#mrboy

I may have become slightly obsessive with glasses this year, now owning four pairs of prescription glasses and one set of prescription sunglasses. I wouldn't say I was particularly blind either - my prescription is -2.25 in one eye and -0.25 in the other, and apparently I have different levels of astigmatism in each eye (according to Specsavers), which as serious as it sounds it apparently "isn't all that bad". Saying that, living in the generation we do where we're surrounded by digital screens and "forced" to look at the computer and our phones from dawn till dusk, it's wise to take care of your eyes and opt for glasses if you need them, and considering I'm the only person in my family who doesn't wear them on a full-time basis, I'd very much say I should care for my eyes as well.

glasses and sunglasses: c/o Cheap Monday at Specsavers, top and bottoms: Cheap Monday, trainers: Nike via Urban Outfitters

Specsavers got in touch to take a look at their Cheap Monday range, and I think I was drawn in by my previous admiration for Cheap Monday (unfortunately my ex girlfriends have stolen all my favourite t-shirts by Cheap Monday so I seldom get the chance to wear the brand anymore). The style is particularly quirky and something you can imagine to come from Cheap Monday. The shapes are by all means very wearable, but I think what differentiates the collection is its very sleek, metallic frames which seem to have some futuristic vibe around them. The sunglasses are definitely a highlight however, as the kind guys at Specsavers keenly lectured me on. The reasons why Ray Bans are as expensive as they are (aside from the branding) is due to the polarising lens, which reduces glare and retains vivid colour that'd you'd lose from a pair of essentially "coloured lens". The Cheap Monday lens are from the same breed, and while I've always thought prescription sunglasses were pretty unnecessary, I feel like I could see through walls with these things. Everything is clear, slightly muted and better looking. Like I'm looking through a permanent Instagram filter.

I was going through a grey obsession when I took these photos (unaffiliated to 50 Shades) so the glasses came around the perfect time. Cheap Monday has built their reputation on skinny jeans and even skinnier jeans, but they've had some really nice sweaters and parkas in the mix as well. The trousers were a bit of a hidden gem which I found on ASOS, and although they're drop-crotch, you can actually pull them above your waist to replicate high-waisted trousers. You'll need a relatively tight belt or take them in at the waist to emulate the effect, if high-waisted trousers are your thing. 

If you wear glasses and haven't considered prescription sunglasses before, I highly recommend it. There are no reasons at all why you should be squinting behind sunglasses, and when you ones big as these which cover your whole face, you'll never want to wear others again. I even wear these on the tube, because I'm extremely cool like that. (Hint: that was sarcastic).

Thanks Specsavers for opening up my eyes.

- Mr. Boy

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