I am talking about the glasses for daily use that are big and ugly and should not have come back into indie style. I just hate them and the way they make people look. They make me think that the person wearing them must never look in the mirror and that they are probably nice but have no sense of style. Please take them off.
—4 eye style expert
This article appears in Mar 19-25, 2009.
Amen to that. They are ridiculous and I have no sweet clue how ANYBODY could think they are cute or fashionable.
I’d rather look at someone with a huge pair of 80s specs than those fucking cookie-cutter rectangular horrors that everyone and their dog is wearing. Try getting another design – it’s fucking impossible since most eyewear places stock 95% of those fugly frames and hardly anything else.
Big shades are the best no matter what! Reason being, when you feel like just being behind the scenes, or incognito somewhat… or maybe you just need to cover up them glossy eyes… lol, big shades are a keeper forever..
big shades are ugly i agree. i find that they are made even uglier based on who is wearing them.
When I moved here from Vancity I thought I would get away from hipsters and their huge ugly glasses and their ironically unfashionable fashion. Little did I know that Halifax is a hipster stronghold. Worse yet are gypsters, twice as irritating, stinky and poor than regular hipsters…I wish they would choke on their skinny headbands.
Holy shit, get over it. So what if my sunglasses cost more than your outfit? Move on.
Agreed TTFN. I wear the larger glasses because they flatter my face shape, not because they are trendy. Sorry, no John Lennon glasses for me 😛
I’m not sure what glasses your referring to, but I agree with the whole wanna be indie kid scene getting irritating to live with. Indie comes naturally, really, don’t force it. I personally don’t mind larger glasses if they’re on the right person, but the plasticky crazy shape ones are overkill, sorry.
I believe everyone is confusing big sunglasses with big eyeglasses. Like the bitch who is proud that her sunglasses cost more than an outfit. this is not the issue. Bugeye sunglasses are old news. 80s Susan Sarandon eyewear is what makes me wanna blow a gasket. and other ironic fashions. irony is meant to be behind subtle jokes and observations, etc… not on your face. That goes for moustaches as well. Fuckin’ hipsters. I wouldn’t care so much if they weren’t all so fucking exclusive and self obsessed. You found ray bans for 5 dollars, you didn’t publish a novel. assholes.
Haha, agreed with leek – Susan Sarandon couldn’t pull them off in The Client and nobody before or since will either.
The thing that irks me to no end about hipsters is that 99% of them would never, ever wear something so ridiculous without seeing a substantial number of of other people doing it first. They blindly jump from bandwagon to bandwagon (as long as the wagon is full), most of which are mercifully headed over a cliff.
I think I’m going out and get the biggest baddest pair of glasses I can frind that would put Elton John to shame and anything else to piss of the Fashion Police,
I’m shocked no-one has gone with the “they protect the fragile skin around my eyes” defense yet.
Wasn’t that the recurring theme with these godzilla glasses bitches?
Anyways, unfortunately people are free to look as stupid as they like in this world. A fact I’m reminded of on a daily basis.
Oh, yes! What about Bono hmmm?
He’s been rockin those shades fo years.
Yeah, and the other guy is still wearing a toque. Doesn’t make it right. I feel bad for rock stars/celebs who have an iconic image that they feel the need to perpetuate for 20+ years. People like Elton John and David Bowie excluded.
Um….speaking on behalf of the big-sunglasses contingent….some of us have big faces that cannot be covered by your normal, piddly glasses. I have had this problem for years and have always worn the giant shades from the junk shops. And it works economically too—I would rather wear the 50 cent giant shades I bought at the Chinese grocery store than pay $200 for a pair of Wayfarers that don’t even cover my fucking face. Different strokes, people.
Don’t you find those huge glasses make people look like they have insect eyes? Tried a few pairs on and damn I looked like I had bug eyes. hahaha
I went with a moderate balance of big and tasteful.
oh lang, dont give me the big face argument…these damn jackie-o glasses have been gone for years. its just the last couple of years theyve come back in. are you telling me that the size of peoples faces is cyclical? for 99.9 of those who wear the big glasses its not about face size. the things cover 3/4’s of some peoples faces…i mean come on! its about being pretentious and playing the part of a fashionista. its too much and it smacks of conformity imo…not individuality.
I agree those 80’s style glasses are not kool! you used to get them free with rice crispies! as for the big sunglasses i do like them *blushes* there great for those hangover monrings 🙂
Bring yellow tinted Aviators back!!!
sarandon’s glasses are funny!
I’m pretty sure the OP wasn’t talking about big sunglasses, they meant those giant squarish eyeglasses that were popular in the seventies ans early eighties. You know, like how Dustin Hoffman wore in that movie “Tootsie”. I’m sure this is what they meant because I’ve noticed them too, and man, are they UGLY! In no way do they look attractive. On anyone.