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It's great that there are now cheap, online options for glasses. However, I'm getting sick of friends who got their glasses from Warby Parker telling me that I

It's great that there are now cheap, online options for glasses. However, I'm getting sick of friends who got their glasses from Warby Parker telling me that I'm a fool for buying frames from Luxottica-owned Oliver Peoples. Some of us are willing to pay the extra money for "just a piece of plastic with a name slapped on" because we can tell the difference - it is possible for designer frames to be subtly more attractive or constructed a bit better. But again, that said, if you don't care or can't afford it, the cheaper options are great, and I wish they had been available when I was younger.

Nokinside 9y ago
Frames from well known licensed 'high fashion brands' or completely made up design brands from Luxottica are not real designer brands and they are not especially high quality. They are just results of marketing and consumer segmentation. Real designer frames come, like Ørgreen are not significantly more expensive compared to what you can buy from Oliver Peoples. They are actually better, lighter, more comfy and durable than what you are wearing now.
walterbell 9y ago
Oliver Peoples, like Oakley and Ray-Ban, was a Luxottica acquisition that was once independently successful, so it’s more than a clothing fashion label attached to a generic frame. However, like many big company acquisitions, the best and brightest talent leave to start a new company and the parent company has its own approach to supply chain management. Barton Perreira and Salt Optics are independent lines from California, with some roots in Oliver Peoples. Prodesign is an independent line from Denmark. A few of their models have features like screwless hinges and flexible frames that cost two to three times more from designers like Mykita. Modo from NYC is also a solid mid-range independent line, frames made in Japan.

Nokinside 9y ago

Frames from well known licensed 'high fashion brands' or completely made up design brands from Luxottica are not real designer brands and they are not especially high quality. They are just results of marketing and consumer segmentation. Real designer frames come, like Ørgreen are not significantly more expensive compared to what you can buy from Oliver Peoples. They are actually better, lighter, more comfy and durable than what you are wearing now.

walterbell 9y ago

Oliver Peoples, like Oakley and Ray-Ban, was a Luxottica acquisition that was once independently successful, so it’s more than a clothing fashion label attached to a generic frame. However, like many big company acquisitions, the best and brightest talent leave to start a new company and the parent company has its own approach to supply chain management. Barton Perreira and Salt Optics are independent lines from California, with some roots in Oliver Peoples. Prodesign is an independent line from Denmark. A few of their models have features like screwless hinges and flexible frames that cost two to three times more from designers like Mykita. Modo from NYC is also a solid mid-range independent line, frames made in Japan.