Specs fashion

Specs are part of the lifestyle of fashion being paired with their designer clothes, yet many is hoping to avoid the style stigma of being called "four eyes." But thanks to fashion editors, Brooklyn hipsters and celebrities seeking gravitas, looking like Buddy Holly has become fabulously fashionable in 2009. "A lot of women and men have worn contacts for so long and haven't bought glasses, but they're back buying glasses in droves," says Jordan Silver, co-owner of Silver Lining Opticians on Soho's Thompson Street.

Red carpets are awash in A-listers wearing heavy glasses. Above, from left: Refinery29.com's Piera Gelardi; actress Amy Sedaris; and Jay-Z. Below, clockwise from top left: Kimball Hastings, director of celebrity dressing at Ralph Lauren; Vogue features associate Stephanie LaCava; Scarlett Johansson; Chloë Sevigny; and Teen Vogue's senior fashion market editor Joanna Hillman.

Retro

While Tom Cruise (far left) and his Risky Business Wayfarers fueled the trend for heavy frames, the latest style is this '50s-inspired Clubmaster shape.

Unusual Details

"Plastic frames will still dominate the market in 2009, but subtle design details like graphics or colors and finishing treatments are differentiating the progressive from the mundane," explains Jordan Silver of Silver Lining.

Bright Colors

"Men who have worn tortoiseshell and black for years are sticking with traditional shapes but adding color," says Jordan of these blue frames.