A Field Guide to Frame Shapes

Start with the brow

Match the top line of the frame to your brow and most of the decision makes itself. The rest is nerve: a frame should be a little more than you think you can carry.

The received wisdom — round faces want angular frames, angular faces want round ones — is a decent start and a poor finish. Balance matters more than opposition.

Start with the brow

Match the top line of the frame to your brow and most of the decision makes itself. The rest is nerve: a frame should be a little more than you think you can carry.