There’s something about graduating high school and going off to college that suddenly makes parents feel the need to squeeze in “life lessons” into every conversation you have with them. “Wear your coat or you’ll get sick.” “If you don’t sleep enough you’re going to crash.” “You’re going to regret spending your whole paycheck on those designer wedge sneakers.” Don’t you hate when they’re right?
Besides cold remedies and the importance of a budget, there is another thing your parents were definitely forward-thinking on: the latest eyewear trend. That’s right, back when you were still rocking diapers and viewed napping as punishment, your parents were “hip” 20-somethings, navigating parenthood in aviator-style eyewear. Looking back at those old photos, I’m sure you have laughed and commented about how “goofy” your dad looked with his titanium rimmed glasses.
All of sudden, Kendall Jenner snaps a photo in the vintage-inspired specs and those smirks are replaced with texts asking your parents if they still have those same frames somewhere in their basement.
The wire-rimmed aviators have been a popular sunglasses style for sometime. But now, those mirrored lenses are being replaced with clear ones. One part edgy; one part vintage; we have to say that mama surely knew best when it comes to our current favorite eyewear trend.
As you go home for the holidays, show your parents you listen. Wear a coat, say “please” and “thank you,” and support your pops’ quest for the title of “cool dad” by rocking a pair of aviator-style glasses.
Photos via our Style Gurus
