Have you been denying the gradual deterioration of your eyesight like your parents used to before they became full-time spectacle wearers? “Oh I’m just really tired/wasted and can’t see that thing you’re holding two inches away from me.”  Are you in that midway myopic stage where you hold things at an arm’s length or ask as a small child to ‘practise their reading’? Fear not: not everyone has 20/20 visual acuity; only the superior. Perhaps then, this is just the thing for you.

Known for its quirky take on fashion and everyday objects since the House’s inception, Maison Martin Margiela‘s magnifying glass isn’t any different. A modern-day monocle, it is available in both the left and right models for US$75. And when some fashion ignoramus asks you if you broke your glasses, you’re entitled to purr, ”It’s Martin Margiellllllllahhhhh” and stomp out of the room in your cloven-toed boots.

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