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Helpful tips for Vintage Eyewear Sizing

The very first set of vintage eyewear which i bought would have been a glossy set of black cat eyes using a fire-burst of rhinestones at the edges. It absolutely was also memorable since it was the first time I had created ordered vintage eyeglasses on the internet. Now, I believed I needed done all my research and knew my measurements. According to experts, as long as the bridge and lens measurements were within 2mm from the measurements of a well-fitting pair which i already own, they ought to fit.

Well, my measurements were 48-19 as well as the vintage eyeglasses were 46-18. Seems 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. The only problem could be that the width with the frames were excessively small for my face! The entire frame width was 4 5/8" on the vintage frames, during my frames, we were holding 5 1/4"!

Things i didn't know was that vintage eyewear runs smaller compared to modern glasses. A while ago, lenses for vintage eyewear were virtually all made from glass, which is heavier than modern plastic lenses. So eyeglasses were made smaller in order to make lighter eyeglasses.

With my next pair of eyeglasses, I made sure to accept the frame width under consideration. I ran across a pair with the measurements of 48-18 and a width of 5 1/4". Although bridge was smaller, this set of two glasses fit beautifully! Since that time, I've also ordered pairs in which the bridge was 1mm or 2mm larger and people glasses fit fine too.

Then when investing in a couple of vintage cat eye-glasses, it's fine should your lens width and bridge measurements are smaller or larger by 2mm. The width with the frames is often a different story. Based on you, you can assess if you will want frame this is a little smaller or a little larger. A lot of people like them smaller as that is more authentic, I want to an even more modern look and chosen Vintage Eyeglasses a larger frame.

Also one final note, no problem if your frames you've bought seem a little uneven when you use them (particularly when they don't have lenses, since it is exactly what keeps the frames straight). When it comes to plastic and aluminum frames, your optician gets warm the frames and bends it a bit to fit your head.