Eyeglasses for teen boy - where to shop?
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Anonymous
| We just got the news DS needs eyeglasses. As a teen, he is between sizes aiming for kids and adults. And he has certain ideas about style. Can anyone please recommend someplace to take him to buy glasses in or near Arlington, VA (anywhere in NOVA, DC relatively near any bridge from VA, or Bethesda all count as “near”). |
Anonymous
| Warby Parker, inexpensive and hip. |
Anonymous
+1. |
Anonymous
+2. I’ve been getting glasses there for years and LOVE it. I also have a small face and have had no problem finding styles that look good; on the website, you can sort frames by width, so look for narrow styles. Or just take him into the store in Georgetown and ask for help. |
Anonymous
| Another vote for Warby Parker. My teen has glasses from them and has received numerous compliments. |
Anonymous
| Rare consensus on DCUM! My 16 yr old DS also has Warby Parker glasses and very happy with them. |
Anonymous
|
Costco.
$50 for youth lens and $50-100 for a frame, plus $30 off the second glasses |
Anonymous
| Costco but that is hit or miss and Target - Target has Rayban, Oakley and a few other of the better brands. Or, buy a pair online and bring to costco for lenses. |
Anonymous
| Buy designer frames from lastcall or sierra then lenses from Costco. I've has good luck with Tom Ford & Persol. |
Anonymous
TJ Max, also Amazon too. |
Anonymous
| Believe it or not, Vision Works has a good selection. |
Anonymous
| Warby Parker has cool frames but they are just okay at doing fittings. If your son is active at all, I would go to Apex Optical (there are several - we use the one on Wisconsin near Tenleytown). They are real experts at both picking out frames that really fit and also fitting them so that the kids can still do athletics in them, etc. We love Apex. |