Designer Reading Glasses Info

Reading glasses used to be simple and ugly….the ones that you put on the tip of your nose, only in the privacy of your own home.

Today, there are designer reading glasses that come in incredible combination of colors and, yes, even shapes. Top fashion designers have attached their names to reading glasses – some, ordinary, others extraordinary and a few which are way out there.

No longer will you have to pretend in a restaurant that you can read the menu when you can’t because you don’t want anyone to see you wearing your reading glasses. Now, you will proudly whip them out, put them on and feel classy at the same time.

Eyebobs

Eyebobs are designer reading glasses which have been designed by a woman and her close friends. “These reading glasses are manufactured with top Italian plastics and high tech metals. (eyebobs .com) Also, all of these reading glasses come with UV protection, powers are available in hard-to-find quarter increments and a qualified optician may convert your Eyebobs into regular prescription glasses.” (eyebobs .com)

They also come in incongruent color combinations and geometric designs such as zebra stripes (adult supervision frame), baby blue and lime green (butchframes) and gold with tortoise arms (old money frame).

You may also purchase these designer reading glasses in the sunglass version, to be able to read outside. Accessories that you may purchase with your Eyebobs reading glasses include the fish shaped lorgnette, the cat lorgnette, the reading glass desktop holder, a leather lariat and neckbobs which also come in a bling-bling design.

The Eyebob logo is “eyebobs specializes in eyewear for the irreverent and slightly jaded.” Are you ready for a pair of Eyebobs?

Carolina Herrera

This Venezuelan haute couture designer now has her own brand of designer reading glasses. As with her clothes’ line, her reading glasses are simple and elegant.

These glasses come with UV protection, are manufactured from stainless steel, use a non-glare coating and come in violet or black frames. (reading glasses .com)

Ralph Lauren

Designer reading glasses by Ralph Lauren also denote this designer’s simple and elegant lines. The glasses are manufactured from nickel-free metals, come with spring hinges, offer UV protection and come with scratch-resistant and distortion free lenses.

They are recommended to be used by individuals with thin to average face sizes. (reading glasses .com)

Porsche Design Reading Tools

The Porsche Design Reading Tools – i.e., reading glasses – unfortunately, do not look anything like the cars – which are sleek. This design is more on the boxy side. The design is described as “linear” and as “fundamental, not decorative.” (reading glasses .com)

The frames have been designed to fold down flat to fit into the case. “Porsche Design Reading Tools prove their functional excellence in any situation, even when they need to be tucked away. The innovative frame design means that the reading glasses can be folded extremely flat to fit perfectly into a breast pocket or into their specially designed case.” (reading glasses .com)

Emilio Pucci

Those of us old enough to remember the airline Braniff will remember the outfits worn by the stewardesses , which were designed by Emilio Pucci, the Italian designer who was considered avant garde in the 60’s and 70’s. Famous women who wore his designs include Marilyn Monroe – who was buried in one of his dresses, Jackie O and Sophia Loren. (reading glasses .com)

In this century Pucci has made a comeback with his own brand of designer reading glasses. The glasses come in the designer’s inimitable geometric designs and, the women’s reading glasses come in shades of rose, ebony and brown.

Betsey Johnson

American fashion guru Betsey Johnson is another one that has come out with designer reading glasses. She has transferred the colorful and playful designs in clothes to her reading glasses which come in two tones of burgundy, jade and pink and raven with pink detailing.

At the temples, Johnson has placed a flecked treatment as well as a heart cut-out, which is her signature, at the tip of the arms. Her reading glasses offer UV protection, come with a scratch resistant coating and are distortion free. (reading glasses .com)

Cigar Colours by Vidivici

These designer reading glasses may be purchased for under $50. The lens area is frameless while the frame itself comes in vibrant color combinations – red, turquoise, navy and yellow.

You may also purchase Vidivici’s in their “cigar twistie” design, which fits into their own cigar-shaped casing, denoting their slim line. Yet another shape of this brand of designer reading glasses are the Cigar Junior by Vidivici. These glasses are meant for the ultra organized individuals for they have the capability of folding down to, literally, pocket size to fit in their mini-cigar shaped case. This design of comes in silver, gold and gunmetal colors.

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