Whenever I come across something cool and unique, I have to share it with you guys…but even better when this cool and unique thing is MADE in Chicago! Let me introduce you to State Optical and its owner (this month’s CCF Loves!) Scott Shapiro.
There’s two types of people in this world — those who need glasses and hate it and those who pretend they need glasses to make a fashion statement. I’ve never understood the second one (as I fall into the first category), but after the Fall ’15 shows, I guess it makes a little more sense…
Coming from someone who opted for a blurry seven years of life instead of wearing glasses (I feared contacts up until about a month ago), I get that it’s not easy to find stylish eyewear. But maybe it’s because companies weren’t thinking about glasses in the right way…
After my Refinery29 feature a few weeks ago, I got a hold of the hundreds of outtakes from the shoot and because they were so fun, I just couldn’t let them go to waste. We took a bunch of photos in my home office so I thought it would be cool to show you a glimpse of my day at work…except I’m normally in my pajamas hunched over my computer.
As I’ve mentioned in the past, I openly admit to having an addiction to sunglasses. It started as a high school “hobby” and and it grew to be quite the obsession. There’s something about a good pair of sunnies I can’t resist…and not just the kind that protect your eyes.
