The Chronic Consumer

Sarah Palin has been making quite a splash in the upcoming presidential election — but more because of her family issues and fashion than for anything truly political. Indeed, women everywhere are going crazy over Sarah Palin’s glasses, the rimless pair that she wore during the Republican National Convention (and which she wears all the time, I would assume).

These rimless glasses are a Japanese design from Osaka University professor Kazuo Kawasaki and are simply called the Kawasaki MP 704 or MP 704. They’re made from titanium, and are rimless in order to increase the wearer’s field of vision.

I usually don’t get swept up in trends like this, but I have to admit that Palin’s glasses are pretty cool. I wouldn’t mind having a pair, except that the Kawasaki MP 704 model costs at least $350 — and that’s without lenses. Too steep for me! I’ll have to wait until the price comes down a bit….