The Thing about Rarity's Glasses

[Redeye 399]

One question I have, it's about the fact that Rarity has glasses.

 

What I was wondering, does she have bad eye sight? If so, what does she do when she's NOT wearing them? Does Equestria have Eye Contacts or something? Because it seems to me that Rarity has poor eyesight hence the fact that she wears glasses when she works. If that's not the case, why does she wear them?

 

Just something I'd bring up.

[ReverieRiver 526]

They're like reading glasses or something, I suppose, in that they're only needed at certain times. Given that Rarity regularly works with fine threads and tiny needles, I imagine she uses those glasses so she can better see what she's doing.

[碇 シンジン 27,437]

She wears them because they look fabulous on her.

[Redeye 399]

She wears them because they look fabulous on her.

 

Say that to the fact that she only wears them when working.

[Abia 258]

@@Miss Reaper is right: they're most likely reading glasses, used when working with small text, threads, needles, etc.

 

It's possible that she does wear them only because they look fabulous. She needs to look good to make good things!

[PoisonClaw 8,166]

They probably help her focus on closer or smaller objects, like her threads and needles or the tiniest of stitches on her outfits. I doubt it has anything to do with her vision.

 

Also, she looks unbelievably adorable while wearing them.

[Radiance64 7,053]

They're her working glasses obviously, presumably so she can read measuring tape better and make out where she sews smaller needles and threads into and out of. Not that I know much about sewing or anything, but I do know that Rarity always looks adorable in those glasses!

[Guest]

Rarity has an eye for detail, wearing glasses for intricate work probably assists in her divine creations. Maybe they're also a fabulous accessory one would wear when creating a masterpiece.

 

[ghostfacekiller39 23,860]

I like it being her grandmother's old house. Her grandmother would've enjoyed knitting and sewing and would've babysat Rares while she was still little, since both of her parents had to work. They ended up forming a tight bond and they'd bake things like cookies and her grandmother would knit her sweaters and it'd just be wonderful - she'd cherish those sunlit moments with her grandmother from her childhood.

 

While her grandmother was no fashionista, she did sew and knit and whatnot - Rarity, coming from a sloppy, working class household that she didn't necessarily enjoy living in, loved seeing the beauty in fashion upon discovering it one day after she saw it in a magazine at the hospital when Sweetie Belle was being born - she and her parents had started having problems during her mother's second pregnancy.

 

Almost every day, she'd run down to her grandmother's house and learn how to sew from her. Her grandmother was no expert, but it was a start and she helped Rares learn as much as she possibly could, although she got the feeling it was just a phase - which it was, at this point in time. However, her grandmother put her best hoof forward in helping Rares learn because the two had an insanely strong bond that was closer than that of Rarity and her parents.

 

However, shortly after the events that were depicted in "The Cutie Mark Chronicles," (she designed the costumes under her grandmother's guidance) as fate always has it, her grandmother passed away due to natural causes. Rarity would never forget waking up in the mornings, before the rooster crowed, and running down to her grandmother's house to learn how to sew and then follow it up with an afternoon snack and some fun before her parents got home from work. Those fond memories are what ignites her passion for fashion and  what took from "just another phase" into being her passion and dreams. 

 

She started saving up as much as she could after her grandmother's passing and, combined with a small business loan, purchased her grnadmother's old house to kickstart her fashion career - she spruced it up and put her own creative spin on it, and her grandmother's house became the Carousel Boutique, which now doubles as a business and home for Rarity.

 

Also, relating to this headcanon is that I believe the frames (not the lens) of Rarity's sewing glasses were the ones her grandmother wore as prescription and that Rarity's relationship with her grandmother is the origin of Sweetie Belle feeling overshadowed by her older sister, since the two developed a strong bond before Sweetie Belle was born and because Sweetie Belle was an unexpected child.

Here's my little Rarity's grandmother headcanon I have

 

In it, you can see my personal belief as to where she got her glasses

 

Anyway, that's just me being over-obsessive Fact of the matter is she looks really purdy in them

 

[Will Guide 21,365]

I just like the fact that they're red, my favorite color

[Pastel 7,630]

Maybe she's a bit farsighted.

 

I like @ghostfacekiller39's headcanon too.