There comes a time in every Fashionistas life when you have to be the one to set the trend, and take a brave leap into the fashion unknown. Well this was my week to go for it, and I’ve embraced a new look ready for the New Year! Big is beautiful fashion followers – and I’ve proved it!

I’ve been looking for a new pair of specs for ages, and really wanted something different this time. I’ve done rimless, tiny black metal, bright red plastic and everything in between. It’s always difficult to find something really wow, but having scoured the fashion pages I decided it was time to go big, and chose a huge blue Christian Dior, with very cool diamante bits on the sides.

I mailed the Internet Glasses Company to ask about my lens strength, as my Mum always had to have small frames because she’s very short sighted. Apparently it’s ok to go large with my prescription, which is quite low. They told me I could still have had big frames even with high power lenses if I ordered special thin lenses, but in the end I had thin lenses anyway to make sure they weren’t too heavy.

When the postman staggered up the path with my new specs I was very very excited, and couldn’t wait to hit the streets. For a start, I loved the sense of space – I could hardly see the rims around the frame, it was like contact lenses but without the pain! As the frame is plastic it didn’t feel too heavy although it’s twice the size of my old little metal specs. I was glad I had thin lenses though, they feel very light and apparently this lens is tougher. I’m sure I’ll get a few strange looks to start with, but I’m loving my new look, and setting a trend!