Lolitas with glasses

[Anonymous No.7224509]

So my mom is helping me finance for some new glasses since I've been wearing my old ones for 9+ years.
I'd really like to get some glasses which would suit lolita.

Can we get a lolitas with glasses thread going for ideas and general cuteness?

[Anonymous No.7224510]

Do you also use contacts? If not you should go with something more subdued so it will match lots of things.
Also, classic, sweet, or gothic?

[Anonymous No.7224512]

Muh fetish

[Anonymous No.7224514]

>>7224512

[Anonymous No.7224518]

>>7224514

[Anonymous No.7224519]

>>7224510
I user circle lenses from time to time but I don't like how empty my face looks without glasses.

Mostly gothic and some classic. When I do sweet I usually have lenses.

[Anonymous No.7224520]

>>7224512
>grandmafacelolita
Her outfit is okay for once but this is NOT a good example of how to look cute in lolita with glasses.

[Anonymous No.7224530]

>>7224518
I know some people really hate the big plastic glasses frames but I love them.

>>7224520
>Her outfit is good but weh hate her face
I'm sorry but I can't take that as a legitimate fashion criticism, I refuse to believe only the super pretty elite should be allowed into our weird niche fashion subculture.

[Anonymous No.7224539]

>>7224530
More bright, plastic frames.

[Anonymous No.7224544]

>>7224539

[Anonymous No.7224547]

>>7224530
Can you actually buy prescription lenses like that? If so, I'm in.

[Anonymous No.7224555]

>>7224530
Her glasses make her look like someone's grandma in a cutesy dress, though. Isn't that what OP wants to avoid? Otherwise she could pick any old pair frames and be good to go.

[Anonymous No.7224562]

>>7224519
If you're doing gothic and classic then you should really stick to small, barely noticeable, wire frames. I like the ones that have metal along the top but are bare along the bottom. I have ones kind of like in the picture except they are thinner on the top and antiqued silver.

[Anonymous No.7224565]

I used to do the contacts thing with lolita, but I found I love the look of glasses with lolita. It may not be de rigueur, but I think it looks very beautiful and classic.

I even made a tumblr dedicated to lolitas with eyewear, haha. http://lolitaswithlenses.tumblr.com/

[Anonymous No.7224571]

No ImperialFiddlesticks yet?

[Anonymous No.7224574]

>>7224562
I've actually been looking at a lot of wire framed glasses. Sadly they're very rare here atm. I've also found a bit thicker ones with brown tones.
Getting good ideas from the thread, might end up just ordering frames.

[Anonymous No.7224575]

>>7224571

[Anonymous No.7224576]

>>7224575

[Anonymous No.7224579]

>>7224547
I think you can just take any old frames to an optician and have them fit them in them if you like, but it's a little expensive.

I've seen the thick bright frames in opticians before though, so you could just get them and then deco them afterwards yourself?

[Anonymous No.7224580]

>>7224571
>>7224575
>>7224576
These are a really nice example of what works well in classic.

[Anonymous No.7224941]

One of the few times I've seen hipster glasses work

[Anonymous No.7224946]

>>7224576
Holy crap perfect

[Anonymous No.7224951]

>>7224565
Those glasses are so cute. Omg

[Anonymous No.7224954]

I never really got the whole furor about glasses in lolita, to be honest. I've worn glasses my whole life and hate how I look without them, so I keep them on lolita and I'm pretty sure I look fine. As long as the glasses suit you, I don't see why they should look so awful in lolita. Of course, I guess a lot of people seem to choose glasses that don't flatter their faces at all.
Question, though: I was thinking about buying plano circle lenses and wearing them with my glasses. Is that a stupid idea?
Contributin' with gorgeous bespectacled loli.

[Anonymous No.7224955]

>>7224941
>tfw I have hipster glasses
>tfw I can't get a new pair of frames until next year

But damn, she's cute. Straight bangs work really well with the hipster glasses.

