Embarrassing Eyewear?
By Sue H.
@CinnamonGrl (7084)
Santa Fe, New Mexico
September 25, 2016 12:52pm CST
Okay, you can identify the era by my 80s glasses. This is a picture of my daughter and I. I usually wore contact lenses back then, and you can see why lol. But back then I wasn't too embarrassed by it, because everybody who had eyeglasses had ones that would look goofy later.
Do you wear glasses? Ever had any that looked goofy later? Or even now? I want to see!
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@CinnamonGrl (7084)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
25 Sep 16
I can't lose my glasses because I can't see at all without them. The only good feature about being this nearsighted.
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@sallypup (60790)
• Centralia, Washington
25 Sep 16
@CinnamonGrl I am with you. I would need help walking very far if I had no glasses on my face.
@Iamsopia (186)
• Makati, Philippines
25 Sep 16
@CinnamonGrl i only wear them when i read .. but I've never tried contacts ..
@CinnamonGrl (7084)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
25 Sep 16
Mine are really thick, even with the higher index stuff
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@amadeo (111938)
• United States
26 Sep 16
@CinnamonGrl yes,kinky.Different colors frame.Those are the one for me.
@RasmaSandra (79362)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
25 Sep 16
I used to love wearing contact lenses when I lived in the US. Then when I moved to Latvia I discovered that contacts can get quite expensive so now I wear glasses again but never think about eyeglass fashion.
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@5thHouse (1678)
• Sheffield, England
25 Sep 16
I never wore glasses until these last two years when I've had to use reading glasses. I seem to be wearing them more and more now though so I guess glasses might become a permanent thing for me soon. In the 80s I remember having some massive sun glasses that must've been the fashion then.
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@CinnamonGrl (7084)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
25 Sep 16
yes glasses took up a major portion of the face
@5thHouse (1678)
• Sheffield, England
25 Sep 16
@CinnamonGrl The good thing about them was that if you were rather shy, you could hide behind them.
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
26 Sep 17
I wear eyeglasses in my elementary days. But I always get into the shower with eyeglasses on. I don't like wearing them anymore because they are a hindrance to all my activities. Until now, I only have reading glasses.
@quantum2020 (12041)
• Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico
4 Oct 16
I wear sunglasses but I have to take them off when I´m working. I by sunglasses every year. I don´t keep them. THey´re disposable.
@CinnamonGrl (7084)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
25 Sep 16
LOL, well I'm certainly not going to make it bigger
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@sallypup (60790)
• Centralia, Washington
25 Sep 16
I have worn glasses since third grade. The ones I started out in look goofy now but were the norm for that era. Same with a dress that I remember. Now people would laugh at a little girl wearing big balloony sleeves but then it was what came off a department store rack.
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@asfarasiknow (3340)
• Bournemouth, England
26 Sep 16
I started wearing reading glasses in 1993 and probably needed them.for over a decade before that! I have always gone for quite subtle designs. If I had worn them in the 80s I would never have gone for that red-braces-red-frames look (I believe what we call braces, you call suspenders!)
@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
25 Sep 16
I strictly wore contacts in the 80's.
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
20 Feb 18
Yes, I do wear glasses and contact lenses. The pair I had before I got newer ones people said were old fashioned. I fell and they broke so needed a new pair. I prefer my contact lenses but glasses are easier to put on and off.
@shaggin (72021)
• United States
26 Sep 16
I thankfully do not wear glasses but just like the clothing fads eyeglasses can be so embarassing years later ha ha.
@rina110383 (24492)
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26 Sep 16
I used to wear them when I was still studying. When I started working, my vision has improved.
