Hey BU!
Need a new pair of thick-rimmed glasses to add to your already beyond hipster collection? Need a new pair of glasses period? Meet my newest love, and soon to be yours, Warby Parker.
Perfection.
Lucky for you, you have the chance to meet Warby Parker co-founder Neil Blumenthal, who will be speaking at Boston University’s School of Management on Thursday, September 22 from 5:30 to 7 pm. This is an amazing opportunity to meet the brains behind an organization that delivers quality and fashionable glasses on a budget, all the while doing their part in bettering the world. For every eyewear purchase, Warby Parker donates a pair to someone in need. Karma at its finest folks.
The fantastic people behind Warby Parker have provided me with the background behind this ambitious and amazing company:
“A collaboration between four close friends, Warby Parker was conceived as an alternative to the overpriced and bland eyewear available today.Prescription eyewear simply should not cost $300+. By circumventing traditional channels and engaging with their customers directly through their website, Warby Parker is able to provide higher-quality, better looking prescription eyewear for under $100. The Warby Parker collection of 27 limited run styles, plus one monocle has an aesthetic that is vintage-inspired, with a fashion forward twist.
Eyewear with a Purpose: Warby Parker believes that everyone has the right to see. Unfortunately, millions of people around the world today don’t have access to proper vision care. To help address this problem, Warby Parker partners with renowned non-profits, such as RestoringVision.org, to deliver one pair of glasses to someone in need for every pair that they sell. In doing so, they enable their customers to share the gift of vision with someone who can’t see today and give them the opportunity to read, to work and to live a fuller life.”
If I haven’t convinced you by now, the following video should do it for you. Don’t miss your chance to check these guys out tomorrow at SMG! And for the shopping impulsive like myself (this is an attribute, don’t be ashamed!) check out their pop up showroom at Stel’s on 334 Newbury Street Thursday evening!
Get your inner Clark Kent on BU!
