Palin's sexy librarian glasses spark interest in eyewear

by Josh Loposer (Subscribe to Josh Loposer's posts)
Posted Sep 9th 2008 at 8:30AM

Out of all the colorful remarks about pitbulls and lipstick from Sarah Palin's speech last week at the Republican National Convention, it seems that her fashion statements may have spoken just as loud as her words. Not only has she become the flavor of the month in the political thong industry, her choice of eyewear has apparently caught on with the women of America. Her frames, the work of Japanese eyewear designer Kazuo Kawasaki, are selling out all over the country.

In the wake of her momentous prime time debut, optometrists all over the US are getting inquiries from women who want a pair of those "Sarah Palin glasses." The titanium frames, now achieving cult status, start at around $375 and they're part of Kawasaki's 704 series. If you really want to get exact, Palin's wears the 34 grey style.

Aside from the fact that the glasses were worn by a media sensation, Kawasaki's frames stand on their own merits: they're sleek and the rimless design allows for almost infinite lens shapes.

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Filed under: Accessories, CELEBRITY STYLE, Fashion, Celebrity
Tags: 34 grey, 34Grey, 704 series, 704Series, eyewear, frames, Italee, Kazuo Kawasaki, KazuoKawasaki, rimless, Sarah Palin, SarahPalin

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Jodie McAllister, 12-24-2010, 9:23PM

Sarah Palin wears several pairs of eyewear. The frame that has received the most publicity is the Kazuo Kawasaki #704.
USA Today ran a story in print and online yesterday called "Palin Has Created Quite A Stir... With Her Designer Glasses" which has generated a TON of new customers seeking out Italee brands.
I'm an optician in Salt Lake City, Utah of 35 years. I own East Millcreek Eyewear, an optical boutique that specializes in the latest eyewear trends, including the Kazuo Kawasaki series.
Visit our website, email, or call to find out more about how we can customize a frame for you.

Jodie McAllister ABOC
East Millcreek Eyewear
www.eastmillcreekeyewear.com
emeyewear@hotmail.com
801.485.5820

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Sue Porter, 9-19-2008, 11:33AM

Where can I find these glasses in Southern Calif, Los Angeles area?

pat rech, 9-14-2008, 2:17PM

WHERE can Sarah's 34 grey style titanium $375 glasses be purchased in the NYC/Long Island/NJ area?

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Plus Dot, 9-18-2008, 9:52AM

I should look into Ms. Palin's Eyewear. That's alot of what the talk is about her - her down-to-earth choice of Frames, from K-Kawasaki, to where to get them.

Thanks Jodie McAllister, above, for the online Opticianary Boutique you referenced 4 me and others here in this Great Nation of Ours to Click to.

May the Bin Laden's and their ilk never see this -- Get Me My Glasses, or else the terrorists have won ....

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m1941, 9-21-2008, 3:59PM

She's just like us - 7 pairs of glasses; one pair of frames (no lenses) costing at least $375. Add in the lenses and you could be looking at $700 or more.....

She's just like us - married, with 5 kids, 3 teenagers, and a job.

She's just like us - bellieves in sexual abstinence before marriage is the best policy - and has a teenage unmarried pregnant daughter - oops, not quite like us....

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wanda middleton, 10-28-2008, 2:11PM

SHE IS A WOMAN JUST LIKE US,AND HAS A FAMILY.WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED TO CRITIAZIES SOMEONE.SHE IS A CHILD OF GOD.JUST LIKE US.SO I SAY GO FOR IT SARAH NO MATTER WHAT THEY SAY.THERE JEALIOUS.LOL GOD WILL LEAD YOU IN THE RIGHT PATH.

Alex Feldman, 11-19-2008, 9:25AM

Sarah Palin definately captured the hearts of accessory loving women and has made a huge impact on fashion eyewear. http://sfoptics.com/blog/?p=41

She also wears Ete, a handmade Italian line of frames that are inlayed with real feathers. You can see her wearing them here: http://www.sfoptics.com/ete.php

And of course, for those still interested in Sarah Palin's Kazuo Kawasaki's, they can be ordered online from SF Optics: http://www.sfoptics.com/kawasaki.php

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