Motley Eyewear by Allison Magpantay

I've just stumbled upon these wonderful specs by aspiring glasses designer Allison Magpantay. From her website:

"Motley Eyewear is interchangeable and customizable where it allows the wearer to have great diversity of elements. With many options to choose from, he or she has the freedom to simply wear whatever they desire. Due to its handmade process, no two styles are alike. Therefore, he or she can create their own pair of glasses so that their appearance is fully expressed."

Her blog states that she plans to change the name of the company, so if you're keen, googling 'Motley Eyewear' in coming months may not get you anywhere - but I do suggest to check out her tumblr to stay up to date on when they'll be released.

I'm personally loving the mossy pair, but I think the sequins would be a hit. Do you have a favourite?

Sunglasses Styling - Ray Ban Ice Pop

When the Ray Ban Ice Pop Wayfarers slipped into my Pinterest feed a few days ago, it was love at first sight. They genuinely had me dreaming of fluffy clouds of sorbet, skipping in summer dresses and flirting by the water fountain.

This eye candy had me thinking about how I would style my dream outfit around it's tasty acetate...

I would start with a cutesy Kimbra hairdo (for the flirting, naturally)...

...then wrap myself up in one of these divine tea dresses... 

...anchor with some quirky brogues...

...and, for true attention-to-detail, a flutter of pastel floral tattoos.

Delicious

Very French Gangsters = Amazing Kids Glasses

Myself and my myopic man recently had a little girl. Cool, huh? But part of making a person is the realisation that you're likely to pass at least some of your little faults and quirks on to them, and thus I'm lightly dreading her first eye test and the seemingly inevitable glasses selection that will follow.

Until I came across Very French Gangsters.

These specs are ACTUALLY AMAZING and I'm genuinely stoked at the possibility of my little lady's face getting wrapped up in their acetate goodness. I love love love everything about it - the photos, the styling, the names and of course, the glasses themselves. 

Incroyable!

My Stupid Face

I've always been crazy short sighted. I HAVEN'T always worn glasses. I mostly wear contact lenses, and before I wore those, I didn't wear anything at all (life sure was interesting back then! I don't know how I crossed the street safely!)
Working in optics has given me a pretty deep-seated love of glasses, which is great because I can't wear contacts all-day every-day. So here is a homage to my stupid face and the many frames I inflict it with. It might be worth noting that I own about 20 pairs of prescription spectacles (and many more that don't yet have frames in them!) but somehow, these are the only ones I have photos of. Enjoy! (or not!)

Frame of the Day: 50's Wild Rhinestone Cat Eye Glasses

So, the title pretty much says it all. I googled "The Most Amazing Pair of Glasses I've Ever Seen" and these babies popped up. Thanks Etsy!

Happiness is...these incredible vintage spectacles

Thanks to the blog Happiness Is... for giving me a perve at these super duper specs!

BATMAN GLASSES

Oh, Johnny

This might just be the man that started the hipster spectacle trend... or maybe he just does it better than the rest. Who knows. Who cares? 

FEAST YA BLOODY EYES, IT'S WONDERFUL!

Frame of the Day: Kirk Originals

Oh. Mah. Lordy. 

These are crazyfreakingawesome. I absolutely want to wrap my face in these jellybean wonders right now and forever more. I was going to show one. Then I was all like "Nah, man. Three. Three's much better. Woo!"

So here's three:

And while you're at it, have a look at their plastic spider face store. Incredible!

Check out their website. Dream a little. They even have this great heading at the moment that says "NEWS: SALE NOW ON", which pretty much turns me into a mushy mess of nerd goo.

http://www.kirkoriginals.com