Lauren Conrad has been rocking the glasses of late - and we're not talking about the old lady shades she loves so much - we mean real glasses!

If the beautiful star of The Hills keeps wearing these, it may spark a ton of requests for the frames. She'd be a regular Sarah Palin. Only smart.

Check 'em (and her) out in the two photos below ... and we know it's hard, but try to ignore the plaid shirt on the right and focus on the specs: