History Main / GlassesAreSexy

* Discussed in a ''Manga/PrincessPrincess'' {{omake}} where the author reveals that Harue is [[EnsembleDarkhorse surprisingly popular]] among readers, and remarks that his glasses is probably the reason for his popularity. The strip ends with other two student council members (plus Arisada) wearing FakeGlasses to enhance their own appeal.

* 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.

Compare BespectacledCutie, when the wearer is merely cute, rather than sexy, and SpeechImpededLoveInterest, when a speech defect also serves as a "turn-on". Tends to overlap with StoicSpectacles, surprisingly enough. The KichikuMegane also draws powers of sexiness from glasses. Contrast NerdGlasses, when ugly glasses ''decrease'' sexiness.

* ''VideoGame/Bayonetta'' has the titular character wearing glasses (though WordOfGod says she uses them more as a fashion accessory rather than actually needing them), and they ''definitely'' don't subtract from [[MsFanservice her]] appeal.

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Compare BespectacledCutie, when the wearer is merely cute, rather than sexy, and SpeechImpededLoveInterest, when a speech defect also serves as a "turn-on". Tends to overlap with StoicSpectacles, surprisingly enough. The BespectacledBastardBoyfriend also draws powers of sexiness from glasses. Contrast NerdGlasses, when ugly glasses ''decrease'' sexiness.

* ''Podcast/RedPandaAdventures'': In "Barton's Charm", the Red Panda discovers that Kit wears glasses when reading for long periods, such as doing research in the newspaper archives, to avoid getting headaches. Kit, ActionGirl that she is, hates wearing them so much that, in her insistence that the Red Panda forget seeing her wear them, she completely ignores the Red Panda's attempts to compliment her and tell her he likes them, something she would otherwise be all for hearing as a part of their relationship is her being clearly attracted to the Red Panda and teasing him.

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* In ''Anime/SpaceDandy'', it turns out [[spoiler:Freckles' glasses turn into this during the school prom]]. Because TheGlassesGottaGo would otherwise reveal her less impressive eyes.

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

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

* ''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.

* In ''Series/SavedByTheBell'' when the girls are asked to do modelling, Jessie's costume has her wearing a sexy pair of glasses.

* In WCW, Wrestling/StacyKeibler wore glasses as part of her secretary gimmick 'Ms Hancock'. Later in WWE, she started managing Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys and donned her own version of their trademark glasses.
* Brooke Tessmacher used this as part of her entrance. She was at first a SexySecretary but when she started wrestling she would remove her glasses and [[ShakingHerHairLoose undo her hair]].
* Wrestling/EveTorres was appointed Executive Administrator to Wrestling/JohnLaurinaitis and so got herself a nice pair to go with the job.
* Summer Rae gave herself glasses when she became FCW General Manager, almost in an ironic way since she had a DumbBlonde character.

* ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'': Invoked. To the point one can purchase her glasses. They're quite expensive.
* Resident MsFanservice of ''Franchise/BlazBlue'', Litchi Faye-Ling, is always seen with glasses and when left idle for awhile, she tends to re-adjust them.
* ''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. And in her Summer outfit, she's wearing a similar pair which also adds up to her beauty.

* Venus Lovelace, [[PhysicalGod deity of space]] from ''VideoGame/{{Skullgirls}}'', wears only these and [[{{Stripperiffic}} lacy underwear]].

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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/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.
** 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/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.
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* ''Webcomic/GroovyKinda'' has two women who rock the specs: Anya Langerak, and Eleanor.
* Allison Carter of ''Webcomic/{{Sunstone}}'' wears a pair of these. When in her Domme persona, they make her look absolutely hot, but when in her more dorky or insecure real persona, they just make her look adorable.

* The Baroness from ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeARealAmericanHero'', don't [[EvilIsSexy even try to deny it]]. Not that she can't look great without them.

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* In ''Manga/AiKora'', * ''Manga/AiKora'': Yukari, who even has a [[LesYay fangirl]] of her own with a glasses fetish. The mangaka even devoted a whole chapter to this topic: when Yukari feels insecure about her looks, thinking that her glasses make her ugly, the aforementioned fangirl takes her to a cafe full of glasses fetishists, who make her model different outfits ''and'' glasses and repeat that the glasses enhance the look. They even teach her 'glasses techniques', like peering over the glasses, etc. Of course, when she meets the protagonist and tries it out, he doesn't notice, because ''his'' fetish [[BuxomIsBetter ain't her glasses]].

