History Main / GlassesAreSexy

* ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'' provides a male example. Dragonslayer Sigurd (yes, [[Literature/TheSagaOfTheVolsungs that Sigurd]]) is always seen with a pair of glasses which is said to be the crystalization of wisdom, making him a formidable and wise warrior king, and he also manages to score with the strongest and most beautiful Valkyrie Brynhild, to the point that her idea of making a Valentine Present is to make a chocolate formed like Sigurd's sexy glasses.

* Series/{{Bones}}: "[[Recap/BonesS11E21TheJewelInTheCrown The Jewel In The Crown]]" has a UnwantedGlassesPlot when Booth gets diagnosed with a temporary eye condition and needs glasses. But he ends up changing his opinion on them once Brennan confesses she finds him sexy with glasses on.

* ''Series/OneLifeToLive'': A certain assistant DA always wore glasses but eventually admitted that he had 20/20 vision. He had started wearing them in law school because he wanted to be taken seriously but kept wearing them because he found that women loved them.
* In ''Series/SavedByTheBell'' when the girls are asked to do modelling, Jessie's costume has her wearing a sexy pair of glasses.

* ''Series/{{Dollhouse}}'': Apparently, Topher finds Bennett's librarian-glasses-on-a-chain extra attractive.
* Upon seeing ''Series/{{Bones}}'' put on a pair of glasses, Booth asks her to do a series of sexy poses with them. [[CatchPhrase She doesn't know what that means.]]

* ''Series/{{NCIS}}'': Jake Malloy, Ellie Bishop's ex-husband sports a pair of these. His portrayer, Creator/JamieBamber, doesn't wear glasses in RealLife, so presumably, either he or the show's producers suggested he wear them to make him more believable as an NSA attorney.

* ''Literature/TokyoDemons''' Sachi went without glasses in the first volume, but he was forced to start using them again when he was away from school due to [[spoiler:one of his friends getting kidnapped by the Core organization]]. Protagonist Ayase clearly approves of the spectacled look, and from then on he openly wears them. They also become a point of attraction for him both in universe and out.

* ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11886910/1/Gankona-Unnachgiebig-Unità Gankona, Unnachgiebig, Unità]]'': Italy definitely thinks Japan looks ''hot'' while [[{{Cosplay}} cosplaying]] as Teru Mikami from ''Anime/DeathNote'', thin hexagonal glasses and all.

* ''LightNovel/HaiyoreNyarkoSan'' has a scene where Nyarko makes her love interest Mahiro try on a pair, believing he doesn't understand "the power of the glasses" after her attempt to [[InvokedTrope invoke]] the {{Meganekko}} look on him failed. When he does, it causes Nyarko ([[EvenTheGuysWantHim and Hasta]]) to [[{{Squee}} collapse to the ground, drooling and muttering "The glasses...the glasses..."]]

The belief that "Glasses Are Hot" is a common fetish of characters, possibly because it's pretty PG as far as fetishes go, and relatively widespread in RealLife. Due to the appeal of this trope, [[KeepingTheHandicap some spectacle wearers may be unwilling to undergo eyesight correction even when given the opportunity to do so]].

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The belief that "Glasses Are Hot" is a common fetish of characters, possibly because it's pretty PG as far as fetishes go, and relatively widespread in RealLife.

* In [[ComicBook/{{Mystique}} Mystique's]] solo series, she demonstrates how her shapeshifting extends to creating accessories like glasses. Her handler's response upon seeing her in glasses is to declare that if was into evil women, he'd be in love with her.

* In [[ComicBook/Mystique Mystique's]] solo series, she demonstrates how her shapeshifting extends to creating accessories like glasses. Her handler's response upon seeing her in glasses is to declare that if was into evil women, he'd be in love with her.
* ComicBook/TheAtom apparently has a glasses fetish. His first impulse upon meeting ComicBook/Oracle in person is to make a pass at her. He later explains that living in a college town has conditioned him to hit on girls in glasses.

-->--'''Lilah Morgan''', ''Series/{{Angel}}'', "Habeas Corpses"

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* ''FujoshiKanojo'': When Y-ko finds out that the protagonist wears reading glasses, she insists that he put them on and {{squee}}s over them. In the manga adaptation, her character expounds at length on the appeal of guys in glasses.

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* ''{{Series/Dollhouse}}'': Apparently, Topher finds Bennett's librarian-glasses-on-a-chain extra attractive.

* [[Series/DoctorWho Two Doctors]], Five and Ten, don spectacles from time to time and look utterly adorable in them.

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* Matt Osborne's "I Want A Girl With Glasses." See it on Website/YouTube, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsJYSRvm61E here]].

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* In almost every RomanceGame produced by Creator/VoltageInc, there is at least one character who dons glasses at some point during their route:
** In ''VisualNovel/MyForgedWedding'' it's Saeki, who has some eye trouble during his route, but as a scriptwriter for romance dramas is also well aware of the trope.
** In ''VisualNovel/SeducedInTheSleeplessCity'', there are two examples: Ryoichi, who wears glasses when he's writing, and Mirai, who uses them for ClarkKenting purposes.
** In ''VisualNovel/InYourArmsTonight'', Ebihara normally wears contacts but occasionally falls back on glasses when he's in a more casual mode outside of work.
** In ''VisualNovel/BeMyPrincess'', Edward and Wilfred both don glasses at points during their main routes, and Keith wears them during his sequel at his younger sister's instigation.

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* ''WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs'': Flint is notably more attracted to Sam when he realizes she's a closet nerd who was ObfuscatingStupidity. But when she puts on her giant NerdGlasses, that seals the deal.

* Karin from ''Anime/NarutoShippuden'' is a perfect example of this. Besides her [[FieryRedhead short-tempered personality]], Karin gets a lot of fan-art and appreciation from Meganekko fans. She is very beautiful with and without glasses it's likely because of her popularity and inspiration that Kishimoto spared her.

What SexySecretary, HotLibrarian, HotScientist or [[NerdsAreSexy Sexy Nerd]] would be complete without a pair of glasses? It seems like adding a pair of spectacles to an already good-looking man or woman can increase their hotness substantially. After all, without them a character couldn't coyly nibble at the end of the ear piece or give sultry looks over the top of the lens frames. Though possibly the best thing about them is what could happen when those glasses get taken off...

[[caption-width-right:350:She's got serious [[IncrediblyLamePun specs appeal]].]]

Compare {{Meganekko}}, when the wearer is merely cute, rather than sexy. Tends to overlap with StoicSpectacles, surprisingly enough. The BespectacledBastardBoyfriend also draws powers of sexiness from glasses. Contrast NerdGlasses, when ugly glasses ''decrease'' sexiness.

* In ''Manga/ThePrinceOfTennis'', Yuushi Oshitari has perfect vision. However, [[GenreSavvy he]] [[InvokedTrope invokes the trope]] via wearing PurelyAestheticGlasses... because [[ChivalrousPervert he]] wants to look smarter and more attractive to girls.

* Matt Osborne's "I Want A Girl With Glasses." See it on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsJYSRvm61E