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About my freshman year in high school I had to start wearing reading glasses. My eyesight is decreasing with my age, and now I can't really do anything in front of me (read, eat, design, type, shop...) without wearing glasses. For the longest time I have HATED wearing glasses. I tried contacts in several different prescriptions, but for some reason my vision is a little fuzzy. Also, I'm far sided, so as far as I know I am not a candidate for Lasik. This leads me to my recent change in attitude and me embracing my glasses. Every time I get new glasses, they get bigger and I always go with thick dark frames (I'm currently sporting the black Oakley Muffler). I figure if I have to wear glasses I may as well make a statement. But now that I'm embracing wearing glasses all the time, I decided I need a little variety, a second pair to change things up.
I'm on the hunt for the perfect tortoise frames, even bigger in size than my Oakley's. I really wanted the ones from J. Crew pictured at the top of this post, but they are no longer available, so here is what I've come up with from a little bit of online shopping.
From Eye Bob:
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On ebay for just $12:
From Prism London (via Blusey Mood):
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Thoughts?
And since everything I do somehow cycles back to interiors, below are some really pretty tortoise furnishings that will go perfectly with my new glasses. All via 1st Dibs.
Gorgeous tortoise framed mirror, I would love to own this. From Mary Ann Jones.
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Killer commode. From Thomas Jeffrey.
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Tortoise bamboo coffee table. From Era Vintage Modern.
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Modern tortoise coffee table. From Gracie.
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Toirtoise glaze lamps. From Irwinfeld Design.
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Beautiful leather tortoise club chairs. From Red.
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Have you looked into Warby Parker (www.warbyparker.com). All of their frames are $95, and if you purchase from them, they donate a pair to someone in need. They have a lot of different tortoise options, and their home try-on program is great! I have already used it and it is definitely no fuss.
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