Eyewear ·
Shape gets all the attention, but the thickness of a sunglass frame changes an outfit just as much. A hairline wire rim stays quiet and lets your clothes lead. A thick black rim is a graphic mark that becomes the statement.
Try three frame materials, two lens shapes and three outfits, and drag the thickness from fine wire to a heavy rim. You will see one simple rule: let only one thing in the look be loud.
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A fine gold-tone rim that takes up very little space, the thin end of the range from the article. A light way to try wire frames with a patterned or textured outfit.
Square · Thin metal frame · Gold-tone
A bold, heavy-rimmed frame that becomes the one statement in a plain outfit. Keep the clothes quiet around it, as in the article's rule of one loud thing.
Thick frame · Classic shape · 50 mm lens
A true circle drawn in a fine metal line: light, graphic and easy with both plain and tailored clothes. The printed sizes give lens width, bridge and arm length.
Round · Thin metal frame · 50-14-145 mm
