Dorothy Parker famously remarked that "Boys don't make passes at girls who wear glasses". Surely, however, that's outdated. I mean, just look at Daisy Lowe in the new Marc by Marc Jacobs campaigns below.
I have to confess that I have terrible eyesight. I'm useless without my contact lenses - can't drive, don't recognise friends across the street. I can't wait 'til I turn 25 - I've got laser surgery on lockdown, but until then, I'm in the market for a new pair of specs. I'm petrified of buying 'fashion frames'- you know, the one that every posing hipster worth their salt has a pair of, but I think I'm going to have to bite the bullet and purchase something (I might have stood on mine over the weekend). Looking for inspiration I found...
Givenchy circa 2006
Valentine Fillol-Cordier posing for Nylon
Ashley Olsen
Channelling Terry Richardson?
A Balenciaga look best left in the archives...
Chloe Sevigny and her clear frames
Adrian Brody in The Darjeeling Limited
She's All That
