See Great, Look Great! 11 of the Best New Reading Glasses

There comes a time for all of us when our arms aren't long enough to hold a menu far enough away to read. But there never comes a time when those of us aging boldly want to look like fuddy-duds in generic drugstore reading glasses to determine, say, what ingredients are actually in the ceviche. Fortunately, reading glasses have gotten way cool.

Many women I know make their readers part of their signature look.

Choose shapes such as aviators, hexagonal, rectangular, cat-eye. Patterns include tortoise, split hue, speckled, striped. You can find ones in bright primary colors or pale opals or translucent clear. Go chunky, or with a ‘70s vibe. Many women I know make their readers part of their signature look, and more than one has told me they're great to wear on Zoom calls when you don't want to put on make up.