Hello Fabulous readers. This post is written on behalf of my
sponsor, VSP. This is a vision plan I
have used as a near-sighted freelancer for many years. If you work in the creative industries or
work as a consultant, you probably already know about VSP.
I come from a family used to wearing thick glasses. As a child, my dorky eyewear was a source of
nerdy embarrassment. In high school I
graduated to contact lenses. I never got
out of my head that glasses were a geeky look, but they were still a necessity.
(This is me at 13 years old in horrible frames and hair).
After going to college and entering the fashion industry, paying
for health care in New York as a single worker in a creative industry was
rough. Trying to upgrade my eyeglasses
for a professional, fashion forward look was even tougher. “Designer” frames were exorbitant, you had to
make sure your prescription was up to date and you still had to pay for contact
lens fittings and the lenses themselves.
As a non-profit vision care company getting a VSP plan was
definitely helpful to me. Their plans
started at about $17/month. Their plans
covered annual eye exams with low co-payments and a lot of convenient
optometrists near wherever my latest office was. They have allowances for glasses or contact
lenses. I wish I knew then, but happy to
know now that my new plan provided by them gives me access to all sorts of
designer frames like the stylish bebe collection above.
Now, with all of the gorgeous options you have to frame your
face, your glasses are as much a part of your fall wardrobe as much as anything
else. Go for a new accent color, a new silhouette or
maybe a new finish.
Once you have your smart new eyewear look, coordinate it
with an entire outfit and then win it all! Yes, enter VSP’s Pin It to Win It
and you could receive a year’s worth of VSP coverage and a new bebe ensemble
for fall. You don’t need glasses to see
how sweet that is…
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf VSP Direct.
11 comments:
Cadillac is my favorite one! Thanks for sharing those pics!
Thanks,
Gregor Luca
Bike Crashes UK
Thanks for putting me onto VSP! I wear contacts daily but definitely need to find a great pair (read; fashionable) pair of glasses to switch it up.
I don't really have vision problems, but I'll tell my friends and family who wear glasses and contacts about VSP. Thanks for the intel.
I am on the books to get new glasses this weekend. First new pair in almost 6 years! I might have to get those frames shown above
BUT! You looked super cute in your dorky glasses. I am always on the huny for big frames. You are giving me 80's realness here. In regards tot he insurance, I wish I knew about this when I was in NYC.
I used to wear glasses, so I totally understand the struggle! Now I wear glasses just for the look!...I love how you put this together!! Excellent and FAB!!!
I ware contacts most of the time but stay up on
my frame game! I as well am a VSP member and tend to have money left each
year on my flex account which I use for glasses! Think this year I might
have to take a look at the pink and black frame that you featured!!
Oh, I've worn glasses since I was 2 and I'm VERY far-sighted so I know all about those thick ugly frames back in grade school. Only in the last ten years have I learned to appreciate glasses and see how many cute and stylish frames are out there. Thank for sharing the contest, it sounds like something I'd be up for!
I like the idea of VSP direct. I go back and forth between my glasses and contact lenses depending on the look I want to achieve for the day. Good job with the outfit posts.
I need some stylish glasses... and that top with the trees on it!
Your throwback pic is super cute and I need that trench coat!
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