Frame Shapes

Your face shape is not carved in stone, and there are many factors that can change its appearance. For example, a person with a square head with hair is fitted with glasses and then this person decides to go completely bald. Look! in the mirror now the head looks round.  Thus, when this person was fitted with round or oval sunglasses which is the correct shape for a square head, it is no longer appealing with the baldness of one’s head. Why? you may ask is because now the head appears to be round. Other factors include hairstyles, haircuts, mustaches, beards, hats and or wigs. You have the final say as to what shape you want to be fitted for, primarily for the reasons stated above or you can give me the hard facts (numbers don’t lie) and I will decide for you (recommended). I will recommend only 3 distinct sunglass shapes, and of course there are other shapes that will work for you as well. But I do not custom fit glasses anymore, so this guidance is for first timers or for those who are totally confused as to what sunglasses to choose. You are getting top of the line advice from someone who has been in this business for over 35 years and all I ask is that you buy your sunglasses from my site. So, let’s get started.

According to The Vision Council’s 2021 Sports Sunglasses Report, which is available to download on The Vision Council’s Research Download Center, more than half, or 55 percent, of the U.S. adult population wears sunglasses. Other key takeaways from the report, which was conducted in March 2021 and surveyed 4,814 adults over the age of 18 include:

  • Approximately 42 percent of U.S. adults report that they wear Plano, or non-prescription, sunglasses, while 13 percent report that they wear prescription sunglasses.
  • 70 percent of adult respondents wear their sunglasses primarily for general use, with 22 percent wearing sunglasses for both specific sporting activities and general use.
  • Gray sunglass lenses were reported as the most popular, with 23 percent of respondents indicating gray as their favorite lens color, followed by 21 percent of respondents who reported brown as their favorite lens color.
  • Mirrored sunglass lenses are growing in popularity, with one-fifth of respondents indicating that their sunglasses feature mirrored lenses.
  • According to the report, black was reported as the most popular sunglass frame color, with 49 percent of respondents indicating black as their favorite frame color, followed by brown/tortoise indicated as a favorite by 15 percent of respondents; silver indicated as a favorite by 12 percent of respondents; and clear indicated as a favorite by 9 percent of respondents.

It is very important that you choose the right sunglasses for you. If not, then everyone who looks at you is going to notice the poor fitting sunglasses before they notice anything else about you. That is the curse of sunglasses.  Your sunglasses will be the first thing people see when they look at your face. If they look bad, they’re going to noticed.  If they look good, they’re going to be noticed. Either way, they’re going to be noticed.

The best way to find the right sunglasses for you is to use your facial features. You must accentuate good features and calm down bad features.

The only way your new sunglasses are going to work is you abide by what your facial features are telling you. You should consider three main points when choosing a sunglass frame: Shape, size, and color.

The above information comes from the vision council of America (VCA)