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General Discussions => Beauty => Fashion => Topic started by: LJP on December 24, 2013, 06:38:59 PM

Title: will womens' eyeglassess fit me or will i have to continue to wear mens?
Post by: LJP on December 24, 2013, 06:38:59 PM
I wear eyeglasses. one of those odd little things I've been thinking about is will female glasses fit me or will I have to continue to buy male glasses? It's not that big of a deal. There are some nice male glasses, but there are some even nicer female ones. Just a random question. thx
Title: Re: will womens' eyeglassess fit me or will i have to continue to wear mens?
Post by: Joules on December 24, 2013, 07:13:33 PM
I do OK with most women's styles LJP, and I do have a large head in many ways (hat size, for one).  Women's styles come in a range of target size ranges, some small, some medium to large.  Also, there are some styles that are unisex (for want of a better term), they tend to fit both sexes equally.

You might want to check out www.zennioptical.com. They have fantastic low prices, I bought several pairs over the summer.  I am completely happy with their products.  I bought some that were clearly fem, some that were unisex.  I wear the unisex styles even in guy mode on some days. You will need to know your own prescription to order from them.

(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.zennioptical.com%2Fimages%2Fproduct%2F23%2F60%2F236026_lg.jpg&hash=3296e2a7f16713344f2aac76fff83c37b1475702)

Zenni item #236026
Title: Re: will womens' eyeglassess fit me or will i have to continue to wear mens?
Post by: LJP on December 24, 2013, 08:17:47 PM
Thx joules. I was about to buy new glasses. I was curious.
Title: Re: will womens' eyeglassess fit me or will i have to continue to wear mens?
Post by: SunKat on December 25, 2013, 01:09:08 AM
I'll add another endorsement for zenni optical.  The prices are low enough that it's possible to get different glasses for different looks.  I have 3 different optical prescriptions that I use, so it's nice to be able to get 3 pairs of glasses for under $100.
Title: Re: will womens' eyeglassess fit me or will i have to continue to wear mens?
Post by: Ande on December 28, 2013, 01:58:03 AM
I have an extremely wide dome. I tried a bunch of the wide offerings from Warby Parker and Rivet and Sway. Most didn't work for me, still too tight or disproportionate. I did end up getting these (https://s-media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/95/f3/2a/95f32abbfd9f668566ab9e6b1ffd7a03.jpg) from R & S. They're a little tight, but look ok (I'm wearing them in my profile pic).
This week I tried these on (https://s-media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/2f/5b/6c/2f5b6c5474ffc4a0d25c206537edb55f.jpg). Ooooh, they fit sooo goood (like they're actually wide enough), and looked good, so I will def be getting them. I would recommend Biggu.
Title: Re: will womens' eyeglassess fit me or will i have to continue to wear mens?
Post by: LJP on December 28, 2013, 08:09:48 AM
Thx Ande . I will check those out. I've allways had a hard time finding glasses that didn't fit tight. So I assumed female frames would be out of the question. I'm glad I was wrong. Btw those glasses look great on you.
Title: Re: will womens' eyeglassess fit me or will i have to continue to wear mens?
Post by: Ande on December 28, 2013, 10:06:59 AM
Quote from: LJP on December 28, 2013, 08:09:48 AM
Thx Ande . I will check those out. I've allways had a hard time finding glasses that didn't fit tight. So I assumed female frames would be out of the question. I'm glad I was wrong. Btw those glasses look great on you.
Thx:)