Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Take That, Dorothy Parker!

Goodness, you sure are an opinionated group when it comes to spectacles! My eyewear poll garnered an amazing 1,000+ votes, with the tortoiseshell specs being the clear favorite. That post even generated a parody! (Um, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery?) You'll be happy to hear that I've heeded your wishes and sent the black pair back in exchange for the tortoiseshell ones. More to come on those.

However, I did something sneaky in the meantime. Commenter Em linked to these adorable pink "fade-away" glasses, and while this particular pair was too small for me, I located a similar pair on Etsy. In mint condition and reasonably priced! They also shipped in record time, arriving yesterday. I have to tell you, readers: I think this is love. Who cares if men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses? I'm about to start making passes at myself with these babies on!

These won't be needing a poll. They'll be heading to the optometrist for my prescription lenses, stat.

And also! I finished my fascinator! (The fascinator, you may recall, was what started this whole eyewear crisis.)


Here's a better view of the top:

And the underbelly:

I hot-glued the square of felt on, but everything else is stitched by hand. I just couldn't bear to take the hot glue gun to those vintage strawberries! I passed the time by pretending I was Elizabeth Bennett in the scene where she's re-trimming an old bonnet. (I do hope Mr. Darcy will like it!)

I think it came out pretty nicely for my first little hat. I'm now reading the millinery book From the Neck Up, recommended by several of you lovely readers. Don't tell me how it ends! I want to be surprised.

64 comments:

  1. We LOVE the new pink "fade-aways." Perfect!

    ReplyDelete
  2. I love your new glasses! You look wonderful. Monique xx

    ReplyDelete
  3. Ooooh, love them! I wasn't sure i liked that sort of frame at all until i saw your new pink glasses. They look wicked!

    ReplyDelete
  4. LOVE them! And bonus, they don't compete with the fascinator but really complete it.

    ReplyDelete
  5. Very fabulous! And gorgeous with the fascinator.

    ReplyDelete
  6. Great look on you ! You wear it well...Darling

    ReplyDelete
  7. JEALOUS! so so sweet! such a nice pair!

    ReplyDelete
  8. I LOVE them! They're like a good shade of nude lipstick. They go with everything, especially you!

    ReplyDelete
  9. Oh my! The pink ones certainly DON'T need a poll, they're just gorgeous! I want some!

    ReplyDelete
  10. oooh, they're great! and the fascinator too!

    ReplyDelete
  11. I love these glasses! Good job there Gertie!

    ReplyDelete
  12. "I'm about to start making passes at myself with these babies on!"
    - That is adorable and priceless!

    ReplyDelete
  13. MEOW! You look quite fetching, Gertie--those glasses suit you perfectly! I really like them with the fascinator too--they don't compete with the lovely hat!!!

    Hope you're enjoying the millinery book! :D

    ♥ Casey
    blog | elegantmusings.com

    ReplyDelete
  14. I LOVE the new specs. And I have to say, the facinator looks better with the new glasses than sans eyewear...

    ReplyDelete
  15. Well, I never did chime in when it came to the other glasses, but I think you are right. These are fantastic!

    ReplyDelete
  16. Love the spectacles and love love love the fascinator!

    ReplyDelete
  17. I love the fade-aways. Much better than either of the ones on your poll IMHO.

    ReplyDelete
  18. The fade-aways are perfect!!

    ReplyDelete
  19. These are so much better than the ones you considered... Love them! They look perfect on you.

    ReplyDelete
  20. Wow, you can't fight fate...you were meant to wear these!

    ReplyDelete
  21. Lovely! And your fascinator is beautiful! I have to say I've enjoyed the nudes trend and I love how your look is retro but is also very now as a result.

    Thanks a bunch for discussing eyewear and styling. I feel like fashion forgets about us when I read about styling... I have the same coloring as you do, and primarily wear black frames. Sometimes they're messing up my look (a lighter/brown look). Also did the black glasses that were too overwhelming thing.

    I'd love to hear more about how you choose your specs with your outfits, if you have the notion to. Thanks for all the great posts!

    ReplyDelete
  22. the pink is so much better than the tortoise! great choice!

    ReplyDelete
  23. Love the new pink fade-aways. They are just perfect on you.

    ReplyDelete
  24. Love love LOVE the new glasses! And they're exactly right with the fascinator (which also looks great, by the way).

    xx Charlotte
    Tuppence Ha'penny Vintage

    ReplyDelete
  25. Pink fade-aways, gorgeous.

    Love the fascinator. It looks great with the glasses.

    ReplyDelete
  26. Love the pink "fade-aways". They look great on you.

