In an optometry shop, you’re bound to get advice from an optician regarding the fit of your eyeglasses. When you shop online to enjoy a larger selection and lower prices, it’s helpful to understand the nuances of fitting eyeglasses.
In an optometry shop, you’re bound to get advice from an optician regarding the fit of your eyeglasses. When you shop online to enjoy a larger selection and lower prices, it’s helpful to understand the nuances of fitting eyeglasses.
It’s a material world. Frame materials, that is. From plastics to metals, and everything in between, here we offer you a look at today’s top frame materials.
Eyeglass frames materials are generally described as metal, plastic, or a combination of the two. These are the broad buckets in which most frame materials belong but there’s quite a bit of variety within them.
It’s likely, you’re more concerned with a look, color, or feel—not a material per se. Or maybe you’re looking for a particular feature…
To help you understand your options and select the material that’s right for you, we present a comprehensive rundown of frame materials—three plastics and seven metals.
Cat-eye glasses were born in the 1930s (though they had yet to labeled as such). Altina Schinasi, the inventor of the popular frame, explains in her documentary Altina how she first came to the idea.
Image source: Parade
Schinasi had noticed how boring all glasses were as if most frames hadn’t improved from the time of Benjamin Franklin. She asked herself, “What would look good on a face?” Her answer: a Harlequin mask. And so the “Harlequin glasses” were born.
There are some TV personalities you just can’t picture without their signature style eyeglasses. Whether they rock the same style as their TV counterpart or not, the television celebrities have great style on and off the screen. We gathered some of the most notable glasses-wearing TV stars and the frames you can shop to steal their style.
Fall signals a drop in temperatures and the chillier the weather, the less we feel like rolling out of bed, putting in our contacts and going about our day. In other words, autumn is the perfect season to cozy up with your favorite pair of frames, in your favorite sweater, with your favorite flavored latte (pumpkin spice, anyone?).
When chilly weather calls for a cozy outfit, these designer glasses are your new best friend. Check out our curated pairings matching fall frames with seasonal style trends.
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