Ogiokada's love for glasses.

Ogi:Good opticians are usually tiny.

Ogi:I wonder, is it about 10 tatami mats? Like a street store or something.

Ogi:But when I came to this store, I felt that the opposite was already true. There had never been such a big eyeglass shop.

Ogi:Also, most glasses shops are orthodox, aren't they? But at "Globespecs," there are so many different kinds of glasses, that you think to yourself, "Oh, I'm going to buy three pairs of these. I was like, "Oh my God, I'm in trouble this month.

Okada:We try to collect things from all over the world as much as possible. We also have vintage items. But as Mr. Ogi says, there may not be a store this big even overseas.

Ogi:So "glovespex" is scary. Really scary. When I was here before, I was having Mr. Okada adjust the position of my nose and ears for the glasses I bought. And when I saw the glasses through the lens that were in focus, I thought, "Oh, I want those. When I was adjusting the new glasses, I already wanted a pair of glasses.

Okada:That's what happened.

Ogi:Hmmm, I used to be "popular". There are women who like glasses, right?

Ogi:In particular, women who work in glasses shops are probably people who like glasses. So, until now, I had a cute girl who worked at the eyeglass shop pick them out for me (laughs).

Ogi:I don't know what glasses are. I don't even know what looks good on me.

Ogi:When you go to your favorite restaurant, you always order the same menu, right? So, when I do that, I show my friend the menu and tell him to choose from there. Otherwise, I end up ordering the same thing. So, by letting my friends order, I can discover new things. I can discover new things by letting my friends order.

Glasses have that too. There is a certain shape that you like, isn't there? But to challenge myself, I need a pretty girl to say, "This one looks best on you, customer. However, when I came to Globespecs, I was served by a female customer, Ms. Hachi (Globespecs' press representative), who seemed a bit unusual. I stopped listening to women's opinions after that point (laughs).

Okada:(Laughter). But, you know, very few customers choose for themselves.

Ogi:I knew it.

Okada:The number of people who ask me to choose is overwhelming.

Ogi:I went to Thailand for New Year's this year and wore the sunglasses that Mr. Okada picked out for me.

Okada:I am glad to hear that.

Ogi:Nowadays, I prefer glasses that do not reveal my personal life rather than those that make me popular. For example, there are glasses that say, "This person is a ronin," or "This person is a prep school student. Or, "This person is a photographer. Aren't there glasses that reveal the type of work a person does?

Okada:I don't know a little bit (laughs).

Ogi:(laughs). (Laughs.) So now I want to make people think that this person is a bit scary, like a serial killer.

Ogi:I know, I think it's scary (laughs). (Laughs.) Also, I was very much influenced by movies. There is a film I like called "The Royal Tenenbaums.

Ogi:The father and son in the picture are wearing jerseys the whole time. They are not trying to be cool, but they look cool. I was influenced by them a lot in wearing jerseys.

Ogi:They recommend it, but the final decision is mine. However, there are times when I try it on, thinking, "What the heck is that? I'm like, "That's my wife.

Ogi:I think, "Oh, this is cute. I think, "Oh, this is cute," and then I put it on, and I think, "Oh, it's cute.

Ogi:His wife was the first one to wear the jersey today. She sometimes goes out to sing. Um, what was that, a small stringed instrument?

Ogi:Yes, that's right (laughs). He was wearing a jersey, a cowboy hat, and playing the ukulele. I thought he looked really bad, but I liked him so much that I bought a copy.