Frames

Your PD is the distance between your pupils in millimeters, and you need it to order glasses online. Here is how to measure it accurately at home w...

Wooden sunglasses are water-resistant, not waterproof, and durable enough for daily wear. Here is how they handle rain, surf, and drops, and how to...

Acetate is a plastic, but not the cheap kind. Here is how cellulose acetate differs from basic injection-molded plastic, and which frame is worth p...

Rimless glasses are more delicate than full-rim frames, but not fragile in normal use. Here is where they actually break and how to make a pair last.

Panto is the rounded, subtly flat-topped frame shape that sits between a full round and an oval. Here is where the name comes from and who it flatt...

Aviators use a rounded teardrop lens; navigators square off the same double-bridge silhouette. Here is how to tell them apart and which suits your ...

One rule runs the whole chart: contrast flatters. The complete face shape to frame shape matrix — what to wear and what to skip for round, square, ...

Acetate, metal, and wood compared on weight, durability, hypoallergenic fit, and look — one reference table to pick the material that suits you.

The three numbers on your temple arm are lens width, bridge width, and arm length in millimeters. Read them once and online sizing stops being gues...

A heart face is wider at the forehead and narrow at the chin. Light, bottom-weighted frames — round, rimless, aviator — restore the balance.

Oval faces can wear almost any shape — the job becomes style, not correction. The few proportions to respect, and where to have fun.

Rounded frames soften a square face — round, panto, oval and rimless shapes balance a strong jaw and wide forehead. What to wear and what to avoid.