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How To Pick The Right Sunglasses For You
We got the chance to chat with stylist Corina Gaffey, to learn everything we need to know about online shopping for sunglasses and how to choose the right frames for our face shape.
Figuring out your face shape is one of the most important factors when looking for the right pair of frames. Opposites attract is the number one rule. For example, if you have a square shape face opt for a round frame as that will add curve to your face. Eyebrows should sit above the frame and eyes should sit at the centre of each frame.
This is our expert guide across all style of sunglasses and the face shapes they suits best.
5 Sunglass Styles For Women
2. Cat-eye: simply purrfect
The retro cat-eye shape is always in style and now available in modern interpretations of tortoiseshell, prints and colour pops.
Great for: square shaped faces. This style will soften features, lengthen the face and accentuate cheekbones.
3. Round: you spin me right round
Miu Miu's playful style will add a fun alternative to your go-to black pair. For a subtler take, Ray-Ban styles offer a simple alternative for round styles.
Great for: all face shapes, especially square faces.
4. Embellished/Metal Frames: star-studded
Jewels and embellished frames encrusted with gold and pearl detail are key this year, and are a gorgeous alternative to jewellery. If you don’t want to go too OTT a metallic frame is a chic alternative.
Great for: anyone
5. Transparent: the future is nigh
Rimless and transparent styles are big news this year. Modern and futuristic, their colourful lenses are mainstay of rimless styles seen at Prada and Miu Miu.
Great for: heart-shaped faces. They will lengthen the face, as they won’t cut it off like a darker shade would.
5 Sunglass Styles For Men
1. Logos: say my name
Logomania has moved from clothing to sunglasses with branding etched across the front of lenses making a statement.
Great for: triangular faces. The sporty styles offset a broader jaw.
2. Sporty: game day
Terminator-style shades merge the sporty and wraparound. It’s a total by-product of fashion’s obsession with all things ‘80s and ‘90s.
Great for: round, oval or heart shaped faces.
3. ’70s: groovy, baby
Here it’s all about the vintage styles with clean bold lines. An update on the aviator.
Great for: longer faces & square jawlines. The oversized frames will make the face appear softer.
4. Round: Hall of Famers
A classic style that has returned to the limelight over the years, the round sunglasses are best known from John Lennon, Oasis and Kurt Cobain.
Great for: oval, square and inverted triangle face shapes. The metal style is really eye-catching.
5. Classics: favourites for a reason
Sometimes you just can’t beat the classics. Smart, understated, not aiming to make a statement.
Great for: most face shapes.
