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Who is your spectacle wearing style icon? Share your thoughts with Specsavers - £250 voucher to be won! NOW CLOSED

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JustineBGransnet (GNHQ) Fri 24-Jun-16 16:20:32

In celebration of its annual competition –The Spectacle Wearer of the Year Awards – Specsavers would like to hear all about your own spectacle wearing style icon.

Whether it’s a famous fashionista from days gone by or someone you know personally, Specsavers would love to know who you think wears or wore their specs with style!

On top of that, why not enter the Spectacle Wearer of the Year Awards yourself – or on behalf of your partner, children or grandchildren? Specsavers will be especially pleased to hear about any male relatives or friends that you think look great in glasses.

Here’s what Specsavers have to say about their competition: ‘The Spectacle Wearer of the Year Awards is Specsavers' annual search for fabulous specs wearers of all ages. The competition is open to men and women aged 16 years or over, and the overall winner will receive £10,000 cash and an all expenses trip to New York! Visit www.loveglasses.specsavers.co.uk for more information and enter today.’

Everyone who adds a comment to this thread will be entered into a prize draw where one winner will receive £250 Love2shop voucher!

sophie56 Thu 30-Jun-16 14:47:13

Audrey Hepburn always looked fabulous in sunglasses and Jennifer Aniston suits them. I, by contrast look more like my Grandfather, who in turn looked like Dennis Healey, one just can't escape one's genes!

hiddenmichelle Thu 30-Jun-16 14:46:57

Gok Wan!

pamelaJEAN Thu 30-Jun-16 14:38:59

My spectacle wearing icon has to be Roy Orbison, I have worn glasses since I was a teenager so have worn many styles.

Lisapaige24 Thu 30-Jun-16 14:35:38

Well I would love to of said Deirdre Barlow (aka Anne kirkbride ) but although famous for her over sized glasses a style icon she was NOT.....so for me my spectacle wearing icon has to be Marilyn Monroe she wore glasses with style and beauty.

maggie777 Thu 30-Jun-16 14:31:01

Michael Caine

maryandbuzz1 Thu 30-Jun-16 14:30:43

JENNIFER Aniston looks great in glasses

wjanice121 Thu 30-Jun-16 14:29:01

Jennifer Anniston

beeelaine Thu 30-Jun-16 14:23:38

Harry Potter - i know its fictional, but i feel that it has made a lot of kids feel that glasses are more acceptable than they were many years ago and have probably helped a lot of kids with their eyesight by keeping them on! I remember kids not being able to play properly because they wouldnt wear their specs because they were just so fed up of being called Jo 90 (ssssh not that I am that old) or specy 4 eyes... most of that has gone now (but not the "can i try your glasses on" followed by snatching them off your head! eeek

prwilson Thu 30-Jun-16 14:23:36

Elton John

andywedge Thu 30-Jun-16 14:19:30

Michael Caine

TracyKNixon Thu 30-Jun-16 14:18:50

Got to be Jennifer Anniston - she wears them to suit her face shape and hair styles perfectly.

janeyf Thu 30-Jun-16 14:15:30

Ronnie Barker would be my icon, he wore spectacles some of the time but amused me all of the time

Scoobygirly Thu 30-Jun-16 14:13:18

Jennifer Aniston, she really suits wearing glasses

mbody Thu 30-Jun-16 12:37:31

Tim Wonnacott must be up with the specs wearers, he has so many pairs!!!

veegee Thu 30-Jun-16 12:36:11

Jonny Depp looks good in his glasses

Florence78 Thu 30-Jun-16 11:45:56

Hard to beat the timeless glamour and elegance of Sophia Loren wearing glasses!!!

Korny123456 Thu 30-Jun-16 11:37:20

Alan Carr...just look odd without then on !

newfield Thu 30-Jun-16 11:31:06

The late Roy Orbison

sammyislost Thu 30-Jun-16 10:57:03

Tom Fletcher is ever so handsome in his specs! I couldn't imagine him without them, they suit him so much! He has quite a collection too.

GeminiJen Thu 30-Jun-16 10:46:58

Another fan of the boy wizard here. So there I was at the optician's, browsing through the range of specs.
I tried on a pair I liked and asked the young assistant for a second opinion. She gave me such a look, sniffed...and proclaimed, "Do you really want to look like Harry Potter?"... Well, I did ask!
Exit stage left, mortified blush

Annie29 Thu 30-Jun-16 09:41:25

It's John Lennon and Harry Potter for me.

simone1 Thu 30-Jun-16 08:18:16

Its got to be harry potter hes were the glasses of the day every kid wanted bad eyes to get these glasses even my own little boy convinced me he needed glasses got to optictions hes eyes were perfect so no harry potter glasses for us ha

MaggieMay69 Wed 29-Jun-16 21:01:23

Kate Winslet looks great in glasses! I only looked her up last year as my daughter-in-law always hated wearing hers until someone told her she looked like Kate! :-)

jammy388 Wed 29-Jun-16 19:03:26

Gok Wan

Granof11 Wed 29-Jun-16 17:11:51

Nana Mouskouri is the first person that springs to mind when I think of this, but also love Dame Maggie Smith.