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Wide Frames

Frames of 53mm and up across the eye — wide enough to sit square on a broader face rather than grip it.

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About Wide Frames

A wide frame here means an eye size of 53mm or more, the first of the three numbers inside the left arm. Ninety frames online meet it, from thirteen brands. Cartier has 27 of them, more than any other brand, and KUBORAUM 18; Henau has nine, Res/Rei and OVVO six each, J.F. Rey five, Traction Productions four, and DITA, Blake Kuwahara, Blackfin and Oliver Peoples three apiece. Sabine Be has two and Oscar Mamooi one.

Eye sizes run from 53mm to 64mm with a median of 54mm; the widest is a Cartier rectangle at 64mm, with two more Cartiers at 62mm. Forty-nine frames are acetate, 37 are metal and four combine the two. Metal keeps a rim thin, which is why a 56mm gold Cartier looks lighter on the face than a 53mm acetate KUBORAUM of the same width.

The shapes that run wide

Rectangular leads with 29 frames, then cat-eye with 18, geometric with 17, all twelve of the store’s aviators, eleven squares and three ovals. There is no round frame at 53mm or over online; rounds stop at 52mm. The shapes here carry their width in the corners, which is why a 54mm rectangle sits broader than the number suggests.

If your current glasses read 53mm or more inside the arm, or if a 50mm frame leaves a gap at your temples, this is the page. The temple length matters as much as the eye size on a broad head; the size guide at /collections/frame-size-guide explains the three numbers together. Most of these frames are one of a kind. Each ships as a frame, free and insured within the US with a signature on delivery, for your own optician to glaze.

What size glasses do I need for a wide face?

Start with the eye size inside the left arm of the glasses that fit you best. If it is 53mm or more, you are here; our wide frames run from 53mm to 64mm with a median of 54mm. Then check the temple length, since a broad head needs a longer arm to reach the ear without pressure. The size guide at /collections/frame-size-guide explains eye, bridge and temple with pictures.

Do wide frames come in round shapes?

Not at the moment. Our 90 frames at 53mm and over are rectangles, cat-eyes, geometrics, aviators, squares and three ovals; the widest round online is 52mm. Rounds carry their width in the curve rather than the corners, so a 52mm round can sit as broad on the face as a 54mm rectangle. If you want round on a wide face, try the top of the round page first.

Are wide frames heavier?

A wider frame carries more material and a wider lens, so in acetate it is heavier than a narrow one. Thirty-seven of our 90 wide frames are metal, where the rim stays thin and the weight stays low: Cartier’s gold rectangles, OVVO’s steel and titanium composite and Blackfin’s titanium.

Can I get prescription lenses in wide frames?

Yes. Each frame ships as a frame for your own optician to glaze. A wide lens is thicker at the edge for the same prescription than a narrow one, so with a strong prescription your optician may suggest a thinner lens material or a frame nearer 53mm than 60mm. Our lens guide at /collections/lens-guide explains the trade-offs. Discounted frames are final sale, so ask first.