What are you wearing?

[For-Life]

I currently wear:

- Scappa 5511 M Gold - Jet Set Gold Mirror (Dress up)
- Guess 1121 Brn - 1.67 AS Crizal D Alize (Regular)
- London Fog 232 Teal - 1.67 AS Crizal Alize (At home)
- Several Serengettis (Mainly the poly drill mount)

Currently making up

- Kakuchi 417 Colour 7 - 1.67 AS Crizal D Alize
- Bolle Groove in the Emerald - Thinking of Airwear AS Polar Brown with a silver flash mirror.

[drk]

Oops, I was expecting something "kinky" on this thread...

[Chris Ryser]

For-Life,............. I love your luxury outfit in Glasses.

Are you one of those opticians who get as many free samples from the sale rep as possible for publicity reasons?

Please dont get offended by my question. For the 20 years i had my frame company I used to give away loads of frame to opticians for personal use and publicity, but many of them never used them but sold them and made a good little profit. :D

[For-Life]

For-Life,............. I love your luxury outfit in Glasses.

Are you one of those opticians who get as many free samples from the sale rep as possible for publicity reasons?

Please dont get offended by my question. For the 20 years i had my frame company I used to give away loads of frame to opticians for personal use and publicity, but many of them never used them but sold them and made a good little profit. :D

Of course, and I am not offended.

We are in a mall setting, so I must look up to date and try to get something new every 6 months. I think it is important to show off the different styles that you can get. I find it funny when frame companies give a measely 10 percent off. I think they should give away free frames and lens companies give out the best in free lenses. However, make sure that the optician is wearing them and make sure that they also have the frame on their boards so that they can sell it.

I also have my friends and family wearing the best so that they can pass around my fashion.

[Snitgirl]

I've got a slight Rx these days, visual exercises really help... :D

OD +0.75 DS
OS +0.50 DS

Currently :

Opthalmic:
Calvin Klein 673 in color 106 Nice frame Red & black Color Combination with Transition V and ARC
Eye Eye Denmark K19A in "electric" Blue www.eye-eye-denmark.com
Clear with ARC

Plano Suns:
Gucci 2525 Strass in 2 colors Black & Brown
Christian Dior Celebrity 3 Black
Kate Spade Berkeley 2 Colors Black & Brown
Kate Spade Lucia in Black

[chip anderson]

Visual exercises help what? Hyperopia?

[Spexvet]

I think they should give away free frames and lens companies give out the best in free lenses.

My two best selling frames are the ones I alternate between. I'll bet the vendors don't mind the comps, given the thirty or so of each frame that I've sold for them in the past year. And what better lens endorsement than "I wear a blah blah with blah blah AR, and I can wear anything I want". Kep the comps coming. And I would never over-use anyone or take advantage of their generosity.

Additionally, I have concerns about selling PALs that I haven't worn.

[Jedi]

Currently I alternate between a
Theo Eyewitness LD (won best men's design at the last Silmo) in purple, with Hoya Phoenix w/ Super Hivision. The coating is okay, I prefer D'alize or Advantage, but the lenses are awesome. The frame mounting is a beta ti metal groove and it really shows off the strength of the lens when I twist them. The second pair I wear is a Face a Face Twins3 grey/burgundy with Zeiss 1.67 w/ Carat Advantage, love the coating. This frame has 2 frame fronts woven together, a great model for people who want to be "funky" (I hate that word) but not too crazy.

[Ed_Optician]

Nothing wrong with getting freebies/discounts.
When a new lens product comes out suitable for my needs I will get a voucher for it and try it. One of the best ways to sell something is based on personal knowledge and experienc.
I have never glommed a free frame from a rep. I have always done it by getting a personal discount. Only free frame I got was from an in store drawing by the local Logo Paris rep almost 20 years ago

Ed

[Ed_Optician]

In a retail situation particularly a high end shop, I would give employees 1 pair of glasses per year and allow them to purchase as many as they would like for personal use only at invoice cost of frame and lenses. Lenses must be what you want to sell...no exec bifocals or blended segments...all lenses AR coated etc etc

Ed

[OPTIDONN]

Oops, I was expecting something "kinky" on this thread...

oooh!....what a naughty boy!:p

It seem like I am the most boring here. I wear OP Side Winder in Gunmetal with crown glass lenses. I hate buying glasses.

