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A Guide To Vintage Eyewear Sizing

The 1st couple of vintage eyewear that we bought would have been a glossy set of two black cat eyes which has a fire-burst of rhinestones on the edges. It was also memorable because it was the 1st time I'd ordered vintage eyeglasses over the internet. Now, I was thinking I had done all of my research and knew my measurements. According to experts, providing the bridge and lens measurements were within 2mm from the measurements of the well-fitting pair that I already own, they need to fit.

Well, my measurements were 48-19 as well as the vintage eyeglasses were 46-18. Feels like it'd work, right? Well, it sort of did. The vintage frames did sit comfortably on my small face, even though the bridge was smaller. A small problem could be that the width of the frames were far too small for my face! The entire frame width was 4 5/8" about the vintage frames, during my frames, these folks were 5 1/4"!

A few things i didn't know was that vintage eyewear runs smaller than present day glasses. In older days, lenses for vintage eyewear were nearly all manufactured from glass, which is heavier than modern plastic lenses. So eyeglasses were made smaller to create lighter eyeglasses.

With my next set of eyeglasses, I made certain to accept frame width into account. I came across manboobs while using measurements of 48-18 and a width of 5 1/4". Although the bridge was smaller, this set of two glasses fit beautifully! Since that time, I've also ordered pairs the location where the bridge was 1mm or 2mm larger and people glasses fit fine too.

While investing in a pair of vintage cat eyeglasses, it's fine should your lens width and bridge measurements are smaller or larger by 2mm. The width with the frames is really a different story. According to your tastes, you are able to determine if you want a frame this is a little smaller or perhaps a little larger. Some people like them smaller as that's more authentic, I wanted a far more modern look and chose Vintage Eyeglasses a more substantial frame.

Also one last note, no problem when the frames you've bought seem a bit uneven if you put them on (in particular when they just don't have lenses, since that is what keeps the frames straight). In terms of plastic and aluminum frames, your optician warms up the frames and bends it somewhat to match your head.