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Eyewear Wonder Boy Derek Desierto’s New Glasses Aim To Make The Universe Friendlier
Six years ago, while I was shopping in New York City, a woman followed me from Madewell to Bloomingdale’s to ask me where I’d gotten my oversized tortoiseshell cat-eye glasses. It wasn’t the first time I’d been asked by strangers about my Derek Cardigan frames, but it was definitely the most effort anyone had made […]
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You’ve probably tried to steal our beauty director’s geek chic glasses. Here’s the scoop.
When I bought new glasses last fall, there was no way I could possibly have anticipated the reactions the oversized tortoiseshell cat eyes would elicit from strangers. These included a flight attendant asking me to get up from my seat and come show them to her colleague; in New York City, a woman approaching me in Bloomingdale’s saying she had seen me earlier in Madewell and had to know where I got my glasses; after appearing on The Marilyn Denis Show on behalf of the mag, a viewer emailed prodding to know the same. After informing them they were the Vancouver brand Derek Cardigan, sold exclusively on clearlycontacts.ca, I gleefully confided the frames only cost $38 and that with lenses, they came to $107 in total.