{"id":553,"date":"2022-03-21T14:11:08","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T14:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.warbyparker.com\/learn\/?p=553"},"modified":"2026-04-02T03:12:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T07:12:23","slug":"glasses-styles-and-shapes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stage.warby.io\/learn\/glasses-styles-and-shapes","title":{"rendered":"Glasses Styles and Shapes: The Frame Names You Need To Know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If eyes are the windows to your soul, then glasses are the windows to your eyes\u2014which means they need to make a pretty good first impression. (Is your head a whole house in this metaphor? Sorry, we\u2019ll focus.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stage.warby.io\/eyeglasses\">Glasses<\/a> come in a variety of shapes, and the most popular ones have earned distinctive names and histories. You\u2019ve probably heard of some of the classics: aviators, cat-eye glasses, John Lennon-esque <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stage.warby.io\/eyeglasses\/round\">round ones<\/a>, and more.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But how do you know if you\u2019ve got cat-eye or browline frames? Are all square glasses also rectangle glasses by default? And what are geometric glasses?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The signature aesthetic of certain glasses styles can be subtle. To help you tell the different eyeglass shapes apart, we\u2019ve composed a guide to the frame names you should know.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div><!-- .entry-content (split for inline block) -->\n\n<section class=\"wp-blocks__banner has-img white\">\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stage.warby.io\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/glasses-on-books-cta.jpg\" alt=\"Peep this\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-blocks__banner-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Peep this<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p>We offer prescription glasses starting at $95, with free shipping and free returns.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-blocks-banner__cta-links\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stage.warby.io\/eyeglasses\">Find your frames <svg id=\"aa495747-7767-4ea8-bc8e-3e09f9e2a480\" data-name=\"Layer 1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 5.5 9.5\"><path d=\"M5.49,4.61a.87.87,0,0,1,0,.32.73.73,0,0,1-.2.35l-4,4A.75.75,0,0,1,.22,8.22L3.69,4.75.22,1.28A.75.75,0,0,1,1.28.22l4,4A.75.75,0,0,1,5.49,4.61Z\" style=\"fill:#1050D0;fill-rule:evenodd\"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<div class=\"entry-content\"><!-- (reopen for inline block) -->\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"rectangle-glasses\">Rectangle Glasses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stage.warby.io\/eyeglasses\/rectangle\">Rectangle glasses<\/a> are a staple of the frame world for a reason: they\u2019re almost universally flattering. Their lenses are wider than they are tall, with even, straight borders and rounded corners. They\u2019re a simple, sophisticated, and reliable shape, but you can give them as much pizzazz as you like with bold colors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div><!-- .entry-content (split for inline block) -->\n\n<div class=\"wp-blocks__products wp-blocks__products-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stage.warby.io\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/weathers-glasses-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Weathers\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Weathers<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rye Tortoise<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stage.warby.io\/eyeglasses\/weathers\/rye-tortoise\" target=\"_blank\">Shop Weathers<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stage.warby.io\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/crane-glasses-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Crane\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Crane<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Black Matte Eclipse<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stage.warby.io\/eyeglasses\/crane\/black-matte-eclipse\" target=\"_blank\">Shop Crane<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"entry-content\"><!-- (reopen for inline block) -->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"square-glasses\">Square Glasses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>More angular than their rectangular cousins (say that five times fast), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stage.warby.io\/eyeglasses\/square\">square glasses<\/a> have lenses with approximately equal height and width. Their boxy shape can add some edge to soft, rounded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stage.warby.io\/learn\/glasses-for-different-face-shapes\">facial features<\/a>. This shape is bold with old-school appeal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div><!-- .entry-content (split for inline block) -->\n\n<div class=\"wp-blocks__products wp-blocks__products-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stage.warby.io\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/bodie-glasses-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Bodie\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Bodie<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Saltwater Matte<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stage.warby.io\/eyeglasses\/bodie\/saltwater-matte\" target=\"_blank\">Shop Bodie<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stage.warby.io\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/hughes-glasses-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Hughes\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Hughes<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Marzipan Tortoise<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stage.warby.io\/eyeglasses\/hughes\/marzipan-tortoise\" target=\"_blank\">Shop Hughes<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"entry-content\"><!