Specs appeal problems

ONE of the unintended consequences of changing your hairstyle is the problem of your specs no longer suiting you.

For someone who has an awful lot of spectacles – reading glasses, shortdistance glasses, prescription and non-prescription sunglasses – the cost of replacing them all would be similar to shelling out for a short holiday.

So I won’t be doing that. But

I’ve been surprised by the drastic effect that a fringe and a few inches off has had.

My beloved aviator-style glasses, which have stood me in good stead for decades, suddenly look most peculiar, while oversized sunnies make me a dead ringer for Ant in the Ant And Bee books of my childhood.

Anyone who remembers them will know that it’s not a good look.