This is the second edition of our new series where we ask you what’s good with your stuff.

Once upon a time, half of mankind was, like, blind. Then Benjamin Franklin invented the bifocal, seamlessly synthesizing sight and style. Today, glasses are just about the coolest thing you can put on your face, next to a gnarly face tat. Since NYU students are so smart, a large population of the student body sports specs. We loitered around to ask a few lucky ones about what’s good with their vision correction devices.

Chris

What’s good with your glasses?

I got them on the Internet. From eBay.

What speaks to you about circles?

Who’s going to care about this?

Lots of people! As someone with square glasses, I’m interested.

You should get yourself a pair of circle glasses. People will call you Harry Potter.

How do you respond to people like that?

Well, I tell them I’m deeply insulted.

Terry & Molly Ellen

What’s good with your glasses?

T: I look cute in it (laughs).

M.E.: I actually don’t like these glasses. They’re broken.

What’s up with the design on the side?

T: They’re made by Evisu, which is a jeans company. My last ones were made by Crocs and like you could bend the sides. That’s cool.

Do you guys think you look smarter in glasses?

T: I’m Asian, so…(laughs)

Do a lot of your friends have glasses?

M.E.: Not really.

T: I’m Asian, so…(laughs)

Julio

What’s good with your glasses?

I got ‘em from this old guy. They’re from the 1950s. And they’re just really old.

What do you like most about them?

They fit my nose perfectly and they hook around my ears so I can skate in them.

Lola

What’s good with your glasses?

They have these cute little hearts on the side.

What’s your favorite part about wearing glasses?

They don’t look lazy, you know what I mean? They help me look more together sometimes.

André

What’s good with your glasses?

Everything. I can see the world!

How did you know you wanted to get these glasses?

They fit my face.

How did you know they fit your face?

I tried 100!

That’s what’s good with your specs. See you next time

Photos by Julia Berke.