne les porte pas : j’aime bien jouer avec ça, mais si j’en abuse l’effet ne sera plus le même…..on a parfois des comportements qu’on ne décrypte pas c’est hyper amusant de se reconnaitre dans des lignes écrites par une autre !! merci

Je suis une taupe hypermétrope et astigmate depuis toujours et je dois bientôt passer aux lentilles, mais sans mais lunettes je me sens nue et vulnérable !

I ve been wearing glasses since I was 6. Not the cute kind, but the really thick, ugly ones. Got contacts at 15 and haven’t looked back. I still have glasses to wear at home, but I wouldn’t be caught dead in them: still thick as hell. So when I loose a contact I don’t leave home if I can help it. Sorry, but glasses are not fun for me, unfortunately. And the worst part is I can’t have my eyes lasered… So I have a pet peeve with glasses.

I have been wearing glasses all day everyday since I was 4 years old! (I’m now 30). I don’t even recognize myself without them.. however I can’t really see without them either. I always have mascara marks on my mirror because I have to get super super close to see my lashes clearly. Glasses have never bothered me, I rather like them. The only thing that used to bug me was that I could never find classic frames that went with many outfits… (and when you have a super serious prescription it’s hard to switch up glasses often, even if they are the same prescription for some reason it’s hard to adjust). But then I found the greatest plain black thick frames by Chanel and all was solved!
The only other thing i’ll say is that it’s hard to wear earrings with glasses. I always feel like I’m over-accesorized! If you have any photos of women in glasses wearing fabulous earrings I’d love to see them!

So happy about this post. For decades I have worn glasses every day. One of the best things for me when traveling in Europe is that men find women with glasses attractive! Here in the states–forgettabout it. Invisible. Or relegated to geek chic. Ugh. Oh, it felt so good to put this in writing :-) 48 and a committed four-eye fashionista.

I wore glasses and contact lenses from age 13-35 and then had corrective eye surgery! So liberating….the only glasses I now need are dark glasses!

Glasses are a great way to accessorize your face :) I wish I can be one of those people with their signature, iconic eyewear, but I usually take them on and off throughout the day (I’m only -1.50 in both eyes. Sometimes I can’t recognize people until they are 30 inches away from me…so maybe I should wear them all day! :)

It’s just that sometimes I don’t like having something on my face.

But I agree with Stephanie, sometimes it’s extremely attractive when a woman (or a man) wears glasses.

Anyways, I am so so excited to wear my new pair of Chanel spectacles, here is the story behind them :) ps – I reference you Garance! :)

http://lifeofphi.com/2012/10/14/slightly-miaw/

xo, Dina

Je porte des lunettes depuis que j’ai 6 ans je crois, et je n’ai jamais vraiment été tentée par les lentilles, qui me semblent beaucoup trop contraignantes, d’autant que je suis très bordélique et perpétuellement en retard ! Mais surtout, je suis habituée à voir mon visage avec des lunettes. A mes yeux, elles font partie intégrante de mon visage. Ne plus en avoir, ce serait comme changer complètement de coupe de cheveux ou changer la forme de mon nez ! J’aime moins mon visage quand je me regarde dans le miroir sans lunettes, je me sens nettement moins sûre de moi. En plus, les lunettes ont l’avantage de cacher les creux sous les paupières, mais chuuttt.

Cet article me fait plaisir, car je suis souvent surprise de constater à quel point pour beaucoup de gens porter des lunettes est pénible, et à quel point ils se trouvent moches avec ! Mais c’est peut-être surtout le fait de personnes qui se sont mis à porté des lunettes tardivement, je ne sais pas.
Vu la qualité des modèles et l’ampleur du choix, je ne comprends pas vraiment, d’autant que ça peut être un moyen de mettre les yeux en valeur (quitte à forcer un peu plus sur le maquillage, c’est sûr), et que l’on peut en jouer comme d’un accessoire.

Par contre, les lunettes sont de nouveau à la mode depuis quelques années, ce qui est plutôt sympa, même si j’aime moyennement la mode des fameuses grosses lunettes, genre « secrétaire particulière », qui ne sont cool qu’à condition de les porter de temps en temps (pas très envie d’avoir la tronche d’une greffière tous les jours…).
Quoi qu’il en soit, c’est plutôt cool de voir de plus en plus de personnes dans les médias assumer leur myopie/presbytie/astygmatie !

Moi j’en porte tout les jours ( je suis myope comme une taupe ) … et c’est un vrai casse tête de trouver des modèles mode allant avec tout … mais je ne veux pas passer inaperçu … des idées ?

J’en porte depuis la maternelle et je ne le vivais pas forcément bien…
Et un jour, je suis rentrée chez Marc Le Bihan dans le Marais et là j’ai adoré porter des lunettes!
Super sélection et super équipe: http://www.marclebihan.fr/

I hate glasses. Just can’t find any to suit me. I wear contacts all the time and if I didn’t wear contacts I’d have to wear glasses all the time because I’m terribly short sighted. When I hear people who tell me « oh I’m so blind » and then I find out they are only slightly short sighted it makes me so annoyed. Also people who want to wear fake glasses when their eyesight is perfect. Please be happy that you have great eyesight. Just wear different sunglasses!!

I’ve been short sighted for about 8 years now (since early adolescence years) and at first I wore glasses only when I really had to, in school when I needed to see what’s on board..but I took them off the second I could. Hell no, I’d wear them out of class, on the hallway. Then finally I got lenses, so putting glasses on and off about million times a day wouldn’t bother me any more..I’d have them on only at home if my eyes were too tired.
Few years ago I changed the optician and she represented me to Alain Mikli’s frames..one of best buys ever:) It’s only too bad that now I want new frames every few months..yet I want to keep all my old ones, so when it comes to change of diopter, imagine the expenses..:) and with each new frames I go for a crazier shape or colour, something I haven’t seen before. Plus the optician is among the few ones who sell Mikli in my small homeland (Slovenia) and she’s always happy to let me know that  »those frames are the first ones to be sold in whole country » :) Needless to say, now I put the lenses in only on special occasions or in the summer, when wearing sunglasses (on wish list: Miklis, of course). So yeah, glasses are my signature piece and favorite accessory.
My boyfriend and sister (same story about switching glasses for lenses and back to glasses) also wear Miklis (no ordinary ones cause I was there when they were picking them up and obviously cheering for those most noticeable:)) and we get sooo many compliments when wandering around together:)

BTW, while I don’t comment often (ever?) – love your posts, videos, photos, illustrations, tweets, Pinterest boards..love you;) you’re great, really stand out among other bloggers.. Keep up the good work!!

P.S. Sorry for all the advertising. I’d love to try other brands too, but the selection in our country is just so narrow..

I’ve worn glasses since I was a child, and I don’t feel quite comfortable without them on now. I wear big black frames which I love the shape of, but the silver Bs on the side (Balenciaga) are just a touch too conspicuous for my preference. I totally know what you mean about glasses becoming part of someone’s look, a visual identity. Anyway, I’m not sure I could get rid of my specs even if I wanted to–I can’t stand the thought of sticking a contact lens on my eye!