[Anonymous No.7224972]

What's the general opinion of cat-eye glasses with lolita? Too kitschy?

[Anonymous No.7224977]

>>7224972
I think it could work well with some of Meta's more retro-style pieces, or even Fantastic Dolly. You'd have to be careful about it, though, they look awful on a lot of people.

[Anonymous No.7224980]

>>7224972
Personally, I can't stand how those glasses look in general, but I think they could work depending on how the rest of your outfit is styled. They've got a very retro vibe about them, so if you were wearing something like Meta's quirky styles, it could work.

[Anonymous No.7224984]

>>7224972
I like cat-eye glasses personally (especially with a cat-eye makeup). They can work with classic, maaaaybe sweet but I don't really see them working with much else. If you're going for a 50's vibe then they work extremely well.

[Anonymous No.7224983]

>>7224977
Yeah, I'm going for some smallish ones that don't take up my whole face like a lot of them seem to. Pic related.

[Anonymous No.7224987]

>>7224983
Those aren't too terribly extreme so if they suit your face shape they'd probably work just fine. Cat-eye glasses and wire only along the top are the only ones that seem to work for my face shape.

[Anonymous No.7224988]

I think large glasses like these are so cute in sweet but most people are probably annoyed by them

[Anonymous No.7224992]

>>7224562
I have glasses just like those but in Red, they don't specifically match my coords but they also do not interfere, I think frames like these are a good option.
Sage for selfpost.

[Anonymous No.7224994]

>>7224571
I have the feeling this is what Hildekitten THINKS she looks like.
>the shoes

[Anonymous No.7225000]

Midori wears glasses, I'll dump some pics of her.

[Anonymous No.7225004]

>>7224941
I wear hipster frames, but I think they work alright, as I wear mostly gothic.
Even if they don't, I have no choice. As you can see, I have the jaw-line of a promising young general, and smaller frames (for whatever reason) make my face look really square and my eyes look nonexistant.

[Anonymous No.7225013]

[Anonymous No.7225014]

>>7225000
Midori looks cute in anything though. I do like glasses with classic style a lot

[Anonymous No.7225019]

[Anonymous No.7225023]

[Anonymous No.7225029]

[Anonymous No.7225031]

>>7225004
>>7225000
>>7224941


>the hipster glasses

I wear mostly classic in darker colors or gothic, so they don't look too bad.

>>7224954
> I've worn glasses my whole life and hate how I look without them

People keep telling me to get contacts, but nobody understands how terribly sunken my eyes look without my glasses on. I have this little notch on my nose that I *think* is from being hit in the face with a soccer ball when I was in elementary school, and perpetual, uncoverable, really dark circles thanks to not sleeping ever.

[Anonymous No.7225032]

[Anonymous No.7225036]

[Anonymous No.7225056]

>>7225031
I know! Without my glasses, I feel like I have the worst dark circles in the world!

P.S. I ran out of pictures of Midori, time for some randoom lolis and maybe some Misako.

[Anonymous No.7225061]

>>7224955
They do. I also like that they're not huge hipster frames.

[Anonymous No.7225066]

>>7225056
I feel sorry for people without glasses, actually.

My friend is really pale like I am, and she has circles as well, but her skin is pinkish where mine has yellow tones.

So the circles stand out so much more, and it looks like she's been punched repeatedly all the time.

[Anonymous No.7225076]

>>7225056
>>7225031
(>>7224954 here!) Ugh, I feel like I have horrible dark circles without my glasses too, I just look so tired! My eyes (as well as my lips) have a horrible habit of swelling up in the mornings, too, for some reason, and I like that my glasses help hide that. I have worn contacts on occasion and people say I look fine, but everyone agrees I look better with glasses, and when I see myself sans glasses in photos I feel like my nose looks huge and awful. Plus it has that little indentation that longtime glasses-wearers get, ugh.

[Anonymous No.7225072]

..Are glasses ridiculously expensive in America?

I pay like $30 a pair here.

