Geek Chic
by habituallychic
06 . 17 . 11
There really isn’t anything geeky about these bespeckled beauties including Carrie Donovan above but there is definitely something about a pair of glasses that makes the wearer appear smarter. I had a cab driver ask me today if I worked at Citibank. A random question to say the least but I chalk it up to my new glasses that apparently make me look really, really smart. I had a lot of readers ask me where I got them after seeing them in my last post so I figured why not compile a few iconic images of those who wear glasses and a few that probably will be someday. For the record, my new glasses are Ray Ban Wayfarer Square and they definitely make geek chic.
David Hockney
Iris Apfel
Liz Claiborne
Philip Johnson
Jay Z
Colin Firth as A Single Man
Swifty Lazar
Scarlett Johansson
Yves Saint Laurent
Jenna Lyons
Michael Caine
Joanna Hillman
Woody Allen
Fleur Cowles
Erin Fetherston by Vanessa Jackman
Grace Kelly
Gregory Peck in To Kill a Mockingbird
Emily Blunt
Grace Kelly
Demi Moore
Grace Kelly
Minnie Mortimer
Justin Beiber
Kanye West
Paul McCartney
Isabelle Adjani
Photo by Vanessa Jackman
Morrissey
Photo by Vanessa Jackman
Michael Caine
Photo by Vanessa Jackman
Elisa Sednaoui in Chanel
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Charlotte Rampling
Madeline Weeks
Sophia Loren
24 Comments
I especially love the classic beauty of Elisa Sednaoui.
Your glasses look great, Heather.
Love my glasses, but I only wear them around the house for some crazy reason. My sunglasses are Wayfarer and I LOVE them. Go through a pair a year for the post decade.
Love this post. It has inspired me to wear my glasses more often.
Teresa
xoxo
Heather – how CHARMING!!!!! Thanks for bringing a smile to my work-weary face on a late Thursday afternoon!
Cheers,
Scot
What a great collection of peeps with mad specs appeal!! Awesome!
Beautiful photos and gorgeous frames, all of them!
-Adria
slopesinheels.blogspot.com
Very sexy! Here’s another fabulous pair of specs on Italian designer Rossana Orlandi. She looks amazing.
http://nyti.ms/eLjSSf
wonderful post..particularly for someone who’s always on the lookout for some smart glasses..love the ones grace kelly is sporting in her first image..and the ones by chanel!! have a lovely day, heather..xx meenal
What a great post…Enjoyed…
& I like your new glasses….
http://www.ajbarnesonline.blogspot.com
I thought you would have your picture at the very end in your new glasses!
Fantastic post, great collection and your glasses look great.
Kisses
Tereza
I just got new glasses, too. I love the geek chic style, but I have a small, thin nose, so plastic frames always sit too low (like Jenna Lyons and Joanna Hillman (who look cute anyway). I found some metal ones with plastic tortoise shell on the front. Very funky. The metal part is purple, but the tortoise shell covers enough of it that they don’t scream PURPLE. And they have the little nose clips that metal frames use, so I can adjust them to sit correctly on my face. Anne & Valentin’s Fairy frame. I’m also pleased because the makers are from Toulouse, which is not far from where I live.
Yes. No. Maybe. Depends on who’s wearing them! LOL!
I love your images – what a great way to start off a weekend! We were thrilled when the fabulous Nina Campbell walked into our booth at the New York Gift Show in January to place an order – we recognized her from her famous heart-shaped spectacles! You can see them on Vicente Wolf’s blog – http://www.vicentewolfblog.com/friends/nina-campbell/
Love the trend! Even Lebron James goes geek:
http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/23/lebron-james-dances-in-a-room-full-of-women-on-ellen/
Fun seeing so many familiar faces in glasses…some look incredibly glamorous others not so much. So funny because up until around 17 I was dying to wear glasses and now that I actually ‘kind of” have to…not so keen on the idea. This post however redeems them in my eyes so maybe they aren’t so bad afterall!
Love your new glasses! When I got my first pair a few years ago-it was like a whole new me!
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so so so h a w t
Oh I wish I had the guts to wear such bold spectacles!
Thanks for sharing!
xoxo Hannah
Heaps of Dreams
What a brilliant idea for a post!
Of course, your entire blog is brilliant.
Everything old is new again. I’m not sure about the Beiber though, they sort of accentuate his youth and innocence. Like he’s wearing his Daddy’s glasses!
What a fabulous post. It’s interesting to see celebs now wearing glasses for the fashion/smart fun of it. You look great in yours!
I started wearing glasses with clear glasses to look older when I moved to NYC…I now wear Anglo American handmade frames and I could never NOT wear them now because folks know me with my frames as a signature.
I LOVE wearing glasses.
Two great ones need to be added… Le Corbusier and I.M. Pei.
Love that Swifty Lazar! Also, Paul McC should go back to his nerdchic look.
Rather surprised not to see Sylvia Weinstock in this group of spex-wearers!