Shirin's glasses?

September 11, 2009 3:58 PM

I am not a viewer of Project Runway, but my neice has announced she wants glasses "just like Shirin's" on the show. If such a thing can be had at a not-insane price, where might we take her to find them?
posted by mmf to clothing, beauty, & fashion (6 comments total)

Sorry neglected to add we are in central NJ. We could go as far as Philly or NYC.
posted by mmf at 4:04 PM on September 11

Here's a picture of Shirin wearing her glasses on the show.

Does your niece wear prescription glasses? If not (or even if so, and her prescription is not complicated) you can look at the online glasses sites, for example:
Zenni Optical has some half-rims. These look like Shirin's.

Otherwise, any Pearl Vision or glasses place in the mall would have glasses like these. They are not exactly a hard-to-find style.
posted by bluefly at 4:29 PM on September 11

Bluefly, thanks so much for the link to the pic as well as the name I should look for.

They're nice glasses --her description to me did not explain them very well.

Yes, she needs prescription glasses and doesn't like wearing them, so I offered to get her a new pair. Thanks for you help -- we'll go shopping tomorrow!
posted by mmf at 5:30 PM on September 11

Another good source for glasses online is EyeBuy Direct. They have a number in the style you're looking for and I've used them before with great success. All you need is your prescription from a doctor and within 2-3 weeks you'll get your glasses. I highly recommend them.
posted by Aanidaani at 5:50 PM on September 11

go to lenscrafters or whatever and find the glasses you want. write down the model. come home and go to glassy eyes and save a bunch of money. this is especially useful if she finds herself really liking the $300 pairs (not affiliated with them, just a satisfied user of their site)
posted by nadawi at 6:00 PM on September 11

They look similar to the ones I'm wearing right now. I bought mine online through Eyebuydirect. I tried Zenni Optical but I guess they didn't believe my prescription because they kept saying it wasn't valid, no problems with eyebuy though, got my glasses in about a week and I love them.

I don't see the specific frame that I am wearing but they also have a number of black, metal, halfrims.
posted by magnetsphere at 6:04 PM on September 11