[Anonymous No.7225083]

>>7225072
Is that with prescription? Damn, I pay like at least €250 a pair, because my prescription is stupid high and my lenses need thinning so I don't look like some sort of stereotypical 50s nerd.

[Anonymous No.7225090]

>>7225083
Mhm. -3.75 with thinned lenses. I think they could go thinner for an extra $5 or so.

[Anonymous No.7225091]

So... on a scale of 1-10, how stupid is putting clear-lenses glasses over prescription contacts? I mean, I wear glasses in real life and I like the look of them, but I also like the ability to change/enhance my eye colour.

[Anonymous No.7225095]

>>7225066
I have pink-ish skin too, I suffer a lot, you can even see my dark circles behind my glasses (I'm >>7224992)

[Anonymous No.7225096]

>>7225090
My prescription is -7.00 so that might be some of why I'm paying more, but that's still really cheap! I do generally get two pairs for that price, though, because based Specsavers and their 2 for 1 deal. Where do you live if you don't mind me asking?

[Anonymous No.7225099]

[Anonymous No.7225103]

>>7225091
That would be a fairly cheap way of having a lot of different glasses for different outfits, actually, since I think most of the cost of glasses is for the lenses.

[Anonymous No.7225106]

>>7225091
I don't think it's stupid at all, lots of people do that, take Misako for example.

[Anonymous No.7225107]

[Anonymous No.7225108]

>>7225091
Sounds pretty damn stupid to me.
Money to spend on both eye color change AND fake glasses.

[Anonymous No.7225110]

[Anonymous No.7225112]

I've got big clunky ones too. I didn't think they would be so big but they work for a lot of my sweet coords. I have a pair of basic black ones like >>7225031's for classic or darker coords.

[Anonymous No.7225113]

[Anonymous No.7225116]

>>7224547
>>7224579
You can, but that actually get quite expensive. I know that when I wanted to just get new lenses on my glasses, it costed more than just getting glasses because of the deals glasses places have with frames and lenses. So it depends on how much you are willing to pay.

>>7225072
Thats crazy cheap. Where do you live? I think I pay about 150 all together, although most of it is covered by insurance. I have bad vision though.

>>7225091
Why not just have non prescription contacts? You have more of a variety with plano stuff as well.

[Anonymous No.7225119]

[Anonymous No.7225121]

>>7224579
Zennioptical.com usually has some bright pairs for cheap. Depending on your prescription, you can get a pair for around $25 tops, including shipping. Just pay someone to deco them.

[Anonymous No.7225122]

>>7225116
Because I wouldn't be bothered by fog if I'm wearing contacts and taking off my glasses wouldn't trouble me at all.

> Also, I can actually have a clear peripheral vision

[Anonymous No.7225124]

[Anonymous No.7225126]

[Anonymous No.7225163]

Glasses in Japan are surprisingly cheap and plentiful if you happen to be there on vacation. They're as low as $60 for light prescriptions and about $100 for strong prescriptions with thin lenses.

[Anonymous No.7225177]

>>7225163
... you can get glasses way cheaper than that here in the US, with an exam.

There's some chain that does an exam + 2 pairs of glasses for $100 all the time.

[Anonymous No.7225179]

>>7225116
Wearing nonprescription contacts can really fuck up your eyes depending on how bad your vision is.

For example, my eyes are way too fucked, they don't even make nonprescription in my base curve most places. Plus astigmatism, but that's another can of worms.


>>7225126
I think she looks really stupid like that.

The smile thing is awkward, and those glasses / her face do not work well down low on the nose.

[Anonymous No.7225184]

>>7225177
Is it target? I know they do $100 eye exam + prescription

[Anonymous No.7225190]

>>7225184
I think it was... America's Best, or maybe Eyeland?

I don't remember, but I used to go there.

I go to Sears now just because that's where my parents took me for years, but I'm really thinking about going for that again.

Then I can my hipster glasses, and also a pair of lolita glasses.

[Anonymous No.7225193]

>>7225190
Sorry, it was America's Best.

