# Glasses: Bold and funky or thin and stylish?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glasses-bold-and-funky-or-thin-and-stylish/315389>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 3, 2005, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glasses-bold-and-funky-or-thin-and-stylish/315389 "2005-08-03T02:36:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dragonblink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dragonblink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragonblink)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2005, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glasses-bold-and-funky-or-thin-and-stylish/315389/21 "2005-08-04T20:35:11Z")

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For many years I tried the “get the thinnest frames possible and hopefully nobody will notice the glasses” technique. I can’t get rimless glasses because my right lens is too thick, but I got varying kinds of wire frames. Unfortunately, the hope-nobody-will-notice technique generally doesn’t work.

For my current pair I decided to try the thicker-rimmed oval glasses that’re in style now, and the effect is [much](http://dragonblink.buzznet.com/user/?id=946992) more flattering. I had been considering contacts, but I like these glasses so much I’ma keep wearing them. Besides, wearing glasses helps hide the dark circles that’re always under my eyes.

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**Author:** ![Sarah\_Woodruff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df788c/32.png) [@Sarah\_Woodruff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarah_Woodruff)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2005, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glasses-bold-and-funky-or-thin-and-stylish/315389/22 "2005-08-04T23:55:13Z")

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> [@UrbanChic](#):
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> [Here are the next pair](http://www.go-optic.com/store/eyeglasses/details.asp?id=10339) I’m getting.

My precious! I wants them!

I’ve only needed glasses for a few years, so I’m still on my first frames. They are thin & wire-rimmed, and I hardly ever wear them because I think they make me look like a bookish five-year-old. I have strong features and they really don’t do anything for me. However, I’ve tried on the Enid from _Ghost World_-type big black frames, and they really suit me. When I can find the time and justify the expense, I’ll probably go get a pair made up for me.  
So yeah: strong/vivid features = bold and funky  
delicate features = thin and stylish.

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**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2005, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glasses-bold-and-funky-or-thin-and-stylish/315389/23 "2005-08-05T00:26:03Z")

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I grew up wearing basic black My Three Sons hornrim glasses (hey, it was the 60’s…). As soon as wire frames got cheap, I started getting aviator frames that covered the upper half of my face. Now I’m wearing wire frames that barely cover my eyes, and it’s nice not having a pound and a half of plastic and metal hanging off my nose…

I think it’s really about what you want to wear, and how it fits your face. The geeky girl in heavy plastic frames can be really cute…

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