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Optical 88 is an optometrist in Chinatown that turns around prescriptions in a single day for $80. Just bring the glasses you want to fill and your prescription and they will treat you like a queen. I think they'll also check your prescription for free but I'm not sure because I already had mine, that's just what the girls at Fabulous Fanny's told me. That's where I bought my frames btwâif you want to make a real day of it, start there, pick out some frames, then walk 10 minutes to Optical 88 and you'll be set in 24 hours.
Jun 6, 2023
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Was looking for a place that had cute vintage frames that would also put my prescription in. Found fashioneyewear.com which kind of sounds like a dropshipper but in fact mailed me vintage Burberry frames, with prescription, from the UK, in under two weeks and well under a hundred bucks. And yeah I am hoping this kick starts my charlotte york phase
Oct 25, 2024
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Most important is that you like how you look in the frames. Try on everything and see what works on your face. Whatâs cool on a person with a wide face is going to look cartoonish on a narrow face. Opticians usually are very good at this so ask for help!
Salt is one of the few optical companies not owned by LVMH or other corporate behemoth. Theyâre expensive, though, and youâll find similar Warby Parkers for a quarter the price or less. Theyâll be heavier and not as well made, but money is money.
See if thereâsa store around you that sells vintage eyeglass frames. Much cooler than anything new and not expensive at the store near me at least (frames under $200).
Jul 12, 2024
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Donât spend money on frames with a designerâs name on them unless thatâs important to you and you can afford it.
Iâve had good experiences with Warby Parker both in-store and online.
NY Times recommended EyeBuyDirect.
But any local store should have opticians who will show you around and suggest frames to fit your face. Theyâre very good at it!
Mar 3, 2025
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I feel like itâs popular to hate on assigned seating so I want to show my support. When you assign my seat, youâre doing me a favor. Youâre freeing me from the tyranny of choice, or the burden of asserting myself. Walking into a wedding reception to find my name on a little tag with a table numberâmy fate decided, nothing I can do about it nowâis heaven. Walking into a movie theater and knowing my seat is saved is a perfect experience. No notes.
Jun 6, 2023
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A while ago while writing an essay I broke my living room window. I simply set my foot against it while typing and pressed. The next day I searched for a local business to replace it and discovered Bernieâs Glass & Mirror. If youâre lucky enough to need a window or mirror fixed in Brooklyn, I canât recommend Bernie enough. Heâll come huffing into your living room with a rotten New York attitude and stay to chat with you for as long as he pleases. He may scold you for saying something completely innocuous like âdo you need help moving my couch out of the way?â He may show you photos he once took as a professional wedding photographer. He will certainly bitch about his kids (âmillenniumsâ) who donât want to take over the family business. And your window will look like new.
Jun 6, 2023
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Iâm including this because itâs a vaguely unapproachable art film and I hope youâre impressed that I liked it. I saw it at Metrograph in January. Dreams consists of eight vignettes, each inspired by real recurring dreams from Kurosawaâs life. It was made late in his career and is described by Metrograph as âthe work of a filmmaker with nothing left to prove but a great deal to say.â (Iâve been thinking about that phrasing ever since I read it.) I hate to sound like a frat boy but I was on mushrooms when I saw it and I am going to have to recommend that. Iâve never seen the uncanny nature of dreams captured so well.
Jun 6, 2023