Showing posts with label Warby Parker. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Warby Parker. Show all posts

Friday, April 13, 2012

Time to get OPTICAL


   Two words shall reign above all else in this post: WARBY PARKER. Now to explain... Latlely, I have been having some serious eye pains (who gets eyeball pains?!) which seem to be a reoccurring issue with me every year. Back in the days of college, my supreme note-taking skills began to suffer as I could not see a darn thing that was projected upon the projection screen. As it is extremely difficult to take notes when you cannot even see the information to take notes from, I immediately set forth to Lens Crafters. Since college, I have gone through phases of wearing glasses- sometimes I am totally on top of aiding my nearsightedness while other times I just go months and months without wearing them until my eyeballs begin to hurt from straining (this is where I currently reside). You would think I would opt to where my optics all the time, expecially since this is statement has been uttered directly from my lips to my fiance on numerous occassions: (ahem, while driving) "It's crazy how many cars in front of me I can see!" OR "Oh! That's what the Ohio license plates look like!"- okay, I am totally kidding on the second one. I think the whole underlying issue here is the "look factor" of glasses...I have had quite a struggle finding a pair that I  love and am not ashamed to flaunt in public. {At this point you may be wondering why I dont take the obvious route and get contacts- been there, tried that, and in all honestly, for whatever reason, I could not for the life of me figure out how to get the darn things on my eyes}.
   Enter Warby Parker.... an amazing line of "boutique-quality" eyewear sold at a totally reasonable price of $95. Their aim is to provide trendy eyewear with a strong vintage quality at a price that is not over the top. Way too many eyewear brands retail their goods at crazy high prices taking advantage of the fact that eyewear is a necessity to many. And as if you need another selling point after seeing these fashion forward frames, Warby Parker partners up with non-profits to provide a pair of glasses to someone who cannot afford a pair for each piece of eyewear  sold (love this). The whole sell/buy a pair, donate a pair combo gets me every time...as it should. To bring things back to the present situation, I have been admiring these Warby Parkers every time I catch them upon someone's face (often showcased on fellow fashion bloggers cc: SeeAnnaJane & EatSleepWear). So when my eyeballs just so happened to begin hurting I decided I would take the appropriate step and get some new glasses, that just so happened to be a trend I have been wanting to try out.... (side note: the step of purchasing the actual eyewear has completely taken priority over the necessary act of making an actual appointment with the optometrist). Now the task of choosing a pair...your help is appreciated! Check out a few selections from WB below and visit HERE for the entire collection + all the various frame color/style choices . HAPPY FRIDAY xx-A-

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