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Singer Alicia Keys visits “Late Show with David Letterman” at the Ed Sullivan Theater on November 11th embracing geek chic in a pair of bold black frames and a minimalist palette.  Nerds have been having their revenge on the fashion world for the past few years.  Glasses have begged to be seen in thicker and darker shapes.  Kanye West has embraced dork more fully than most celebrities.  You can expect to see spectacles on quirky actors such as Chloe Sevigny or Alan Cummings, but when swans such as Keys or Rose McGowan embrace a heavy frame we know the style is as mainstream as ever.  In a world where we root for Ugly Betty and recover from the wrath of gluttony, we seek modesty and substance.  Glasses create the guise of intelligence and groundedness with a simple push of the finger.  See other four-eyed celebrities here.

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Rose McGowan supported Fifty Dead Men Walking at The Toronto International Film Festival yesterday in two different red dresses.  McGowan always looks fetching, but red suits her well in more ways than one.  McGowan is still set to star in Red Sonja, directed by her one time fiance Robert Rodriguez.  The two were rumored to have split both romantically and professionally after budgeting problems surrounding Rodriquez’s Barbarella remake, but rumors of disharmony have been denied.  Regarding her casting for the role, McGowan has been overly quoted for saying : “I do have a body made for sitting on a veranda with mint juleps and a parasol.  I don’t know why I always have to save the planet.”  Keep up with the red dresses and we won’t forget it.

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