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Frames Should Frame.
Details Magazine put together their picks of the best of the new eyeglass frames from Tom Ford, Zita, and the like in their November 2009 issue, with Adam Lambert on the cover. Of course, it’s one of the only features in that issue that I can’t link you to because they don’t have posted on their site yet. Sorry about that.
The verdict: The Clark Kent-look is trending upward. It is more fashion-forward right now for men to call attention to their spectacles with big, bold, and beautifully full-figured looks, rather than trying to minimize their affect with wire frames or super light weight frames.
As an eyeglass wearer by necessity, I personally have never really appreciated the look of thin frame or wire frames on my own face. I have always wanted to use my glasses as an accessory. I’ve never had the inclination to tone them down, treating them like some kind of social liability. And this trend speaks to that; A parody of the ancient notion that the large spectacle was a province of the nerd.
I was a bit disappointed, though, that my personal top pick for this new eyeglass trend wasn’t included on Details’ list. But it may have been because that these particular frames are marketed as sunglasses, and are only turned in to eyeglasses with special effort by the owner.
My top pick for bold eyeglasses are the Selima Optique, Rivington, designed especially for the most recent J. Crew catalog, available for $325. In black:
…And the tortoise shell version on a model:
Awesome choice to top off any look, and certainly awesome with modern fitting suit.
Don’t expect to go and try these on at your local J. Crew though. Their popularity was underestimated and they are down to online availability only. And not only will you probably not be able to try them on, but the website doesn’t even list the official measurements of these frames. So until now, it was a bit of “pay and pray” as a shopper: Pay for them, and pray they fit. And at $325, admittedly, I don’t like those odds.
So, I was able to speak to a J. Crew Online personal shopper named Katie who forked over the measurements. So, as a bit of an exclusive, if you really are considering these frames, here are the size measurements of the Selima Optique Rivington.
Lens - horizontal: 50mm
Lens - vertical: 44.45mm
Bridge (mm): 21mm
Front of Frame at Top: 120.65mm
Length of Arms (temple): 143mm
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