Look Sharp, Sconnie - Midwestern Fashion Nerd, Chronic Over-thinker

I'm Judging You and Your Glasses

Aw man. 

Another post about glasses. 

How unoriginal. But also I don't care 
so

GLASSES
I feel like we're coming off of this weird hipster craze during which glasses served as this incredibly convenient way to prove that 1. You were a hipster and 2. You didn't care that you were a hipster. 

This, of course, was pre hipster-as-a-solely-derogatory-word era, when being a hipster was associated with more than just being an idiot. 

Nowadays, however, a fondness for glasses must be tempered with the public perception that 1. You view yourself as a hipster and 2. You're OK with the fact that you view yourself as a hipster.
Confused?
Me too. A little. But that's my point. 

The fact that glasses have become this social indicator of certain self-awareness is unfortunate and unnerving -- especially considering that their original appeal lay in a unique ability to separate oneself from the world. 

Now, donning a second pair of eyes is akin to asking for a certain sort of, often unwanted, attention- Which is conflicting, because it negates the instinct for privacy that usually drives the desire to hide behind 2 astigmatism-adjusted over-magnified panes of glass. 
dress: vintage, boots: lucky brand, glasses: vintage
It used to be that when I wore glasses, I felt a bit like I was giving up. Giving up on attempting to affect social opinion, giving up on my visual attractiveness, giving up on life in public. Now, I feel as if ... well, I feel as if I'm wearing a hat. 
You know-- that strange blend of undercoveredness and exposure that only a well-situated fedora can incite. 
Like - Hey! I'm shielding my head with a piece of fabric but also outwardly inciting the impression that I think I'm super retro and cool. 

So what's a genuine glasses-lover to do?

I'm guessing something along the lines of what a genuine anything does:
say "screw it" and do whatever. 

Cheers.


Photos by Isabel Seidel

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