"I just wanted something new I guess.".
"That's perfectly understandable a lot of people switch back and forth between the two." He almost had a look of disappointment on his face, due to the fact, I feel, the contact exam was more costly. He pointed at a chair. "Go ahead and take a seat, I have one more ahead of you.".
To eliminate some time I grabbed a nearby copy of People Magazine. On the cover was the infamous actress Julia Roberts wearing lawyer's attire in a rather serious pose. To complete the depiction Roberts wore a pair of round glasses, intellectual in appearance, with a frame colored in a fusion of orange and brown. Scanning from beginning to end I came to realize almost everyone was wearing glasses! Except the pictures captured at night, naturally, but that didn't stop some of the sun-glass enthusiasts!.
"Okay Zach, lets rock and roll." In return I gave him a nod of acknowledgment and readied myself for the tedious appointment.
Leaving his office with a set of dreadfully dilated pupils I headed towards my future frame. The abundance of choices progressively made my head hurt.
"Here we go," I said aloud when I found the perfect style. I decided on a relatively small rectangular frame with subtle angle tweaking. "What color did you want for your frame?" asked a female clerk. Noting the look on my face she handed me a list of colors. It read: Purple Rain, Black Crystal, Misty Brown, Olive Wine and Tortoise Cream. "I"ll go with black.".
On the surface it's easy to justify the innocence of eyeglasses by looking at its functionality; an obvious necessity. However, in a society striving for attention and self-worth many hidden agendas or messages come attached to its objects. Eyeglasses are no exception. This becomes lucid when we look at some of the unnecessary characteristics of eyewear, such as: frame size, color, shape or brand. For example, why does someone pick an over-sized square frame with smoky lenses when any pair would correct the defects in the eye? This style strongly resembles a retro look; he or she is probably trying to appeal to a particular social clique.