Hipster glasses: How to wear them

I believe fashion is meant to make us look our best. Clothes and accessories need to compliment our features and not bring out our flaws or create flaws. Thick-rimmed hipster glasses are something that not everyone can wear, because they draw so much attention to the face and how it's shaped. There are three things everyone should pay attention to when they're picking any glasses, and especially if they want to wear hipster glasses.

1. Nose Size and Shape. I think this is obvious. Glasses sit on your nose. Therefore, they draw attention to your nose. Over-sized, thick-rimmed glasses that are so popular among hipsters draw more attention to your nose than any other type of glasses. This is because they literally frame your nose. The larger the glasses, the more attention is drawn towards your nose. If you have a larger nose, these glasses will frame that largeness and make your nose look even bigger. If your nose isn't really that big, but the angle of it follows the rims of the glasses exactly, it will also make your nose bigger. If your nose is super small, it will make your nose look even smaller, sometimes to the point of ridiculousness. There is a very small nose-size range that these glasses will actually compliment. These noses are of average size, straight, and smooth. The angle follows the glasses rim for a bit and then separates from the glasses.
   
   If you have a big or small nose and you like interesting frames, I suggest skinnier glasses with a colored frame. These glasses are still a statement, but they draw the eye horizontally rather than vertically, bringing out your eyes, cheek bones, and brow rather than your nose.
2. Face Size. Another common issue I see with big glasses is the glasses to face ratio. I see a lot of people whose faces are being eaten by their glasses. If you have a small face, you need to adjust the size of the glasses and the thickness of the rims accordingly. If you want large lenses, then you need thinner frames. If you want thick frames, you need smaller lenses. If the first thing you see when you look at your face is your glasses, they're not proportioned correctly. You should show off your beautiful face, and stop hiding behind big, clunky glasses.
3. Profile shape. This is my biggest problem with hipster glasses. I think they look like Mr. Potato Head glasses, and this is mostly why. A lot of people that wear these glasses have extreme profiles. They either have flat faces or very angular faces. I'm going to start with flat faces.
   
   If you have a flat face and wear big glasses, the glasses are going to end up making most of the shape to your face when viewed from the side. This means it's going to diminish the delicate curves and angles that make up your facial structure. I've often said people with flatter faces wearing hipster glasses looks "muppety." Basically, I'm saying it removes the angles of your face, which essentially makes faces look like a Muppet. This can be avoided by simply adjusting the size of your glasses to accentuate your beautiful, delicate nose, rather than hiding it.
   
   Angular faces have the opposite problem. As I said before, big glasses draw the eye in a vertical direction. This means your Roman nose, Jewish nose, Adrian Brody nose, etc. will be accentuated beyond the point of reason. Don't get me wrong, these noses are great. I'm a huge fan of interesting noses. However, accentuating an angular, large nose to the extent that hipster glasses do will diminish all other facial features to the point of not noticing them. I don't think anyone wants people to only see their nose. Again, this can be fixed by adjusting the size of your glasses to diminish the impact of your nose while still highlighting its uniqueness. 

There you have it, Steph's guide to wearing hipster glasses. I used to say these glasses just never look good. However, I have matured in the past year or so on these types of matters. Every accessory or clothing style will look good on someone. There are just some things, like hipster glasses, that people need to be more selective about before wearing.