Essentially Major: Trend Tracking: Four Eyed Fab

"He can't see without his glasses!" - Anna Chlumsky in the 1991 film My Girl

When I was eight my mom insisted that I was pretending to have vision problems just so she would have to buy me glasses like Dwayne Wayne's on a Different World. She was partially right; those were the glasses I wanted. It was only when I came home with a note from the school nurse that she accepted they were also what I needed.

Dolce & Gabbana and Tom Ford, both Fall 2008

Of course I didn't get them anyway. In fact what I ended up with looked more like the frames that have been showing up on the runway lately. Maybe mom knew they would someday be fashionable. Maybe they were the only decent frames our insurance could afford. Either way, even though I now mostly wear contacts, I wish those old frames were still in my closet somewhere.

Michael Kors, Fall 2008

The good news is there's a huge selection of reinterpretations popping up all over the place. Here are few essential favorites to get you going in the right direction.

ASOS Square Corners in Red