It’s pretty exciting as a blogger to have something named after you, and I’m so pleased to finally be able to show you “The Catherine” reading glasses (you may have seen a sneak preview of them on Instagram).
Five bloggers and I have collaborated with Readers.com to curate the “Influencer Collection” – you might just see a few faces that you know well! We each had a new pair named after us and chose other glasses that we felt were also our style… you can see my choices in the photos below (I especially love the wood-effect ones).
The Catherine comes in four colourways: Green Tortoise/Mint, Purple Tortoise/Yellow (as worn by me here above and below, respectively); also Brown Tortoise/Red and Brown Tortoise/Yellow. I think this is the perfect shape for my face: the low bridge makes my nose a little shorter (read why I like that here) and the slight cat-eye shape shows off my eyebrows. The glasses at Readers.com are so reasonably priced you could treat yourself to several pairs in different colours and styles.
I have written this post in collaboration with Readers.com. All content is original, however, and opinions are my own and 100% honest.
For the photo shoot I went all-out with a preppy bookworm theme – wearing a sweater with the clever collar from CeCe Toppings over the scuba dress cleverly turned it into a skirt. This was a gorgeous outfit with clean lines and crisp, neutral colours. What better way to show off some funky two-tone glasses?
I now have a fabulous collection of reading glasses that I can match to my outfits – do you wear glasses and do you have different pairs to match them to what you’re wearing that day? Do share in the comments!
Above: The Catherine
Above: The Journey
Above: The other pairs I chose for my collection were: Left: The Journey (love this wood effect), Top right: The Jetsetter (doing my best Kevin Costner in JFK impression in these), Bottom right: The Blythe (hot pink – yessss!)
P.S. If you want to see what the rest of this scuba fabric dress looks like, click here to see it in its full “it’s a dress!” glory.
Dress (worn as skirt): , Sweater: c/o , Collar: c/o Cece Toppings, Shoes: River Island (old), Nails: Maybelline Gel Nail Colour Divine Wine 265
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Thank you Sacramento – I loved that action shot too!!
They have some great frames. All three of them suit you. Must of awesome to have one named after you.
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such a perfect look<3
love the shoes!
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Thank you Ivana – these shoes always get people talking, they were a real winner!! x
Yes, I have many reading glasses–really fun ones–strewn all over the house. Your post today has inspired me to photograph some of them. Your pics are too cute!!!!
Mine are all over the house too, Marea ( and in different handbags, too)!! Thanks so much for your lovely compliments x
Congrats for designing those lovely glasses, I would totally wear them, along with your whole outfit ehehe!Baci,
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Oh I didn't actually design them, Coco (though I'd love to take the credit)! I chose them from Readers.com's new collection before they launched as the ones to be named after me. But thank you hun! x
very pretty! Love the skirt and color.
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So glad you do, Kimberly – thank you!
love the skirt!beautiful style!
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Thanks Irene!
Congrats Catherine! You must be really proud. Saw Annette's and just wanted to pop by and congratulate. I got some reading glasses last week when in New York and they got an orange accent which is real fun.You look really lovely wearing those specs. xo Sabina OceanblueStyle
Oooooh I like the sound of an orange accent, Sabina (I can't stop)!! Thanks so much xx
You look great in glasses. My favorite are the ones with the blue accent…so pretty.
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It seems the blue ones are going down well with everyone! Thank you lovely Alice xx
These one with the wooden effect are really gorgeous! You look very good and so sexy wearing them.
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They're so cool, aren't hey, Heather?! Thank you!
Wow, what a stunning pair of glasses, and very you. I'm a full time glasses wearer so don't think these would be suitable for me, but if they were I'd definitely get the mint pair. And the purple/yellow.
Hehe sounds like you had to stop yourself with listing all the glasses you'd get, Nicola…!!! Thank you hun x
This is such an honor, to have glasses named after you! I can't even… it's so awesome ^_^ I love them and I love the outfit, looks preppy and chic! You're a doll!
Aww thanks Keit – and yes it was great to be asked… the addition of the word "The" somehow makes it for me ("The Catherine" sounds better than "Catherine" for some reason, lol)!
Very "sexy librarian," dearest Catherine (am I allowed to say that?!) So fun that you had a style of eyeglass frames named after you…the tortoise-plus-colour combinations make them perfect personality pieces!! P.S. I'm swooning over those shoes!! XOXO
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Yeahhhhhh you're allowed that, Monika!!!! Thank you so much, and yes whenever I wear these shoes I always make at least one person swoon :)))
This is so exciting Catherine! Congratulations, the designs are gorgeous and I love the colours. 🙂
Take care,
Daniella xox
Thank you Daniella – I'm so pleased with the design I chose… the colours are great, aren't they?! x
Lovely 🙂
:)) thanks Ivana x