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The media has been pretty cruel to glasses wearers, often depicting them to be nerdy, unsocial members of society. And if the specs were on a girl, she often went unnoticed by the popular kids in school, but everything changed once she took her frames off. An ugly duckling had grown into a beautiful swan with the help of contacts. Does the movie plot sound familiar?
Let’s see. It could be She’s All That, it could be The Princess Diaries, or it could be something else. Honestly, there are way too many films out there that have put glasses-wearing in such a negative light. More than anything, glasses should be seen as an opportunity to accessorize. Like the choker on your neck or watch on your wrist, frames are a stylistic choice that everyone with imperfect vision should embrace. You should never be embarrassed about wearing them in public. In fact, wear them loud and proud!
Obviously, frames are an important accessory, since they’re used to see things clearly, so let’s find out how you could be tailoring your outfit around them. Often, people will focus more on the kind of makeup, face shape and hairstyle would suit their glasses, forgetting that the entire ensemble does affect how you appear in specs.
No worries if this is your first time hearing this. You might not have committed any major fashion faux pas up to this point. It just helps to know how you can improve your style while wearing your frames.
Here’s how you should wear your glasses:
1. Cut down on your accessories
You’ve learned the secrets of styling your outfit with just the right amount of accessories, neither wearing too much that they end up overwhelming your clothing items, nor wearing too little that it’s clear that something’s missing in your final look. With something as bold as glasses, you want to stray towards minimalist accessorizing. In this case, less is more.
Big earrings and chunky necklaces are definitely to be avoided at all costs. Small or simple stud earrings and/or either a small pendant necklace or choker are as far as you want to go in terms of jewelry on your head. Leave the chunky jewelry to your wrists.
Understated pins can be quite cute in your hair, but like with your jewelry, you don’t want to go overboard with hair accessories. Keep it simple.
2. Dress up, not down
Nerdy chic is totally cute, but you never want to go full dork, as they do in the movies. We’re trying to break the stereotypes of glasses wearers, remember?
There are lots of ways to smarten up your look, namely going for tailored pieces like our Korean-Style Mid-Length Blazer. Whether you’re wearing cat-eye, rectangular or square frames, glasses look tremendously better with a dressier ensemble. They end up becoming a statement piece that elevate your outfit, rather than drag it down.
Of course, you don’t have to go for items that you’d normally wear to the office or another formal setting. It’s more about wearing glasses with classy pieces to show everyone that glasses can be as sophisticated as you want them to be.
3. Wear the same colors as your frames
Got a pair of pants with navy blue pinstripes, or a blouse with maroon polka dots? Those little details are what could help streamline your outfit, literally from head to toe.
For colorful frames, choose one or two of the colors (not all are necessary!) in there to include in your outfit. If your glasses are leopard print, striped, or have some kind of print or pattern, do not wear the same print anywhere else on your body, unless you’ve got a matching purse. Otherwise, leave the pattern on either your frames or your clothes, never both.
4. Use your glasses as a pop of color
You know what an item like our Cap Sleeve Jersey Bodycon Midi Dress could use? Red frames and red peep toe pumps or a matching shoulder bag. Red tends to be the go-to hue when people want to incorporate a pop of color into their outfit, but feel free to choose other bright shades to stand out against other neutrals. Perhaps purple glasses with an all-white ensemble, or pastel pink frames with a gray outfit? You decide!
What do you think of these tips? Hopefully, they gave you a newfound appreciation for glasses. They’re an accessory more people are investing in, even those with perfect eyesight. So remember, there is no shame in wearing frames. The more you dress up with your glasses, the more people will realize that glasses are anything but nerdy.
