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Glasses make the girl grow hotter — a holiday spec-tacular!Sometime over the last decade or so, glasses became cool. And hot. And the world began to see what lesbians always have known: that women who wear glasses are both cool and hot. And downright sexy.
Personally, I'm glad views have changed. As a little tomboy, I resisted glasses as long as I could, to the point of memorizing the eye chart every year so I could pass the vision exam. When I finally was too blind to resist specs any longer, my family was about to move to Texas from Pittsburgh. One of my friends said, "Wow, glasses don't seem very Texan." At the time, I was devastated. Now I know better. Texans with glasses rock.
What is it about glasses that make hot women seem even hotter?
In some cases, glasses add a sense of vulnerability to a strong character. Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) wore glasses on The X-Files only when she was alone, doing research or writing reports. While she was deep in thought, I walked into the room. She looked up, smiled slightly, removed her glasses and stood to greet me. And then … wait, where was I?
Of course, just the opposite is true, too. Glasses can add a sense of authority. You can almost hear Nicole Kidman saying, "Yes, I know I'm too beautiful for this world, but do not interrupt me."
For some women, glasses accentuate their intelligence.
For others, we wish glasses could add intelligence — or at least common sense.
Glasses just make women seem down-to-earth.
More accessible.
And, yes, geekier.
Maybe we like the idea that women who seem perfect in fact have some of the same limitations we do.
Or perhaps glasses simply give us one more reason to love women that we're already quite fond of.
But honestly, who cares why? Women with glasses just do something to us. And my resolution for 2008 is to keep enjoying them. Who are your favorite lasses with glasses? I found way too many to post, so feel free to add pictures or links to other four-eyed favorites. Happy holidays! Submitted by on December 21, 2007 - 12:15pm. |
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Moving to Lawndale
Since you've already been kind enough to include the ultimate in bespecled hotness (see Tina Fey), I submit for your approval...
Ok, now the list seems complete.
I second your nomination...
kd lang
I've been raving about women in glasses for ages now. But the ultimate lesbian spectacles-wearer is kd lang. I apologise in advance for the number of pictures in this comment, but kd lang deserves nothing less. and hey, I can't be the only obsessed kd lang fan around.
and for good measure, melissa york, ex-butchies. Oh, that lesbian staple the rectangular black-framed spectacles.
I love glasses too . idon't
Exactly
awesome
I love me a girl wearing glasses and Tina Fey is the perfect example. she is rocking the hotness scale....
Who immediately came to mind was our girl, Jill Bennett..... she knows how to work those specs....damnit. cant find the pic I wanted to post...
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THE UNOFFICIAL JILL BENNETT FANCLUB WEBPAGE
http://www.freewebs.com/ujbfc
..........
this one on ujbfc? if so its agood one lol
or this one?
Swoon. <3
I actually hate it...
Let's not forget...
Tina Fey will always be my inspiration for wearing glasses (well, that and the fact that I can't drive at night without them anymore). But, let's also not forget a recent event for Afterellen-ers.
Oh my goodness yes. She is
Kelly Clarkson
I worship Kelly with or without her glasses. But I do find these pretty freakin' adorable.
oh yeah, and also...
"While she was deep in thought, I walked into the room. She looked up, smiled slightly, removed her glasses and stood to greet me. And then … wait, where was I?"
OMG!!! HAHAHAHAHA.... You just described--to the letter--my teenage daydreams of being the one who would distract Scully from her work.
Two-fer
Glasses can make you appear smarter, and more mature, or dumber and crazier than a monkey on moonshine:
How hot is Pink as President? ..... SMOKIN'
Lisa
Anyone who trades liberty for security deserves neither liberty nor security -- B. FranklinGreat List
Thank you... I have always loved women in glasses. My favorite is Tina Fey and the glasses play a very big part on my crush.
One of my favorites who's not on the list is Katharine McPhee.
And yes... it's the glasses I'm looking at ;p
H.O.T.
Emma Thompson...
The discovery of the good taste of bad taste can be very liberating.
-Susan Sontag
Because *more* than visibility, what matters to lesbians is...
... hotness.
U R bang on, gypsywee, BANG on.
