How we measure our eyeglass frames.
All eyeglasses on our website have five frame measurements listed, illustrated above with notes as follows:
- Lens Height and Lens Width are measured from the inside edge of the rim, and do not include the thickness of the rim itself.
- Temple Length is measured along the outer edge and curve of the temple, not directly from the hinge to the tip.
- Bridge Width is the distance between the two rims.
- Front Width is measured from the outside edge of the temple hinges.
Contrary to popular belief, the width or shape of a customer’s face and head are rarely the determining factor when choosing eyewear. The shape, color and size of the frame can change what might be called the “artistic” elements of your face.
People whose face is narrow might consider an eye frame that is prominent in terms of a thicker or bolder material and a size that occupies a larger space. In other words, the frame plus the wearer’s head and face would create a new shape seen by others. A wider frame, ironically, can also help one who thinks their face or head is too wide or large. Like buying your pants a size bigger so they do not look tight, a frame that creates a space would make the wearer’s face seem smaller.
The most significant aspect of the size of the frame however is that it answers the question, "Who Do You Want To Be Today?" Iconic celebrities and characters in movies, television, music, sports and fashion have invested frames with the power to create an immediate impression in the minds of all who see you. If you wear round rimless frames, the Beatles and the era of individualism and rebellion against social norms become part of your portfolio of personal identifiers. Extra small rimless frames will make you look like someone who has respect for history and eras of long ago. Poorboy and traditional frames in horn or tortoise shell invoke a sense that you are an Ivy Leaguer or an intellectual of Greenwich Village. Black or dark colored circles invoke artists and famous people who used them to create a lasting impression.
Therefore, as long as a frame neither squeezes nor falls off of your head, the size of the frame should be selected based on how you look in them, and the message they tell to all who look at you.