Lensless glasses

A woman wearing lensless glasses

Lensless glasses are glasses that lack lenses. They are worn solely for aesthetic or fashion purposes, having no function in vision correction or eye protection. The frames are usually oversized, and commonly all black in color. They may be worn in conjunction with contact lenses.

Overview

Lensless glasses first became popular in Japan in the 1990s. The trend died out, but has resurged recently in China and Taiwan.[citation needed]

Advantages of lensless glasses are that they do not fog or reflect, and there is no lens that will touch long eyelashes and eyelash extensions.[1]

Maison Martin Margiela released gold frames that are lensless and half-rimless.[2][3][4]

NBA

Many NBA players wear lensless glasses with thick plastic frames like horn-rimmed glasses during Post-game show, geek chic that draws comparisons to Steve Urkel.[5][6][7][8][9] Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma City Thunder, known for his red frames claimed to have started the trend when he entered the league in 2008 but LeBron James of the Miami Heat disagreed.[6][10][11] James' teammate Dwyane Wade calls them "nerd glasses."[10] After the Heat won Game 4 of the 2012 NBA Finals Wade took it a step farther by wearing flip-up sunglasses.[12] Wade said he was, "paying a little homage to Dwayne Wayne tonight", referencing Kadeem Hardison's popular character from A Different World.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ Frangos, Alex (2011-11-18). "Making a Spectacle of Yourself in Frames With No Glass in Them - WSJ.com". Online.wsj.com. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  2. ^ Laura McQuarrie. "Lensless Glasses Frames - This Decorative Eyewear is Designed to Be Worn Without Lenses (GALLERY)". Trendhunter.com. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
  3. ^ "Would You Wear These Lensless Glasses? | MTV Style". Style.mtv.com. 2013-06-12. Archived from the original on June 18, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
  4. ^ Gold Half-Frame Lensless Glasses. "Maison Martin Margiela Gold Half-frame Lensless Glasses for women". SSENSE. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
  5. ^ "Whacky NBA Playoff Fashion!". YouTube. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  6. ^ a b Cacciola, Scott (2012-06-14). "NBA Finals: LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Russel Westbrok, James Worthy, Kurt Rambis, Horace GRant, and Other Fashion Plates of the NBA Make Specs of Themselves - WSJ.com". Online.wsj.com. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  7. ^ Steve MarshPhotograph by Eric Ray Davidson (28 March 2013). "The NBA's Most Stylish Players". Gq.com. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
  8. ^ "Oklahoma City Thunder And Miami Heat Compete In NBA (Fashion?) Finals With Faux Glasses | MTV Style". Style.mtv.com. 2012-06-18. Archived from the original on June 21, 2012. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
  9. ^ "Russell Westbrook, Dwyane Wade and Horace Grant are all eyes on fashion – USATODAY.com". Usatoday30.usatoday.com. 2012-06-13. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
  10. ^ a b Spousta, Tom (2012-06-14). "N.B.A. Finals — Russell Westbrook's Nerd Glasses". The New York Times.
  11. ^ Golliver, Ben (2012-06-13). "Russell Westbrook claims he started 'nerd glasses' trend; LeBron James disagrees". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  12. ^ "Wade brings back flip shades at the podium!". YouTube. 2012-06-20. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  13. ^ Devine, Dan (2012-06-20). "Dwyane Wade wears flip-up sunglasses to post-Game 4 press conference because, at this point, whatever, man | Ball Don't Lie - Yahoo! Sports". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
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