"the ‘miracle of birth’ hurt like fuck and involved way, way too much of Van looking up my twat. If that’s a ‘miracle’ then whoever is in charge of miracles seriously needs to sort their shit out." (Loretta Outrageous Fortune)
House, MD
I get a little weak whenever Dr. Cameron wears her specs in the lab:
Wow...
YUMMY! she just had to be
YUM is right. jeez..
YUM is right. jeez.. DEFinitely one of my favorites
"Sometimes when i get homesick i hum the mr softee song"
One Name Comes To Mind
Hell yes. Gorgeous from
Hmmm...
My glasses are sitting on my desk...
I think I'll actually put them on...
Ooooo...
Who's sexy now?
;-)
Hmmm...
I think you're on to something here...
It may actually be sexier not to squint at people or walk into walls.
Who's sexy now?
LOL...that made me laugh :D
I love that pic...Marilyn with no glasses is sexy, god forbid, but Marilyn wearing glasses is just plain double sexy...
My constant internal facial expression...and yes, I work in retail.
Cristina Scabbia!
Lacuna Coil... she's got the best voice... Italian.. yum..
I'd put up the pic but I can't figure it out! :(
Don't mind me, I'm a noob...
Hah! Victory!
:-)
It's adorable!
:D
Lucy Lawless as Melinda Pappas
From the XWP season 2 episode "The Xena Scrolls"
Classic
Glad you like Tara :)
Glad you like Tara :)
Lucy as Melinda (and ROC as Janice, for that matter "Run along now boys, I DON'T HAVE TIME TO PLAY!!!") Teh Hawtness!!!!!!!!!!!
How could I not?
I am a diehard fan, you know.
http://www.youtube.com/sinfulhex
I saved this one of my
I have this one saved on my computer because of the hotness :)
Rachel Bilson
http://img473.imageshack.us/my.php?image=9e931ebilson419bs4ww0xu8fi.jpg
and Jennifer Love looks pretty nice in these too:
http://img22.imageshack.us/my.php?image=jenniferlovehewittthetuxedo325.jpg
Missy Peregrym
And Christina Cox on Blood Ties...
_ _ _ _ _
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." (Dr. Seuss)
OMG!!!
Im so happy someone brought up Christina Cox... I am OBSESSED with her in glasses.... So wicked hot!!!
I think I need a moment to myself.....
glasses
i do like women with poor eyesight, I always think I stand a higher chance of pulling them (6 years ago when I was single) especially if they had left there glasses at home
;-) x
More Tina Fey, just cos..... =D
WOW
mmmm...glasses
I wore glasses as a kid and
I wore glasses as a kid and hated them! I was such a tomboy and they got in the way of everything. In high school I started wearing contacts and almost never wore my glasses.
Ironically, now when I wear my glasses I get compliments constantly. I'm sure it helps that the frames I have now are a lot cooler than the ones I had as a kid!
I agree though the right glasses on a girl are HOT!
I'm a fan
Gillian Anderson especially looks amazing in glasses. And let's not forget Shane! (who I am normally indifferent to, but with glasses...)
I used to have really good glasses...then I hit myself in the face with a tennis racket (I have maaaad cordination skillz). Now they're glued with super-glue, it's uber-sexy.
Michelle P.
Nice...
The discovery of the good taste of bad taste can be very liberating.
-Susan Sontag
i'm very thankfull that you
i'm very thankfull that you put Stephanie March on the list! God, every time I saw Alex Cabot wearing those power glasses my heart missed a beat...
smarch
UM YESSSSSSSSSS
and just one more.....
glasses of justice PWN ALL
"Sometimes when i get homesick i hum the mr softee song"
my new obession...INGRID MICHAELSON
her talent is just amazing...she's an up and coming indie artist. they played her song 'keep breathing' during the last few minutes of grey's anatomy season finale. oh and she looks super hot in her glasses...
Sweet
love her music!
oh..
glasses ON redhead.. EVEN BETTER.
she is definitely cute in those. hah now i have to make myself feel less shallow and check out her music
Wow, I did just the
Wow, I did just the opposite when I was a kid! Glasses became totally cool when I was a kid (maybe because all the nifty styles had started to appear) so I actually intentionally lied in my eye exam so I could get a pair of glasses. Or maybe I just realised that girls with glasses looked cuter. I was such a good little lesbian as a kid. ^ ^
Rock the optics, girls!
*Swoooon*