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Specs Tacular!

IN MY WORLD, CHRISTMAS IS FOR THE NIECES AND NEPHEWS. FEBRUARY IS WHEN I GET THE GIFTS I REALLY WANT — FOR MYSELF.

And though they shipped from Italy during the slow-down, the wait for my new prescription Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses was well worth it. You can’t be a Gen Xer without feeling a pang of, , , and . It’s not just for the boys (there’s a Pinterest dedicated to lesbians in Ray-Ban Wayfarers) and the company first supported LGBTQ+ rights in 2012 with its 75th-anniversary “Never Hide” campaign. Ironically, this campaign did not feature any actual Ray-Bans, just two well-dressed gay men holding hands in the street, circa 1950.

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