Frames Flashcards
What is this part of the frame? How is it related to the style of the glasses?
Front of Frame
The literal front of the frame; it determines the shape of a specific style.
What is this part of the frame?
Temple
The arm of the frame starting at the hinge, and extending behind the ear.
What is this part of the frame? What is its significance?
Temple Tip
The thin part of the temple from near the ear to the tip. This is the primary target of fram adjustments.
What is this part of the frame? What is its significance?
Bridge
The part of the front piece that connects the two eyepieces. It is the secondary focus of frame adjustments.
What is this part of the frame? What is its significance in determining fit?
Nose Pads
The part of the front piece that rests on the nose. It shouldn’t be pinching.
What is this part of the frame?
Hinge
The part of the frame connecting the temple with the frontal piece.
What is this part of the frame?
Rivet
High-strength structural steel rod, which runs through the hinges and frame, permanently securing the frontal piece and temple pieces in place; these are all made from stainless steel.
What is this part of the frame? What are the two forms it can take?
Pin Hinges
Two dots on the front piece, the attachment of the rivet. Can be (1) real, but can also be (2) decorative/faux (i.e. two dots that aren’t connected to the rivets/hinges)
What is this part of the frame, inside the temple? What is its significance?
Wire Core
The stainless steel piece in the center of the acetate, which makes the temple stable and secure, allowing for frame adjustments and a perfect fit.
What is the acetate from?
What are its benefits and features?
Our frames are made of Italian acetate, from a 150-year-old factory in Northern Italy that was actually the first to produce faux-tortoise shell! Handmade acetate is heavier and more durable than injection acetate, with higher color quality.
The benefits are that it is more durable than other materials, and even other methods of making acetate.
Where are our frames designed?
What’s the selling point?
Frames are designed in our headquarters in NYC.
I.e. we’re local, grassroots, etc.
Where are our glasses assembled? How does that play into our story?
Frames are assembled in China. Our glasses are truly the product of a global supply chain, with no middlemen.
Where are our lenses from? How does that play into our story?
Our lenses are done in a lab in California. We’ve developed a strong working relationship with them from our years of collaboration.
How are frames measured?
The size of a frame is measured by the width of the lens x 2 + bridge width. If you look on the inside of the temple you find, for example, 50 ☐ 21, which means the frame is 121 mm wide (50mm wide lens x 2 + 21mm wide bridge).
How is the bridge measured?
This distance is indicated on the frame, for example, 50 ☐ 21 means the bridge measures 21mm wide at the bottom.
