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MANILA, Philippines - This fall, fashion sets its sights on the season’s statement accent — spiffy spectacles. Leave it to our favorite fashion houses to give good ol’ glasses a hip makeover, prescription lenses optional. Cases in point: chunky wayfarer styles are marbled and multicolored at Anna Sui for vintage boho appeal, clear rounded frames get the all-clear at Paul & Joe, and pastel cat eyes at Max Mara give the Marilyn Monroe-inspired collection a subtly sexy twist. Meanwhile, Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele picked up where he left off in his fall debut as his retro-cool aesthetic continued on for resort 2016, where choice looks (among them a tri-tone fur coat embellished with diamanté dragonflies) are punctuated with tortoiseshell cat eye and half-rimmed renditions. Whether you’re eyeing a sleek rimless design or playful oversized frames, one thing is clear — eyeglasses are reserved for geeks no longer. Just for kicks, we test the trend on six high school stereotypes to see if it passed the test. The grade? 20/20.

Photos by RALPH MENDOZA

Styling by MJ BENITEZ

Makeup by DON DE JESUS OF MAC COSMETICS

Hair by MYCKE ARCANO USING LYNELLE HAIR FASHION

Modeled by MARCELLA VAN LEEN OF ELITE MANILA

Sittings by MARTIN YAMBAO