In case you're not already in the know, Proper Mag is a proper magazine based here in Manchester that's dedicated to chatting about menswear and the like; so they know what they're on about when it comes to looking good.
With that in mind, we were proper chuffed when main man Mark decided to break his 16-year glasses dry spell, ditch the contacts and pay a visit to Seen to update his eyewear.
Find out how he got on:
It was 2001 when I last wore glasses to the football. At the time I’d stubbornly refused to go to the game looking what I decided was a ‘bad geek’.
“Two late goals for my team later and my glasses were in several pieces, as was my tiny mind. Great days.” — MS
These things were important, my team were on the crest of a slump having ridden the wave of success for the previous decade. The last thing I needed was to look like a speccy four eyes. But we were playing Man City and my ticket was right at the back of the stand. Two late goals for my team later and my glasses were in several pieces, as was my tiny mind. Great days. I never really replaced them and have worn contact lenses ever since.
But now, aged 38 and with my priorities reorganised a little, I decided it was time to finally, reluctantly grow up. Glasses are cool now anyway.
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