“If the kid has to wear glasses, get a regular looking pair and update it to something similar only if the prescription changes.”
The question is, what is a regular pair of glasses? That doesn’t exist, because style and fashion are extremely fluid and ever-changing. These black plastic glasses became popular in the past two years or so as “nerd glasses” because they were considered extremely nerdy up to only a couple years ago. Back then, those glasses were what kids were encouraged to wear- smaller metal glasses were a lot more in. Now the fashion is flipped on its head, and the “nerd” glasses they’re making these kids buy may easily end up “the next big thing.” Not probable, but to be honest, did you ever REALLY think nerd glasses were going to come back in? 🙂
I still have my glasses from eighth grade (I’m in eleventh). They’re not nerdy or anything, in fact I think they look kind of cute (the only nerd factor is that I wear glasses at all as opposed to contacts), but they’re definitely not cool “nerd glasses” because I have no interest in buying myself (because my parents sure won’t pay for them) the new style of glasses every time it comes out. Honestly, the only way to truly avoid fashion is to change your glasses (clothes, whatever) all the time.