# Threadable Retro Frames Customize Your Vintage-Styled Eyewear with Hurlu Weaview Glasses By Gil Cohen | Published 2013-05-31 | Fashion Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/weaview-glasses References: [themag.it](http://www.themag.it/inspiration/2013/weaview-glasses-by-hurlu-design.html) & [hurludesign](http://www.hurludesign.com/projects/weaview/) Don't get sucked in to the mainstream look and customize your accessories starting with the Weaview Glasses collection by Hurlu Designs. Coming as a kit that you can assemble yourself with [vintage-styled round lenses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/reformation-x-jimmy-fairly), two sets of extreme [cat-eye frames](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bru-eyewear-fall), sewing scissors and a whole array of bright and colorful thread, this glasses set is an amazing gift idea for any of your crafty friends with a taste for retro fashions. All along the frames and handles, little perforations make it easy to thread the colorful string in any pattern you can think of, creating a truly [customized look](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/inovati) that you won't be able to find in any thrift store or shopping mall. For a new yet timeless look, try the Weaview Glasses by Hurlu and change their designs every day. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.8/10 - Popularity: 68% | Activity: 68% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashion) > [Hip Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/hipfashion) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Customizable Eyewear:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop a platform that allows customers to design and customize their own eyewear online. - **Retro Fashion:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create a subscription-based service that delivers curated retro fashion pieces to customers' doorsteps on a regular basis. - **DIY Accessories:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Build a mobile app that provides step-by-step tutorials and inspiration for creating DIY accessories using various materials and techniques. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Eyewear:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrate smart technology into eyewear to provide augmented reality capabilities. - **Fashion:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Launch an online marketplace for buying and selling vintage fashion items. - **Craft and Hobby:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop a subscription box service that delivers curated craft and hobby kits to customers on a monthly basis. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Vintage Silhouette Eyewear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/modern-retro-collection.md) - [Vintage-Inspired Dynamic Eyewear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bru-eyewear-1.md) - [Haute Hinge-Free Eyewear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tangled-eyewear.md) - [Eclectic Eyewear Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/artsy-eyewear-collection.md) - [Modernized Vintage Summer Frames](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vintage-soul-collection.md) - [Chic Statement Eyewear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/specsavers-eyewear.md) - [Timeless Statement Frames](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/frances-valentine-x-caddis-eyewear.md) - [3D-Printed Honeycomb-Style Eyewear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/3dprinted-glasses-frames.md) - [Transparent Crystal Sunglasses Frames](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-harwood-20.md)