Get the Look of Famous Four-Eyed Geeks


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Celebs Wearing Geeky Glasses

Geeky glasses are becoming a hot trend, especially big 80s style plastic lenses. Here's a quick shout out to geeky celebs we love who were sporting the four-eyed look way before it became cool. Clark Kent, Rivers Cuomo, and Zooey Deschanel sport the classic horn-rimmed eyeglasses that were popular back in the 1910s to 20s. In retro 80s fashion, Michael Cera pulls off semi-square clear frames. Liz Read more

Girls Who Wear Glasses


Updated 04/11/11 8:55 PM · Posted by TresSugar · 15 comments

Celebrities in Glasses

Anne Hathaway skipped the sunnies and opted for real glasses this weekend at the sunny Sunday premiere of her new movie Rio. She was a vision of geek and chic in purple Gucci. A lady in spectacles is a brainy, sexy sight to behold. Here are a few more of our favorite women getting in touch with their inner librarians! Read more

Do You Get Your Eyes Checked If You Don't Wear Glasses or Contacts?


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Do You Get Your Eyes Checked If You Don't Wear Glasses or Contacts?

Every year I dutifully go see my optometrist to make sure my eyes are healthy, sure, but mostly because I need to renew my contact prescription. If you're one of the 150 million in the United States who also wear glasses or contacts, you're probably the same. For the rest of the population, the American Optometric Association recommends getting your eyes checked every two years in order to find Read more

Celebs Try On the Geek-Chic Spec Trend — Who Pulls It Off?


Updated 03/09/11 8:29 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Celebrities Wear Geek-Chic Glasses Trend

We have brainy icons like Woody Allen and more recently Tina Fey to thank for popularizing geeky specs; now they're showing up everywhere — in Madewell's lookbooks, on bloggers and celebs, and here at Sugar HQ, our Fab editorial assistant's been sporting them all week, sans prescription. Case in point, you don't need a doctor's note — and neither do these celebs. Vision may be 20/20, but Read more

Yum's December Must Haves


Updated 12/01/10 1:34 PM · Posted by YumSugar · 0 comments

YumSugar's 2010 December Must Haves

It's the most wonderful time of the year: the holiday season! Between edible gift making, Christmas cookie baking, and cocktail party hosting, we've got an incredibly busy 31 days ahead of us. However, that doesn't mean we won't treat ourselves and our loved ones to some culinary decadence. Of course, we're happy to share our foodie obsessions with you! Here are our must haves for December. Read more

What People Really Think of You in Glasses


Updated 01/06/11 5:00 PM · Posted by TresSugar · 25 comments

Glasses Make People Look Three Years Older

When I was 8, I wanted glasses so badly that I not-so-subtly pretended to fail a school eye exam. That makes it next to impossible for me to understand their nerdy history. Especially since they're so trendy now that people over age 8 fake-wear them. Yet prejudice still exists, but today geekiness isn't considered as bad as being old. A study, which surveyed over 4,000 people at the London Read more

Grab Bag! Would You Wear Glasses at Your Wedding?


Updated 08/11/10 9:14 AM · Posted by TresSugar · 8 comments

Brides in Glasses

I do or I don't? Wearing glasses to your wedding — Glamour Social media and marriage proposals — Flavorwire How do you get over long-term heartbreak? — Em & Lo What is a flashback ex? — The Frisky Should we give up on monogamy? — YourTango The dos and don'ts of college according to Texts From Last Night — College Candy An Inception-themed casual encounter on Craigslist (NSFW) Read more

Do You Use Wine Glasses For Other Purposes?


Updated 08/08/10 6:08 AM · Posted by partysugar · 11 comments

Do You Use Wine Glasses For Other Purposes?

I love wine glasses and don't limit my use of them to just wine-drinking. I enjoy water — both sparkling and still, juice, and beer in wine glasses. There's something about a wine glass that makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Am I alone? Do You Use Wine Glasses For Other Purposes? Yes No Read more