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  • September 2008

    • Palin's Glasses Are a Fashion Spectacle

      Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  |  Sep 11, 08 1:13 PM CDT

      Palin's Glasses Are a Fashion Spectacle

      (Newser) - Sarah Palin: Hockey mom, moose-hunter … trend setter? Marie Claire says Palin's $375 designer glasses are “a style hit,” and opticians have been flooded with inquiries about the Kazuo Kawasaki 704s, reports the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel .  “It’s always been, ‘Men don’t make passes at girls that wear glasses,'" says one fan of the frames. "In seeing her, I think that’s all changed now." More »

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      Sarah Palin  • fashion  • vice president  • sexism  • women's rights  • Geraldine Ferraro  • eyeglasses

  • April 2008

    • Fashionistas Sporting Specs, Even With 20/20 Vision

      Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 26, 08 6:08 PM CDT

      Fashionistas Sporting Specs, Even With 20/20 Vision

      (Newser) - Eyeglasses are no longer just for the optically challenged: Fashionistas everywhere see them as the latest must-have (eye)piece and are stocking up on non-prescription glasses to match every outfit, the Wall Street Journal says. Seeing wasn’t believing for one man who underwent Lasik surgery but continues to sport his specs. “It’s a fashion statement,” he said. “It’s my signature.” More »

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      fashion  • Lasik eye surgery  • Drew Carey  • eyeglasses

  • August 2007

    • It's as Plain as the Glasses on Your Face

      Boston Globe  |  Aug 27, 07 5:08 PM CDT

      It's as Plain as the Glasses on Your Face

      (Newser) - Americans spent $445 million replacing lost eyeglasses last year; one small company aims to come to the rescue by selling tiny tubes of plastic that shrink unobtrusively onto the eyepiece of spectacles, carrying a code and a phone number. Finders of registered glasses get a small reward, while their owners save hundreds on a new pair, the Boston Globe reports. More »

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      Massachusetts  • small business  • CVS  • Walgreens  • eyeglasses

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