2 pairs + exam for $70

http://www.americasbest.com/

[Anonymous No.7225191]

>>7225184
It's America's Best eyecare. You get two pairs of glasses and a free eye exam for like 70 dollars.

[Anonymous No.7225210]

>>7225179
Not always, anon! Depends on the fit of the contact. Both of my eyes are at the -8 and higher range with astigmatisms in both eyes and I wear non-prescription contacts with my glasses. I've only changed prescriptions .25 in over three years. As long as you get good contacts and take care of your eyes and keep them hydrated, your eyes shouldn't get that fucked up.

But if your eyes are already super sensitive, you're probably fucked.

[Anonymous No.7225212]

>>7225210
I have -7 in both with some hardcore astigmatism, and I can never find nonprescription that will fit! I have gone 3 years without a change, though, so I'm actually looking at some prescription lenses as well for occasional use.

Where do you get yours from? I

[Anonymous No.7225216]

>>7225096
Yeah they usually offer three densities and -7.00 is definitely into high density territory. I've got an asymmetrical script with astigmatism in both eyes, my "good" eye is -8.00. The best deals are online or in Asia, but the cheapest pair I've gotten was still over 100 dollars.

[Anonymous No.7225217]

>>7225210
My prescription seems to get progressively worse with each eye exam (I've gone from -1.75 to -7.00 in 9 years), do you reckon using non-prescription contacts would be risky for me?

[Anonymous No.7225220]

>>7225179
That is not because of your prescription but because of your base curve/ astigmatism though. That isnt really the typical case of someone getting contacts.

[Anonymous No.7225218]

>>7225191
Goddamnit, America. It costs me the equivalent of $130 for a single pair in the UK. I know the NHS do subsidised ones but they're fuck ugly.

[Anonymous No.7225222]

>>7225217
It depends, have you been fitted properly for contacts? The biggest risk to your eyes is ill fitting lenses. If they fit properly and you're wearing your normal glasses then that's not going to influence them getting worse

[Anonymous No.7225226]

>>7225218
I also have insurance through my lovely parents that helps pay for mine.

My parents actually... pay for all of my lenses, because I'm blind as fuck and actually can't function without them, but I can't afford $15 to visit the doctor when I'm ill, let alone $70 for new glasses.

[Anonymous No.7225227]

>>7225212
I don't think my astigmatism is overly bad. But I get magic lenses from a local shop (they're thicker and harder so they actually go in easier and stick to my eyes better, though they dry out fast so I have to rehydrate them a LOT) or from pinkyparadise (which are softer and curve to my eyes easier). I have a smaller pair of kara lenses that fit well, too, but I've only worn them a few times.

>>7225217
I don't think it'd be too bad if you don't wear them every day. Maybe for a meet, no longer than 10 hours tops throughout the day, take them out and let your eyes relax for a few minutes before looking at shit again. But it also might depend on how young you are and if your eyes are still developing too. My vision changed rapidly until college.

When I take my contacts out, I'll take my glasses off and just keep my eyes closed for 3 minutes, then put my glasses back on and things go back to normal. Sometimes eyes just need to recharge.

[Anonymous No.7225228]

>>7225217
Damage risks aside, if you wear non-prescription contacts with the wrong base curve it'll feel like someone's scratching their nail across your eyeballs. The first time I had a contact trial my optician didn't realise I had astigmatism and I couldn't even keep my eyes open it felt so awful.

[Anonymous No.7225234]

>>7224547
They have some kinda like those at zennioptical.com. I have some in white, pink, and also light blue. I don't know if they have any in stock right now. They rotate things pretty quick. But they're so cheap!

[Anonymous No.7225232]

>>7225228
What kind of shit doctor doesn't check for astigmatism first?

[Anonymous No.7225236]

>>7225222
I've only ever worn disposable contacts and I was fitted for them in an opticians, but I wasn't given any measurements or anything like that, and I'm not sure if the process is different for temporary and disposable contacts. I'll probably hold off until my next eye test so that I can ask about all this stuff, thanks!

