I had my eyes tested the other day, and was so glad that I do not need new glasses yet. They are so expensive and it is so hard to choose frames. I have astigmatism so I have tailored progressive glasses with photochromic lenses, and also custom reading glasses. It normally costs me around $900 for both.
I hate choosing frames because they are on my face every waking moment, there is so much choice, they have to suit all occasions, and they are expensive.
I love my present frames, but they have discontinued them (naturally…)
I had picked these – similar – frames out but now I do not need them yet!
These are some of my previous frames. The ones I have now – by Efva Attling – are my favourites of all time though.
I hated these frames about ten minutes after I took delivery of them, and had to wear them for two years after that because I was too mean to change them!
Interesting how there are 2 have types of specs wearers – those like you and me, who prefer an obvious frame, and others who like the frame to be as unobtrusive as possible. I too wear mine all the time (also astigmatism) and have since 13. I progressed to varifocals in 2021, and here in the UK opticians routinely offer 2 for one or some such deal (why they can’t just price them more reasonably really annoys me!) so I have a tinted and a clear pair. I’m just in the midst of getting a replacement clear pair as the coating has deteriorated, and opted for bold frames again. About £500, and my ‘free’ second pair is a pair of prescription readers – the varifocals aren’t precise enough for soldering and stone setting. I’ve worn specs for so long I feel incredibly unconfident without them!
My sister wears the frames that look almost invisible, but I like mine to be an accessory. Some of my glasses have dominated my face but I enjoyed that while I had them. Sweden, like the UK, has a national health system for the rest of the body, but teeth and eyes are so expensive. I normally buy my glasses as buy one (the varifocals with photochromic lenses), get one free (the prescription readers) but they are so expensive even on special. I was well into my forties when I got my first pair of glasses (though I had probably needed them for a while with the astigmatism) and they took a bit of getting used to. I have one ear higher than the other and a wide forehead on a narrow face so it took a while and plenty of literal headaches to find what suits me.
There is a legendary woman at one of our optician/optometrist chains that can look at your face as you walk in and know exactly which pair of glasses will look the best on you.
That woman sounds like a godsend! And I think that wonky ears is more common than one might think coz mine are too!
Only one pair of frames at a time!? I couldn’t function that way! I must have at least a dozen pairs of specs, ranging from rimless designs all the way up to heavy acetate ones with thick rims and sides. Some of them are general use (varifocals) and others are “office” lenses to wear at work, when I’m mostly at screens. I’ve got contacts, too, which allow me to wear my extensive collection of sunglasses when the weather is right. Think of glasses as clothes for your face – you wouldn’t only wear one outfit all the time, why should you be restricted to only wear one pair of glasses?
For me it’s cost, though I have been considering a subscription.
Those frames suit you, if they have been discontinued ask the optician to change out the lenses next time you need new ones.
They won’t unfortunately. They say the frames are too worn which is bollocks. They just want to make money.
I’ve had so many pairs of specs and some of them have even been bought used from eBay then reglazed. My previous optician had a real bee in his bonnet about people just going and buying frames from wherever, willy-nilly, “some of them even buy them from eBay, can you imagine!?” But really, it’s very hard for a frame to wear out so badly it becomes unusable, and there’s a thriving market in new-old-stock or even pre-owned designer frames. The real reason is that retail opticians make most of their profit margin from frames, many of which are produced for minimal cost in China and sold at gigantic markup. I try to buy higher quality frames, which is more expensive at the outset – even from eBay! – but they last. (full disclosure: my favourite makers are Lunor and Lindberg…) They also have a better range of designs than many of the UK based chains, I walked into an optician the other day and more or less walked straight out again – their frame selection was just a sea of the same boring shapes in a few boring colours.
those glasses look real cool. They suit you. Such happy pics 🙂
Thank you!
I wear quite noticeable frames so when I don’t have specs on I look faceless in a way!
Simply stunning. You beaut.
Jack McLeod0836533597 Jack@skyefinance.co.za
Right back at ya!