Thick-framed specs were uncool in school, but they rock today

D&G round-bottom glasses from Occhiali. Photograph by: Chris Schwarz, Edmonton Journal Hey Four-Eyes! All those years of high school mockery might actually be paying off. These days, eyeglass-wearers are the coolest kids in class. Those cumbersome specs many of us used to do anything to hide have become the ultimate accessory — and the bigger, the better. "Pretty much the nerds rule the world," Emily Salsbury, an Edmonton style coach, says with a laugh. "We all strive to be like them in some way or another." And so thick, black, square frames, often called "geek glasses," are now ubiquitous. This year, trendsetters are taking it one step further, rocking eyewear...

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