[Anonymous No.7225240]

>>7225232
I'd had an eye test in the optician's section of a supermarket and they were working off that prescription.

Protip: don't... don't go for an eye test in the optician's section of a supermarket.

[Anonymous No.7225243]

>>7225227
I'm 19, and my eyesight seems to be steadying itself a bit, my prescription only changed -.25 at my last exam. Thanks for the advice! I wouldn't be wearing them every day at all, it'd be a very occasional thing.

>>7225228
I don't have astigmatism, so that's a point in my favour, but I still should probably figure out my base curve before I go messing around with lenses!

[Anonymous No.7225246]

>>7225243
Yep, sounds like your eyes are just leveling out with your age now. You can probably play around with some but just be sure to play it carefully and if they hurt too much, take them out *immediately*.

[Anonymous No.7225272]

>>7224562
Shame on you, anon.
rounded glasses are kawaii as fuck.
(not to mention the really rounded wire ones have been around for a damn long time.)
Maybe with gothic, rectangle frames are ok. Lots of geometric shapes there. like Moitie.
But with all the organic shapes in classic rectangle frames would just look awful. Take MM for example. The wavy frills and rounded patterns run the risk of battling with the office-like aesthetic effect of the squared-off lenses were the two to be paired.
Pic related might be a good alternative to either extreme. The round bottoms to keep them from looking too geometric and the top shape to keep it from looking too Harry Potterish if that isn't what you like.
Just my two cents.

[Anonymous No.7225276]

>>7225272
god damn it

[Anonymous No.7225278]

>>7224565
I have giant glasses like that and I have no idea how to use them

[Anonymous No.7225280]

>>7225278
Have Voldemort kill your parents and then wear them to to wizarding school.

[Anonymous No.7225313]

>>7225193
Not that other anon but thank you so much for this, been wanting new glasses but assumed it'd be out of my price range

[Anonymous No.7225349]

>>7225272
Not that you'd know it but I did post later praising a couple of photos of a girl wearing rounded frames here >>7224580

[Anonymous No.7225358]

>>7225349
I rescind my statement, then.
My bad, my nigga.

[Anonymous No.7225364]

>>7225358
No worries, bro. Hifive.

[Anonymous No.7225954]

What do you people think about those hello kitty glasses?the ones with that little bow...

[Anonymous No.7226046]

>>7225218
Have you looked at glasses direct? They're about £70 a pair but always 2 for 1 and you can order them to try on (obviously without prescription) before you buy. I get cheap ones from specsavers as well.

[Anonymous No.7226067]

>>7225954
They look like typical hot topic mallgawf weaboo garbage.

[Anonymous No.7226363]

Imperialfiddlesticks!
Her glasses don't look like they have frames.

[Anonymous No.7226377]

Classic Loli here, just ordered these. I know Zennioptical has some nice loliable glasses for classic/gothic/aristocrat atleast. There's a few that are okay for sweet as well.

[Anonymous No.7226383]

>>7225110
No...

[Anonymous No.7226397]

>>7225072
Are you kidding me! I've got a difficult prescription so that adds to the cost of mine, but 30?
I have hipster glasses currently and they were the cheapest pair I've had in ages, even they were 400 euros... My previous pair was rimless and cost 800.
Fucking health insurance not paying for glasses anymore.

[Anonymous No.7226407]

>>7225072
My parents have really shitty eyes so they have to pay about $600 for their prescriptions, but mine are about $200.

[Anonymous No.7226413]

>>7224509
Most importantly, get glasses that suit your face. Hipster glasses just work really well for me because I've got quite a square/wide jaw. The small round glasses make me look like a complete derp, but they work well with classic lolita.
Get something that makes you think, "hell yeah that works" if you look in the mirror. You'll regret getting glasses that suit your wardrobe but not your face.

