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!)

Seraphin Eyewear

Sooo, I've started working on Saturdays for a little boutique optometrist. This has given me a whole new range of spectacles to obsess over. The one that I think I'll blow my first paycheck on? These little babies from Seraphin Eyewear, a division of OGI Eyewear.

May I present...Marquette!

She's sending shivers down my spine with her quirky angles and floral details...brrrrr!!!

Then, the award for paycheck number two goes to...Raleigh! (She's a crystal masterpiece!)

Sneaking Duck

OOoooOOOoo la la! 

Sneaking Duck had me at their natty name, but pushed the awesome up a notch by having some of the cheapest and amazeballingest specs available in Australia. Yeah yeah!

The glasses themselves have great names too. Check 'em out:

Blue Hole

Wool Spinner 

Pearl Knit

They also have luvverly photos of babes wearing the glasses, so you can see exactly how they would look on you if you're a supermodel! AND if you want to see what you would look like wearing them while you're looking like yourself and NOT like a supermodel, which you possibly do anyway, but just in case you possibly don't, then you can simply upload a photo of the front of your head, and their magic software will stick the glasses in front of it and WOW you know if you should buy them or not!

Here is a photo of a cartoon avatar of me wearing the Due Diligence frames

Nice, eh?

Here is their sweet website and Facebook page.

Enjoy!

Steampunk Spectacles

Trial frames in Optics (these nifty buggers displayed below) are quite intriguing to me. I love anything that looks super utilitarian, and I'm a big fan of "bells and whistles", so to speak. Highly functioning glasses! I would love to get a pair, actually. Imagine never having to worry about fitting new lenses again! Just *click-click* and your new script is ready to rumble!

The other reason I love them is because, I think, secretly, I love all things Steampunk. Yeah, I know it's spreading like an awful Regretsy-rash all over the internet, but I can't help myself! Hey, it's not like I watch crappy TV or do hard drugs, mmmmkay? I need my vices! 

Maybe I can blame it all on this guy, in this movie:

Mr. Johnny Depp as the dreamy, nutty scientist (that's four of my favourite things right there! Mmmm, dreamy nut Johnny scientist...) in Sleepy Hollow. Also, Steampunk is very Fullmetal Alchemist, although, all the googling in my morning couldn't find a single pair of nutty spectacles from that show, just classy wire frames like those Hohenheim wears (more on that later, perhaps?).

Anyway, strap on ya cogs, fire up yo' kettles, and get yerself welding, 'cause it's about to get steamy all up in here!

I imagine these side shields to be made of human skin. Yay for recycling!

This pair below is my absolute favourite. Weird, yeah, that I love utilitarian things the most when they come with an extra dash of impracticality? "Oh, scuzzy mah bug eyes, ol' chap, just trying to observe an electron!"

Colanderish. Super duper!

UNGH this reminds me of weird ass bugs making sweet, mechanical love.

These guys are clearly far too shiny and new to be practical in any way, derrrr. But I give out bonus points for coke-bottle amber lenses.

I'm so amazed that someone has managed to make a pair of glasses that basically look EXACTLY how submarines look to me.

Frame of the Day: Jono Hennessy

These frames basically blew my mind. I've been obsessing over chunky, acetate frames in all shades of gemstone and brown, and metal frames haven't really appealed to me. These are the complete antidote to that.

Not only do they fill my current 'chunky' criteria for my dream spectacles, they possess such intricate detail that you just can't find in plastic glasses. I want one in every colour!

You can find these & many of the divine acetates I was talking about, here: http://www.jonohennessy.com/