Reading glasses can be a fashion statement

June 3rd, 2009 by Aakash Shah

Reading glasses can be a fashion statement that defines character and personality. From John Lennon’s famous round bifocals to the designer reading glasses of all shapes, size and color, eye glasses have found a place in the fashion industry for every designer’s theme. Colored reading glasses can be matched to any clothing article and can even be coordinated with accessories and makeup. Eye glasses are often matched with purses, shoes and even cell phones to show class, style and color coordinated sophistication.

Designer reading glasses can range in price from $1.00 for generic glasses to $350 and up for prescription glasses with additional features such as anti-glare, anti-scratch and tinted coatings. Anti-glare coatings have become a must have feature for anyone who spends time in front of a computer monitor or drives at night. The anti-glare feature can reduce up to 60% of unwanted glare and provide more than just a fashion statement when wearing your glasses.

A fashion statement is often defined by the accessory choice made to compliment the clothing and eye glasses can be the most effective and noticed accessory to the public. The first place people look is at your face and even more specifically your eyes. Glasses can be used to accentuate your eye color and complement your facial features depending on the shape, size and color of the frames. Frameless or rimless eye glasses have become a fashion statement of class and style for most business professionals and can be found in most optical stores.

Most optical stores will allow you to browse and try on their frames to find the best fit for you. There are numerous theories and suggestions for matching different frames shapes and sizes with facial features pertaining to the roundness of the chin or wideness of the forehead. Everyone is different and the most important critic is you so trying on glasses to find the right ones for you will be the best advice for choosing the perfect reading glasses to match your own particular style. Reading glasses are the perfect accessory to any fashion style and project personality based your choice of frames and lenses.