Lensless glasses
{{Short description|Glasses lacking lenses, worn for fashion}}
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Lensless glasses are glasses that lack lenses. They are worn solely for aesthetic or fashion purposes, having no function in vision correction or eye protection. The frames are usually oversized, and commonly all black in color. They may be worn in conjunction with contact lenses.
Overview
Lensless glasses first became popular in Japan in the 1990s. The trend died out, but has resurged recently in China and Taiwan.{{citation needed|date=May 2013}}
Advantages of lensless glasses are that they do not fog or reflect, and there is no lens that will touch long eyelashes and eyelash extensions.{{cite news |last=Frangos |first=Alex |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970203699404577044020959385832 |title=Making a Spectacle of Yourself in Frames With No Glass in Them - WSJ.com |publisher=Online.wsj.com |date=2011-11-18 |accessdate=2012-06-26}}
Maison Martin Margiela released gold frames that are lensless and half-rimless.{{cite web |author=Laura McQuarrie |url=http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/decorative-eyewear |title=Lensless Glasses Frames - This Decorative Eyewear is Designed to Be Worn Without Lenses (GALLERY) |publisher=Trendhunter.com |accessdate=2013-10-22}}{{cite web|url=http://style.mtv.com/2013/06/12/lensless-glasses/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618040005/http://style.mtv.com/2013/06/12/lensless-glasses |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 18, 2013 |title=Would You Wear These Lensless Glasses? | MTV Style |publisher=Style.mtv.com |date=2013-06-12 |accessdate=2013-10-22}}{{cite web|author=Gold Half-Frame Lensless Glasses |url=http://www.ssense.com/women/product/maison_martin_margiela/gold_half-frame_lensless_glasses/73366 |title=Maison Martin Margiela Gold Half-frame Lensless Glasses for women |publisher=SSENSE |accessdate=2013-10-22}}
NBA
Many NBA players wear lensless glasses with thick plastic frames like horn-rimmed glasses during the post-game show, geek chic that draws comparisons to Steve Urkel.{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2V0330Drfkk |title=Whacky NBA Playoff Fashion! |publisher=YouTube |date= |accessdate=2012-06-26}}{{cite web|author=Steve MarshPhotograph by Eric Ray Davidson |url=https://www.gq.com/sports/profiles/201304/nba-fashion-style-dwyane-wade-lebron-james-russell-westbrook |title=The NBA's Most Stylish Players |publisher=Gq.com |date= 28 March 2013|accessdate=2013-10-22}}{{cite web|url=http://style.mtv.com/2012/06/18/nba-glasses-russell-westbrook-lebron-james/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120621165533/http://style.mtv.com/2012/06/18/nba-glasses-russell-westbrook-lebron-james/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 21, 2012 |title=Oklahoma City Thunder And Miami Heat Compete In NBA (Fashion?) Finals With Faux Glasses | MTV Style |publisher=Style.mtv.com |date=2012-06-18 |accessdate=2013-10-22}}{{cite news|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/story/2012-06-13/dwyane-wade-russell-westbrook-glasses-playoffs/55588174/1 |title=Russell Westbrook, Dwyane Wade and Horace Grant are all eyes on fashion – USATODAY.com |publisher=Usatoday30.usatoday.com |date= 2012-06-13|accessdate=2013-10-22}} Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma City Thunder, known for his red frames claimed to have started the trend when he entered the league in 2008 but LeBron James of the Miami Heat disagreed.{{cite news|last=Cacciola |first=Scott |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303822204577466402604980564?mod=WSJ_article_MoreIn_TheA-Hed |title=NBA Finals: LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Russel Westbrok, James Worthy, Kurt Rambis, Horace GRant, and Other Fashion Plates of the NBA Make Specs of Themselves - WSJ.com |publisher=Online.wsj.com |date=2012-06-14 |accessdate=2012-06-26}}{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/15/sports/basketball/in-fashion-conscious-nba-nerd-glasses-are-the-rage.html | work=The New York Times | first=Tom | last=Spousta | title=N.B.A. Finals — Russell Westbrook's Nerd Glasses | date=2012-06-14}}{{cite web|last=Golliver |first=Ben |url=http://www.cbssports.com/nba/blog/eye-on-basketball/19347701/westbrook-i-started-nerd-glasses-trend |title=Russell Westbrook claims he started 'nerd glasses' trend; LeBron James disagrees |publisher=CBSSports.com |date=2012-06-13 |accessdate=2012-06-26}} James' teammate Dwyane Wade calls them "nerd glasses." After the Heat won Game 4 of the 2012 NBA Finals Wade took it a step farther by wearing flip-up sunglasses.{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MRpuyoHoOQ |title=Wade brings back flip shades at the podium! |publisher=YouTube |date=2012-06-20 |accessdate=2012-06-26}} Wade said he was, "paying a little homage to Dwayne Wayne tonight", referencing Kadeem Hardison's popular character from A Different World.{{cite web|last=Devine |first=Dan |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/dwyane-wade-wears-flip-sunglasses-post-game-4-150147586--nba.html;_ylt=AhwBOgsDnyqC4VyG9mS1vha8vLYF |title=Dwyane Wade wears flip-up sunglasses to post-Game 4 press conference because, at this point, whatever, man | Ball Don't Lie - Yahoo! Sports |publisher=Sports.yahoo.com |date=2012-06-20 |accessdate=2022-03-02}}
See also
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External links
{{Commons category|Lensless glasses}}
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