Before Warby Parker came along in 2010, having glasses was a colossal drag.In the occasion that you couldn't stand to blaze through $300 or more for edges by luxury style brands–or might not want to because you have an inclination for destroying glasses–you were in a general sense stayed with the non particular decision at Lenscrafters. And if you wanted anything with even a hint of vintage-inspired style, you had to dig through thrift stores and eBay. Now things are different. Thanks to Warby's spearheading direct-to-customer plan of action, you can get cool-looking eyeglasses at strikingly shabby costs regardless of the fact that you don't live anyplace almost a city sufficiently vast to have hip eyewear boutiques.
But Warby Parker doesn't have the cheap-but-cool glasses market totally cornered. In fashion, as elsewhere, monopolies aren't typically a good thing. And let's face it: There's nothing worse than painstakingly selecting the glasses that most perfectly suit your unique personality—say, fashion-forward style blogger with a geeky side he's not ashamed of—only to leave the store and immediately bump into someone wearing the exact same ones.
Luckily, nowadays Warby's exclusive the greatest player in the diversion they began. In case you're keen on breaking from the pack yet at the same time aren't willing to toss mid-three-figures entireties at something you're sure you'll venture on in the long run, look at these alternatives.
TORTOISE & BLONDE
The brand was founded by a father-and-son team with deep roots in the eyewear business (the dad's a practicing optometrist.) The frames, crafted in a 75-year-old, family-owned factory in northern Italy, have a retro sensibility that's similar to Warby's, but with a little more whimsy, especially when it comes to colors. I'm by and by inclined toward the Paolo model in an apple-y green, however I likewise like how the one of a kind blue-tortoiseshell Alfredo looks like something Ed Begley would break out for a unique event.
Complete glasses start at $95.
CLASSIC SPECS
Launched at the über-artisanal Brooklyn Flea, this company offers edgier-than-average options—like the classically-shaped Merritt in a postmodern matte black horn finish; or the Wayward, which looks like it was designed for the fussy architect boss character in a rom-com—and a line of collaborations with artists like Jean Jullien, who designed the iconic "Peace for Paris" image.
Complete glasses start at $89.
CUBITTS
The bad news is that this British brand doesn't allow at-home try-ons for its "spectacles" outside the UK. The uplifting news (sorta) is that the pound's gone to hellfire since Brexit, making it more reasonable to get one of Cubitts' particularly British styles like the wonderfully thick Judd or the Pembroke, which appears to be impeccable in case you're going for something calmly tweedy and scholarly.
Complete glasses start at £125.
STEVEN ALAN OPTICAL
A little pricier than the competition, Steven Alan offers some of the standard retro shapes in outré colors. I like this Putnam model in khaki and a statement-making burnt sienna, but the brand offers less-typical options as well. Go retro-advanced with the Hart outline in light precious stone smoke, or settle on the daringly larger than usual Phelps in dark to get your Michael Caine on.
Complete glasses start at $195.
ZENNI
Originally launched under the totally catchy name "19dollareyeglasses.com," Zenni's somehow managed to expand its price point in both directions while offering everything from hornrims to Oakley knockoffs.The extraordinarily low costs, extensive variety of edges, and similarly extensive variety of alternatives are the ideal setup for making wild custom occupations. A companion as of late awed me with his gold-encircled pilots decked out with rose pink lenses and his band's name carved on the arms. For the less bold, the Clubmaster-enlivened style you see here is under $30.
Complete glasses start at $6.95.
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