* In ''Manga/AiKora'', an entire chapter is devoted to Kureha convincing an insecure [[{{Meganekko}} Yukari]] that she can be, and in fact is, sexy ''because'' of her glasses.

Compare {{Meganekko}}, when the wearer is merely cute, rather than sexy, and SpeechImpededLoveInterest, when a speech defect also serves as a "turn-on". Tends to overlap with StoicSpectacles, surprisingly enough. The BespectacledBastardBoyfriend also draws powers of sexiness from glasses. Contrast NerdGlasses, when ugly glasses ''decrease'' sexiness.

* ''Film/WonderWoman2017''. Steve Roger's is trying to dress Diana in contemporary 1910's fashion to make her look unobtrusive, and [[WorldsMostBeautifulWoman failing completely]]. He tries [[ClarkKenting putting glasses on her]], which arguably only ended up making her even ''more'' eye-catching.

* In ''Manga/AiKora'', an entire chapter is devoted to [[SchoolgirlLesbians Kureha]] convincing an insecure [[{{Meganekko}} Yukari]] that she can be, and in fact is, sexy ''because'' of her glasses.

* ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}'': Anri Sonohara is somewhat of a mix between StoicSpectacles and SexyNerd, though Masaomi has said at least once that he finds her glasses particularly attractive.

* ''Manga/RistoranteParadiso'': Nicoletta's mom has a thing for guys in reading glasses and only hires Waiters who wear them, though she doesn't mind if they are PurelyAestheticGlasses.
* ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}'': Anri Sonohara is somewhat of a mix between Stoic Spectacles and Sexy Nerd, though Masaomi has said at least once that he finds her glasses particularly attractive.
* Parodied in ''Manga/PrivatePrince''. The lead girl Miyako is a {{meganekko}}, and during a party she catches the sight of lead boy Will in public. The next day, dozens of girls show up in front of Will wearing glasses as they believe he has a fetish for cute girls with spectacles, which leaves him rather... surprised. (He actually has a fetish for [[GagBoobs big-chested girls]]... and Miyako happens to be VERY well-endowed.)
* In ''Manga/ThePrinceOfTennis'', Yuushi Oshitari has perfect vision. However, he [[InvokedTrope invokes the trope]] via wearing PurelyAestheticGlasses... because [[ChivalrousPervert he]] wants to look smarter and more attractive to girls.
* ''LightNovel/NyarukoCrawlingWithLove'' 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..."]]
* In ''Manga/RisingXRydeen'' the first time Takara meets Aria he's stunned over how beautiful she looks and starts noting her attractive features, her glasses being one of them.

* In ''Anime/SpaceDandy'', it turns out [[spoiler:Freckles' glasses turn into this during the school prom]]. Because TheGlassesGottaGo would otherwise reveal her less impressive eyes.
* In ''Manga/AceOfTheDiamond'', sports journalist Akiko Ogawa has a fetish for baseball players who wear glasses, and two of the players she considers the most attractive are star catcher Miyuki Kazuya of Seidou, and ace pitcher You Shunshin of Akikawa.

* In Archie Comics' ''ComicBook/JosieAndThePussycats'', Melody gets glasses, and for some reason, attracts even more guys (if that's even possible), Which prompts Josie and Valerie to pretend to be blind in order to get glasses themselves.
* In ''ComicBook/{{Empowered}}'', Emp's HotLibrarian costume includes a pair of glasses. Thug Boy finds them very hot.
* 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 he 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 offers the explanation that living in a college town has conditioned him to hit on girls in glasses.

* In Chapter 43 of ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/16602230/chapters/50020163 The Command Quarters]]'', [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Megatron]] finds a glasses-clad Starscream to be very attractive, even though Starscream insists that his glasses are not a sex prop.

* ''Film/TheStationAgent'': Finn's friends tell him to buy the librarian glasses so they can play HotLibrarian.

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* ''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 InUniverse and out.

* Resident MsFanservice of ''Franchise/BlazBlue'', Litchi Faye-Ling, is always seen with glasses and when left idle for awhile, she tends to re-adjust them.
* ''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. And in her Summer outfit, she's wearing a similar pair which also adds up to her beauty.

** 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.