Then: In my opinion, Buddy Holly was the first person to make nerdy chic. (Sorry, Adam Brody.) And these glasses perfectly fit his persona. What do you think all those girls at his concerts were shrieking about? It has been said that Holly paved the way for other rock musicians to wear glasses on stage and totally own it.
Now: These glasses are everywhere, and I’m not just talking about in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Every. Where. One could say that they are a bit over-exposed, BUT when Jay-Z is wearing them, you have to keep your mouth shut—the man can do no wrong. When a pair of glasses can seamlessly go from nerdy 1950s to HOVA status, that says quite a lot. I will ignore the fact that they sell similar frames at Walgreens.