[Anonymous No.7226421]

German (and maybe scandinavian) anons, check out cheap optical stores like Smarteyes, or eyes + more. Any store with a fixed price like all glasses + lenses for 99€

Do not let the staff persuade you into buying more than one pair of glasses.

Do NOT buy from Apollo or Fielmann or any really big chain without fixed prices. Their staff is psychologically trained and WILL screw you over. You'll end up leaving with 500€ glasses that look like your grandmother's
This may seem cruel but never ever buy from a family business/a small store thats not part of a chain, they sell the same stuff like everyone else but 300% pricier.

sauce: I worked for all of them (and they all suck. eyes + more is cheap though and has nice frames).

[Anonymous No.7227598]

>>7226421
Apollo & Fielmann are like that? I was planning to just get the cheapest, shittiest 15€ lenses and some shitty Nulltarif wire frames. What sort of psychological warfare should I prepare for?

[Anonymous No.7227601]

>>7224509
also, instrumentarium will try to sell you insurance for your glasses. Do not get it. Not only will you never need it, but they do free repairs and the lens is rarely damaged.

[Anonymous No.7227603]

>>7226413
this so much. Do not leave the damn store until you find frames that fit you or you will hate yourself for the rest of your life.

[Anonymous No.7227607]

>>7227601
I buy insurance on all of my glasses, because they usually end up scratched before my two years is up on my insurance for a new pair.

However, I guess it depends on how much the insurance costs vs the cost of new lenses.

[Anonymous No.7227609]

>>7227601
oops, meant for
>>7226421

[Anonymous No.7230787]

>>7226377
Where did you order them from? I can't find them on Zennioptical.

[Anonymous No.7230804]

>>7224954
Also agreeing, I love how my glasses look on my face! I got contacts to try out for free this year but i have barely worn them: I hate how they leave my face so bare.

[Anonymous No.7230807]

>>7230787
Here you go sis.
http://www.zennioptical.com/472414-stainless-steel-half-rim-frame.html

[Anonymous No.7230808]

>>7225072
I pay about $200 NZ for two pairs... So about $80 USD a pair? That includes a prescription, eye test and fitting.

[Anonymous No.7235822]

I wish I could find glasses without the rim on top that aren't expensive as fuck ;-;

[Anonymous No.7235827]

>>7225072
The only glasses typically covered by insurance (and that's if you have good insurance) are almost always exceptionally ugly. Decent frames will usually cost at least $150-200, but it's not unheard of for them to cost far more. And that's without prescription or scratch protection etc.

[Anonymous No.7235842]

>>7235822
readingglasses.com/search/?searchinput=half+eyes

[Anonymous No.7235871]

>>7235842
Too bad they've got none in 0.00. I have to non-prescription glasses to protect my eyes.

The closest I've found to an under rim with no strength is in a circular style.

[Anonymous No.7235880]

I can try and get scans made, but the most recent GLB had a whole spread on glasses! It made me smile because I've seen a lot of hate for glasses in lolita, but I'm not in to contacts.

[Anonymous No.7235898]

>>7235871
I would ask them about ordering a pair without lenses or with no prescription (might have to convince them to do a light tint or explain your situation). You never know unless you try.

[Anonymous No.7235899]

>>7235871
do you think you could change the lenses in these?

[Anonymous No.7235900]

>>7235842
>get excited for a half second because I thought they could have prescriptions for nearsighted people as well
>+ x.xx errywhere
>reading glasses

Aww.

[Anonymous No.7235904]

>>7235899
>>7235899
http://www.jlist.com/product/SEA479

oops

[Anonymous No.7235917]

>>7235822
I know some Katherine cosplayers just buy cheap glasses in that style and take a dremel tool to them, then put the lenses back in.

[Anonymous No.7235942]

>>7235900
http://www.goggles4u.com/prescription-eyeglasses/oliver-93296-93296-eyeglasses-by-goggles4u.html
This might help you, but it's not rectangle shaped.

[Anonymous No.7236040]

>>7235942
Oh, these are kind of cute, thanks for the link!