Many women have several sets of eyeglasses. Professional frames are for the office while creative or colorful frames are for your own personal time. Men usually tend to be simpler and usually have a single pair of glasses and a back-up pair in case they lose the original. Having a few stylistic options isn’t bad. An example is having a pair of simple black frames by
Tom Ford to use when dressing up or have a serious affair of some sort to go to. For everyday glasses, for example, you can go for one of Alexander McQueen's more casual designs that are red and silver framed with simple square lenses. Both options work with almost everything in one's wardrobe. Another option is contact lenses from Acuvue for extremely fancy occasions where simply no pair of eyewear would do.
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Eyewear for the office, however, was a bit more difficult to shop for. You want something professional, of course, but also something that makes a statement. In any business setting you need to advertise your work ethic as well as your boldness and ability to think outside the box. If you show up at the office dressed like a square people will expect you to act like one and hardly expect any great or innovative ideas from you. So, for the sake of your career, attention must be paid to your wardrobe starting from the top down. Think of a brand that isn't mainstream but isn't unknown and then find a design that you hardly ever see anyone else wearing but that isn't so new that it is awkward.
Jimmy Choo is a good brand for this, as is
Marc Jacobs. Avoid the too obvious Prada or Armani traps for office eyewear as they are somewhat cliché.
