Focusers Eye Glasses Style and Information

Many believe that men and women's fashion reached its zenith during the Gilded Age in the United States and the Belle Epoque in Europe (from the 1860s through early 1900s). For those who required vision correction, carefully selected gold and silver metal rimless frames were an important fashion accessory.

Chef Gabriel Lewis, a finalist on the hit show Master Chef, wears Focusers BeBops and Farewells frames while he creates culinary masterpieces!

You have different fashion accessories for different occasions and situations. Consider how your eyewear compliments your ensemble.

Ernest Hemingway Signature Eye Frames are tributes to the towering talent and genius of one of America’s most revered writers.

Dizzy Gillespie, Dave Brubeck, Roy Orbison and Buddy Holly all were famous for wearing shiny black eye frames, as prescription and/or sunglasses. Our BeBops match both the spirit and the style of the classic eyewear chosen by these and other musical icons. 

Oval metal frames were one of the earliest eyewear developed in North America. We associate our oval Windsors frames with Ben Franklin, who developed the first reader magnifying lenses in North America. In fact, he called his spectacles "focusers", and since we admire Ben so much we took that name for our company and use Ben's likeness in our logo!

Andy Gilchrist of Ask Andy About Clothes interviews Focusers founder Gary Green to discuss the origins of Focusers, eyewear fashion and more! 

Rimless frames were originally associated with wealth and success in the 1800s. Today they're chosen by men and women who are looking for lightweight frames with an elegant style. 

Round rimmed glasses has always made a distinct statement about the wearer. Often chosen by trailblazers and visionaries, round frames have been worn by both fictional and real-life creatives, intellectuals, scientists, heroes and visionaries.

Before the 1930s, most eyeglasses were round, oval or rectangular shaped. But since then, thanks in part to World War II, P3 frames have become one of the most popular frames styles in the world.