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Glasses lacking lenses, worn for fashion
A woman wearing lensless glasses
Lensless glasses are
glasses that lack
lenses . They are worn solely for aesthetic or fashion purposes, having no function in
vision correction or
eye protection . The frames are usually oversized, and commonly all black in color. They may be worn in conjunction with
contact lenses . Advantages of lensless glasses are that they do not fog or reflect, and there is no lens that will touch long
eyelashes and
eyelash extensions .
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Lensless glasses first became popular in
Japan in the 1990s. The trend died out, but has resurged recently in
China and
Taiwan .[
citation needed ]
Maison Martin Margiela released gold frames that are lensless and half-
rimless .
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NBA
Many
NBA players wear lensless glasses with thick plastic frames like
horn-rimmed glasses during
post-game interviews ,
geek chic that draws comparisons to
Steve Urkel .
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Russell Westbrook of the
Oklahoma City Thunder , known for his red frames claimed to have started the trend when he entered the league in 2008 but
LeBron James of the
Miami Heat disagreed.
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[11] James' teammate
Dwyane Wade calls them "nerd glasses."
[10] After the Heat won Game 4 of the
2012 NBA Finals Wade took it a step farther by wearing flip-up
sunglasses .
[12] Wade said he was, "paying a little homage to Dwayne Wayne tonight", referencing
Kadeem Hardison 's popular character from
A Different World .
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References
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"Making a Spectacle of Yourself in Frames With No Glass in Them - WSJ.com" . Online.wsj.com. Retrieved 2012-06-26 .
^ Laura McQuarrie.
"Lensless Glasses Frames - This Decorative Eyewear is Designed to Be Worn Without Lenses (GALLERY)" . Trendhunter.com. Retrieved 2013-10-22 .
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"Would You Wear These Lensless Glasses? | MTV Style" . Style.mtv.com. 2013-06-12. Retrieved 2013-10-22 .
^ Gold Half-Frame Lensless Glasses.
"Maison Martin Margiela Gold Half-frame Lensless Glasses for women" . SSENSE. Retrieved 2013-10-22 .
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"Whacky NBA Playoff Fashion!" . YouTube. Retrieved 2012-06-26 .
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b Cacciola, Scott (2012-06-14).
"NBA Finals: LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Russel Westbrok, James Worthy, Kurt Rambis, Horace GRant, and Other Fashion Plates of the NBA Make Specs of Themselves - WSJ.com" . Online.wsj.com. Retrieved 2012-06-26 .
^ Steve MarshPhotograph by Eric Ray Davidson (28 March 2013).
"The NBA's Most Stylish Players" . Gq.com. Retrieved 2013-10-22 .
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"Oklahoma City Thunder And Miami Heat Compete In NBA (Fashion?) Finals With Faux Glasses | MTV Style" . Style.mtv.com. 2012-06-18. Retrieved 2013-10-22 .
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"Russell Westbrook, Dwyane Wade and Horace Grant are all eyes on fashion – USATODAY.com" . Usatoday30.usatoday.com. 2012-06-13. Retrieved 2013-10-22 .
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b Spousta, Tom (2012-06-14).
"N.B.A. Finals — Russell Westbrook's Nerd Glasses" . The New York Times .
^ Golliver, Ben (2012-06-13).
"Russell Westbrook claims he started 'nerd glasses' trend; LeBron James disagrees" . CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2012-06-26 .
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"Wade brings back flip shades at the podium!" . YouTube. 2012-06-20. Retrieved 2012-06-26 .
^ Devine, Dan (2012-06-20).
"Dwyane Wade wears flip-up sunglasses to post-Game 4 press conference because, at this point, whatever, man | Ball Don't Lie - Yahoo! Sports" . Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2022-03-02 .
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