Growing up, I rarely met other kids who were as passionate about music and fashion as I was. To me, they were synonymous. You couldn't love a band and not want to dress like them. Or wear the same eyewear.
Luckily, I did grow out of this. Not the love of vintage, but of trying to dress like my musical heroes. A fifty something guy showing up to work one day dressed like Keith Richards and the next day like Dizzy Gillespie probably wouldn't last long at the job. A great marriage, kids and career will do this to you. Now, I dress like an adult - slightly vintage, slightly preppy. And, as an optician, I get paid for doing something I love!
Here's why I dig the blogs I read: However different or unique you think your obsession is, there's somebody out there blogging about it. Rockin' Optics certainly isn't the first blog about the love of cool eyewear, be it vintage or new. There are lots of fantastic blogs already out there. Maybe just a new spin on it. I try to focus on cool frames and how to purchase them on a retail workers salary. Nothing stuffy here. Zero tolerance for snobbery. All in all, a tale of an ugly guy still trying to look a little bit cool, even into his fifties. Maybe there's someone interested out there.
Thanks for reading.
Rick
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