I Can See Clearly Now
A gift we often take for granted: the gift of vision. Life is beautiful, but not everyone is able to see the beauty. Prescription glasses are just too expensive. In comes Warby Parker, a line of 27 vintage inspired prescription glasses with a high-end look and a budget price under $100. Why would you buy from anywhere else? Not only that, you can do a virtual try on with a webcam or computer camera. Plus, (yes there’s more) you can also order up to 5 pairs to try on at home and then send the 4 back at no charge.
What we love most about Warby Parker is that they have teamed up with non-profit Restoring Vision and have instituted a Buy a Pair | Give a Pair program so that each pair of glasses bought delivers a pair to someone in need. Eyeglasses can make a huge difference in quality of life; many trade workers are reliant on their eyesight for their livelihood: sewing, farming, and weaving all need sharp vison.
The brand’s collaboration with Max Osterweis’ philanthropic and socially responsible clothing line, Suno just debuted at NY Fashion Week. Suno employs skilled workers from Kenya and India that create colorful, playful garments. Warby Parker designed three frames for the Suno Fall 2011 show on February 12th. The glasses will be sold soon after on Warby Parker. These collaborative frames are sure to sell out quickly, so grab them while you can!
RestoringVision is a charitable initiative dedicated to delivering reading glasses to the many underprivileged people worldwide who so desperately need them. Reading glasses restore close-up vision, correcting the problem of presbyopia. The goal is to ensure that optical missions going to developing countries and impoverished neighborhoods in the U.S. have enough reading glasses to meet patient needs.The Census Bureau also reports that in the United States, 12.4 million people over 45 are in poverty, so they probably can't afford glasses.
