maybe….these: Warby Parker frames

Can we agree that fashion is not always about utility? Is rather often completely independent of and/or irrelevant to utility? Can be solely about decoration and aesthetics?

OK. So, I sometimes wear fake glasses.

That is, frames with non-prescription lenses.

And why not? 

They are awesome.

Why should I be denied an entire category of accessories merely because I have, at the moment, good vision? As Superman teaches us, glasses can completely alter your silhouette, can transform your face. And he didn’t technically need them either.

So, anyway, I have a bunch of fake glasses. I mean, a few, you know. Like you do…

[They’ll come up at some point, I’ll show you.]

And I want another pair. This pair.

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These are speaking to me with the simple clarity of destiny. They speak of a new self, and they are persuasive.

aquisitions: Bass Thea oxfords

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Speaking of bright yellow shoes, I got another pair. I’ve been looking for a pair of oxfords for a while, and was looking specifically for a two-tone pair in beige and brown, or honey and dark brown, or some other variation of brown and more brown …but I came across these first. Bass Thea Oxfords. Yes. Bass. Like the old school boot makers (founded in Maine, I just learned, like myself). Who knew they were making totally cute (I mean, well, some of it) women’s footwear now? With good arch support?

I wouldn’t have predicted that I would go for a shoe like this (a floral print shoe?) but I think this print is charming; just the right scale and level of busyness, and it goes perfectly with the shade of yellow it is paired with.

♪ ♫ The Flying Neutrinos – Mr. Zoot Suit ♪ ♫

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I think these are a great example of a shoe that, in not particularly matching anything (that I have, at least…except my other yellow shoes), could go with everything*. They could make an unremarkable ensemble instantly dapper.

I really want the weather to improve so I can break these out.

*Like my turquoise/orange Converse:

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