Vintage Glasses
October 26th, 2010
MOD Vintage on Etsy has one of the best selections of vintage eyeglasses I’ve ever seen. Plus, they’re new old-stock, so they’re in perfect shape. A pair has been sitting in my Etsy favorites for a while now, so I can’t quite remember how I found them, but I suspect Alison had something to do with the discovery.
ps. If you live in NYC, this place in Chinatown will put prescription lenses in frames for super cheap – I had a vintage pair made into prescription sunglasses for $60. (thank you Emily!)
October 26th, 2010 at 10:15 am
Dang! What a find.
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October 26th, 2010 at 10:26 am
you. are. awesome. thank you for sharing this!
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October 26th, 2010 at 11:19 am
You know I love this shop! I’m so, so tempted to buy some, and the ones you chose are my favorites. I go to Chinatown Optical (why are there so many opticians in Chinatown?!) and they’re great. I get my prescriptions filled and my eyes checked. Totally professional and awesome!
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October 26th, 2010 at 11:38 am
WHOA!!! am soooo happy to hear about that place in chinatown. thank you!!!
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October 26th, 2010 at 11:42 am
thanks for sharing. i just posted about looking for reading glasses as well. i’m on the search!
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October 26th, 2010 at 11:55 am
I gotta post the place I go as well! I can’t recommend it enough. I get all of my eyeglasses done there.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/chinatown-optical-co-new-york-2
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October 26th, 2010 at 12:10 pm
Wow – these truly are perfect. I posted a photo today of me in my favorite 1950s vintage frames! Eyeglasses make me happy [and I'm pretty much blind without them]. LOVE!
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October 26th, 2010 at 1:14 pm
I’ve had a pair of these glasses saved in my Etsy for a while now! Thanks to you, I now have to get them because of the bum rush this blog post is going to cause. So, you owe me $66.00, missy! :)
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October 26th, 2010 at 6:29 pm
I have been wearing my glasses for the past couple of days — these frames are so much neater than my boring brown square frames!
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October 26th, 2010 at 7:53 pm
dude. I saw this the other day and was wishing I had bad eyes.
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October 26th, 2010 at 8:54 pm
oh gosh, those are awesome! xoxo
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October 27th, 2010 at 11:00 am
First pair looks like had a chocolate dip :)
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October 27th, 2010 at 3:34 pm
that first pair is awesome! thanks for sharing.
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October 27th, 2010 at 6:30 pm
these make me wish I needed glasses!!!!!
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October 27th, 2010 at 10:35 pm
Fabulous….smiles.
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October 28th, 2010 at 12:55 am
Wow, these glasses are each so gorgeous. I’ve really wanted a tortoisey, round pair, but have such trouble finding something just right–elegant and classy and not too oversized hipstery. Hard to find!
I’ll definitely check out this shop. You chose such beauties!
xoxo,
Gina
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October 28th, 2010 at 8:13 pm
thank you thank you! i’ve been on the hunt for vintage frames like this and i’m in love.
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October 29th, 2010 at 10:19 am
Absolutely love the glasses, thanks so much for sharing.
Also, when are you going to share your hair & makeup secrets?!
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November 1st, 2010 at 2:39 pm
what a treasure trove of a post. i may end up with a 3rd pair of glasses at this rate.
i’d always heard about that place in chinatown, but i’m even more enticed to go now !
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