[For-Life]

In a retail situation particularly a high end shop, I would give employees 1 pair of glasses per year and allow them to purchase as many as they would like for personal use only at invoice cost of frame and lenses. Lenses must be what you want to sell...no exec bifocals or blended segments...all lenses AR coated etc etc

Ed

You know how many stores do not give their employees any discount at all and make their employees buy the glasses?

I have five employees of other stores in town wearing my frames and lenses, because they are mad that they do not get freebies. Considering that there is less than 15 dispenseries I think that says a lot.

So you hit the nail on the head.

[Jason Carruthers]

Mickey Mouse frame with poly lenses

[GOS_Queen]

Oops, I was expecting something "kinky" on this thread...

I thought the same thing .... LOL

I am wearing versace 3030 (black/white zyl with rhinestones ... I wanted some "bling bling" this time ;) ) 1.67 progressive (a/r is a must with my -4.50 cyl)

For my sunglasses, I got a nice little Miu Miu (zyl) kind of a tortoise color of frame ... put in grey polarized with gold mirrors (can't stand looking thru brown polarized, myself).

[mlm]

I usually wear contact lenses full time, but on those rare occasions when I can't get my act together in the morning....OP Poise and Nikon 4 with ICE.

(Hmmm, I got those more than a year ago. I should start looking for a new pair ;) Thanks for the reminder guys!)

[drunksunflower]

What's the hottest look at the moment for girls (you will have seen my icky don't want glasses thread) ...?

[Grubendol]

I wear Pro Design almost exclusively. I just love their stuff, though i've got my eye on a few things like ic! berlin, and a couple of Oliver Peoples styles for the future.

My lenses are Poly Transitions Brown with Teflon and Polar Poly Grey and also Polar Poly Brown.
The styles are
Pro Design 7323
Pro Design 1622 in the electric blue
Pro Design 2220

[For-Life]

Keep the current ones, add:

- Gant Waverly - Red/Silver (have gotten more compliments on that one than any other pair I have ever worn). 1.67 D Alize.

- Humphrey's 2598, black and white. 1.67 Anti-Fatigue D Alize

I also have a Tommy Hilfiger rimless sun. I forget which model, with the very light gold mirror. I call them my hot tub sunglasses. I then have another four point Humphrey sun that is my movie star sunglass, both non-RX that I wear with contacts.

[Jedi]

New additions:
Chrome Hearts Dollz in Black and Lime green, Prodesign 1632 in Crystal, Ic! Berlin Prentis in copper and a Face A Face Signs 5 on order in white. I have the Anti-Fatigue lens in the Chrome Hearts, can't say that I feel any benefit.

[Clive Noble]

I'm still wearing my old oval GF specs which I found in the junk market over 40 years ago. I can't tell you how many times I've been offered big money to part with it. I believe they are about 70 years old... if anyone has any info and can date them I would love to hear.

The present pair of lenses are Gradal Top with Carat Gold AR

They are wafer thin, and wafer light........ I still love them.

[Nettie]

I am wearing my glow in the dark Spongebob Squarepants "Splash" frames with 1.67 hi-index lenses and Vivix arc. They are blue. I love how they glow! That way I can actually find them in the middle of the night when I have get up to pee.

[mlm]

My new additions:

- Mikli 337 with Nikon Seemax w/ ICE
- Silhouette Min. Arts with Essilor Fusio w/ Alize

And for my Rx suns, our optician took an OP 99, bent the eyewires to make more of an oval lens, and put in gray polarised lenses.

[optigrrl]

Clive - Toki has the GMS 171u that is almost identical to your frame. If you get alot of offers, you might want to check them out at one of the conventions.

I am lucky, I don't need glasses but I love wearing them. We get a free pair each year from the Dr. and my last company had sales contests each month for frames - which I always won ;) .

I wear my Starck P0113 in M. plat the most
Second is my Birka aluminum semi rimless - in m. brown
Cartier Classic rimless with custom shape - plat.
Gold and Wood custom rimless in plat with cm13
Mikli AO415 in 08 (purple and khaki) titanium semi rimless

Lens materials are trivex, poly and 1.60 with super-hi and alize.

[optigrrl]

DrK -

I typically wear a suit to work.

[pauly47]

Oakley Yardstick-1.67 transitions with clear guard
Prodesign -1.67 alize
Eye Funk/Eye DC -poly transitions w/ alize
Ann et Valentin -1.67 with crizal
Oakley Wiretap- polarized ice iridium
Lafont -1.7 with super hivision
Face a face - 1.67 crizal

I'm in the market for a new frame....looking at ici berlin or another Eye Funk