    ReplyDelete
  27. Cette couleur va bien avec la douceur de votre regard mis en valeur. Roses ou noires elles font très bien selon vos toilettes.
    Bonne couture...

    ReplyDelete
  28. Superb choice! Love the glasses and the fascinator---well done!

    ReplyDelete
  29. I LOVE your new glasses! They are so cute--retro, yet modern, and much more subtle and fitting for you. :) Congrats on a fabulous find!

    ReplyDelete
  30. Adorable. They suit you perfectly.

    ReplyDelete
  31. I love the cute pink glasses. They complement that hat nicely. Thank you so much for not hot gluing those amazing berries.

    ReplyDelete
  32. Those are so perfect and match perfectly with your fascinator, which is just stunning!

    ReplyDelete
  33. love love love these!

    ReplyDelete
  34. Those are perfect! I'm not even sure if you need to get the tortoise ones now.

    ReplyDelete
  35. I just saw you made it onto Jezebel! Go Gertie wooooooooooooooo!

    ReplyDelete
  36. The glasses are fantastic. While I mostly wear contacts, I do have eight frames with my current prescription. My glasses have to match my outfit!

    ReplyDelete
  37. Those pink glasses are FAB! And now I think I need to make myself a facinator.

    ReplyDelete
  38. I just discovered your blog and I think it's just wonderful! Been reading all your past postings and admiring your dresses.

    ReplyDelete
  39. I bought a pair of nude glasses this year and am amazed at how much I love them.

    I love the Pink Fadeaways. . .

    ReplyDelete
  40. This has nothing to do with your blog, which is fantastic...but my cat looks IDENTICAL to yours.

    ReplyDelete
  41. I love the pink glasses! They add style without overwhelming your face.

    Also, I saw your post on jezebel today - congratulations! Jezebel is one of my favorite news / opinion sites.

    ReplyDelete
  42. Oh! love the softness of the pink. Very cute. I just scored a gold pair of cat eyes with pretty little etchings above the eyes. Love your pair :-)

    ReplyDelete
  43. really like the hat! It's nice.

    ReplyDelete
  44. Pink glasses + fascinator = awesome!
    I'm looking forward to seeing the tortoiseshell ones, too!

    ReplyDelete
  45. I've been away so I missed the first post until now, but I totally agree with you about these glasses. They suit you perfectly and the colour is lovely. I wear hot pink and orange glasses and at first I thought they would look wrong with a lot of the colours in my wardrobe, but the amount of times I've had to wear another pair because of clashing has been very few.

    ReplyDelete
  46. those glasses are the best, with or without the veil of your adorable hat

    ReplyDelete
  47. They are some cute glasses Gertie! The shape really suits you and matches the facinator beautifully! I think the softer colour makes this extreme shape more wearable.
    :-)

    ReplyDelete
  48. Gertie, I have to say that your glasses might be my favourite pair of glasses EVER seen. And this from a glasses girl....

    Fantastic! They look fabulous!

    And the facinator? Divine. Utterly divine.

    ReplyDelete
  49. Does your skill know no bounds? Now you're a milliner too?
    Strangely though, I just finished watching the 6-part Pride and Prejudice (with Colin Firth) and the only hat-redecorating scene is actually with Kitty fussing over a hat, from memory, not Elizabeth? (I'm not going to reread the book AGAIN just to check!)

    ReplyDelete
  50. LOVE!!! I can't wait to see them on you!!!

    ReplyDelete
  51. they are GORGEOUS!! you've totally inspired me with linking to that vintage eyewear site.
    the fadeaways look really sweet with your fascinator on
    grannyg xxooxx

    ReplyDelete
  52. Awesome glasses! Those are the sort of frames that make me wish I needed glasses.

    ReplyDelete
  53. Neat! They look really nice. I'm glad I could help, and strangely proud!

    ReplyDelete
  54. OH, they are super!!!! I actually prefer the fascinator with glasses than without. Generally speaking, way better than the blacks....will you post pics of the torties?

    ReplyDelete
  55. There used to be a television ad that ran 'Men don't make passes at girls who wear glasses but do girls who wear glasses make passes at men?' Loved it then, love it now.

    ReplyDelete
  56. The new glasses are lovely! I love the fadeaway pink, perfectly subtle. I never wear my glasses for photos, but maybe I should look into a fun pair!
    And the fascinator is beautiful, too!

    ReplyDelete
  57. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the pink glasses! and the fascinator! I've never considered myself much of a fashionista, but for my wedding I wore a fascinator/birdcage veil. It was lovely, at least I thought so!

    ReplyDelete

Thanks for your comments; I read each and every one! xo Gertie

© Gertie's Blog For Better Sewing. Powered by Cake