Retro Glasses: The Five Looks and Who They Suit
Retro glasses are the optical frames whose shapes were set between the 1940s and the 1990s and have come back...
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70s Sunglasses: The Four Looks and Who They Suit
70s sunglasses are the biggest sunglasses of any decade, and that is the whole point of them. The 1960s had...
Spring Hinge Glasses: What They Do and Who Needs Them
Spring hinge glasses are frames whose temples open a little further than straight and spring back, instead of stopping hard...
Glasses for Women Over 50: Frames That Lift and Flatter
Glasses for women over 50 are chosen on the same rules as glasses for anyone, with the weighting changed. The...
How to Tell if Sunglasses Are Polarized: Four Tests
How to tell if sunglasses are polarized is a question people ask after the sticker has come off, after a...
Y2K Sunglasses: The Five Looks and Who They Suit
Y2K sunglasses are the frames of the years either side of 2000, roughly 1998 to 2006, and they are back...
Round Sunglasses for Men: Who They Suit and Five Pairs
Round sunglasses for men are the shape most men have been told to avoid and the shape that, on the...
Glasses for Small Faces: How to Find Frames That Fit
Glasses for small faces are mostly a size problem, not a style problem. A frame that is beautiful on the...
Sunglasses for a Long Face: Shapes That Add Width
Sunglasses for a long face have one job: to make the face look wider than it is, or at least...
Polarized Sunglasses for Men: What to Look For
Polarized sunglasses for men are sold on a single word, and the word is usually the only thing on the...
How to Clean Sunglasses Without Scratching the Lenses
How to clean sunglasses is a question most people answer with the hem of a shirt, and the hem of...
Sunglasses Touching Your Cheeks: Why, and the Fix
Sunglasses touching your cheeks is the most common fit complaint there is, and it is almost never the face's fault....
Yellow Lens Sunglasses: What the Tint Does
Yellow lens sunglasses are the pair people buy for the wrong reason and keep for the right one. The wrong...
Lightweight Glasses: Which Materials Weigh Least
Lightweight glasses are the frames you stop noticing. The weight of a pair sits on two small points at the...
Green Sunglasses: Lens or Frame, and Who They Suit
Green sunglasses are two different things, and the shops list both under one word. A green lens is the oldest...
Geometric Glasses: The Shapes and Who They Suit
Geometric glasses are any frame drawn with straight lines and corners instead of curves: hexagons, octagons, diamonds, polygons and the...
Cat Eye Glasses for a Round Face: Which Lift Works
Cat eye glasses suit a round face better than almost any other shape, and the reason is simple: a round...
Sunglasses for a Big Nose: Get the Bridge Right
Sunglasses for a big nose are a fit question with a style question attached, and the fit question comes first...
Gradient Sunglasses: What the Fade Does and Who Suits It
Gradient sunglasses have a lens that is dark at the top and fades to lighter, sometimes almost clear, at the...
Small Sunglasses: Who Suits the Narrow Frame
Small sunglasses are a style, not a size. The phrase means the narrow, shallow frames of the late 90s, the...
Red Sunglasses: Frame or Lens, Who They Suit, 10 Pairs
Red sunglasses are two different objects. A red frame around a dark lens is a colour choice for the frame,...
Blue Sunglasses: Lens or Frame, Who They Suit, 5 Pairs
Blue sunglasses mean two different things, and the first job is to decide which one you are looking for. A...
Sunglasses for a Diamond Face: What Balances It
A diamond face is widest at the cheekbones and narrow at both the brow and the chin, and it is...
Flat Top Sunglasses: Who They Suit and the Best Shapes
Flat top sunglasses are defined by one line: the top edge of the frame runs straight across the brow instead...
