It seems as though gone are the days of fine optometry, and gone are the days of genuine lenses, because the latest trend... well, a trend that surprisingly enough is still floating around the streets are the 'Superman Glasses'.
Basically the optometrist's comical relief is better known amongst pop culture as 'superman glasses'.
They consist of 'glasses', without the lenses, or glass for that matter; they're basically an empty frame, usually of geeky or nerdy appearance, available in a variety of different colours (but popularly black).
The concept of these glasses, beyond the Clark Kent namesake, derives from the prep-look of various musicians, designers and artists who, from what I can gather, toy and elaborate on the image of intellectual and scholarly stereotype. [think: Ok Go! Karl Largerfeld, Jenny Kee]
Or, it's kind of ala Lewis Carroll, Alice Through the Looking Glass - you put on the glasses and see the world through an elaborate and convoluted facet.
Either way, the superman glasses are a rather nerdish and distinctive wave of eccentric vogue.
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