Insightful and Entertaining Facts About Eyewear

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Have you ever wondered about what others think about your choice in eyewear? Sunglasses Avant Garde now has some closure for you.

You’re at your local eyewear shop and you’ve spent 3 hours of your day trying to pick out the perfect frames for your face. Just when you thought you’ve hit the jackpot in the eyewear department, you see another pair of adorable spectacles staring back at you as you head towards the register. Just as you snatch them off of the shelf to give them a try, you think to yourself if all of the effort is worth it. In your mind you feel it is, but will others like your choice too? Sunglasses Avant Garde has uncovered some fun facts about sunglasses and eyewear.

Just about everywhere you look, someone is sporting some sort of style over his or her eyes. It kind of makes you wonder about how many people actually do wear eyewear in the United States? Here are the raw facts:

• There are 174.2 million eyewear users in the United States for vision correction alone.
• 35.8 % of Americans own and use two or more pairs of glasses.
• 195.8 million US residents don non-prescription sunglasses and 53.1 % use two or more pairs of sunglasses.
• 25.6 Americans utilize non-prescription reading glasses.

Who has an eye for fashion? Check out these facts about how people feel about utilizing eyewear to make a stylish statement:

• 44% of US residents feel eyeglasses are a fashion accessory; however, in 2005, only 29% shared the same belief.
• 73% of Americans feel that eyeglasses reflect a person’s persona.
• 55% of US residents notice a person’s spectacles when they first meet them.

Who’s looking at you?

• 87% of US residents do not agree with the statement: “Guys don’t make passes at girls who wear glasses.”
• 92% of men and 84% of women do not agree with the quoted statement above.

The look is in the eyes of the beholder. US residents feel as though:

•  59% of eyeglass wearers appear intelligent
•  34% look fashionable
•  30% seem sophisticated
• 10% look nerdy.  

What are your thoughts about eyewear? We’d love to know! Share your comments or questions anytime with us!

Have a great day!

~ Charlene Marie

Source: Complete eyewear survey is a courtesy of eyecessorize.com.