-- (reopen for inline block) -->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"round-glasses\">Round Glasses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For such a simple shape, the circle takes a certain amount of confidence to pull off. Round thin glasses have an authoritative, charmingly vintage vibe, whereas thicker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stage.warby.io\/eyeglasses\/acetate\">acetate frames<\/a> carry a more fashion-forward spirit. This is a style that\u2019s instantly memorable, but also one whose singularity should be respected\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stage.warby.io\/ios-app\">try these glasses on at home<\/a> if you\u2019re not quite sure how they\u2019ll look on you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div><!-- .entry-content (split for inline block) -->\n\n<div class=\"wp-blocks__products wp-blocks__products-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stage.warby.io\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/collins-glasses-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Collins\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Collins<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Red Canyon Matte with Polished Gold<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stage.warby.io\/eyeglasses\/collins\/red-canyon-matte-with-polished-gold\" target=\"_blank\">Shop Collins<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stage.warby.io\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/sadie-glasses-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Sadie\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Sadie<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Riverbed Tortoise<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stage.warby.io\/eyeglasses\/sadie\/riverbed-tortoise\" target=\"_blank\">Shop Sadie<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"entry-content\"><!-- (reopen for inline block) -->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"cat-eye-glasses\">Cat-eye Glasses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The epitome of understated glam, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stage.warby.io\/eyeglasses\/cat-eye\">cat-eye glasses<\/a> have upper corners (the ones nearest your temples) with an upswept shape, almost as though they\u2019re implying thick eyelashes. Their distinctive, curvy browline has led them to be characterized as a feminine glasses style, but rest assured, anyone can wear cat-eyes to great effect.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div><!-- .entry-content (split for inline block) -->\n\n<div class=\"wp-blocks__products wp-blocks__products-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stage.warby.io\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shea-tortoise-glasses-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Shea\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Shea<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Burnt Lemon Tortoise<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stage.warby.io\/eyeglasses\/shea\/burnt-lemon-tortoise\" target=\"_blank\">Shop Shea<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stage.warby.io\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ava-glasses-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Ava\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Ava<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Polished Gold with Brushed Navy<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stage.warby.io\/eyeglasses\/ava\/polished-gold-with-brushed-navy\" target=\"_blank\">Shop Ava<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"entry-content\"><!-- (reopen for inline block) -->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"aviator-glasses\">Aviator Glasses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stage.warby.io\/eyeglasses\/aviator\">Aviator glasses<\/a> are also known as <a href=\"\/learn\/can-you-be-a-pilot-with-glasses\">pilot glasses<\/a>. In their earliest incarnation, they were tinted sunglasses worn by military pilots. However, their broad lenses and bar-over-the-nose-bridge design eventually took off (pardon the pun) amidst the general public. Now they\u2019re available as a style of regular prescription glasses as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stage.warby.io\/sunglasses\">sunglasses<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div><!-- .entry-content (split for inline block) -->\n\n<div class=\"wp-blocks__products wp-blocks__products-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stage.warby.io\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/sanaa-glasses-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Sanaa\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Sanaa<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Polished Gold with Oak Barrel<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stage.warby.io\/eyeglasses\/sanaa\/polished-gold-with-oak-barrel\" target=\"_blank\">Shop Sanaa<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stage.warby.io\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/raider-glasses.jpeg\" alt=\"Raider\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Raider<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Polished Silver<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stage.warby.io\/eyeglasses\/raider\/polished-silver\" target=\"_blank\">Shop Raider<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"entry-content\"><!-- (reopen for inline block) -->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"oval-glasses\">Oval Glasses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A bit more wide than circular frames, and more rounded than rectangular ones, oval glasses have a smooth, chic look that can play well with sharper or more angular features. Their frames can be thick or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stage.warby.io\/eyeglasses\/thin\">wire-thin<\/a>, making them an attractively flexible option for wearers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div><!-- .entry-content (split for inline block) -->\n\n<div class=\"wp-blocks__products wp-blocks__products-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stage.warby.io\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ira-glasses-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Ira\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Ira<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Berry Crystal Fade<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stage.warby.io\/eyeglasses\/ira\/berry-crystal-fade\" target=\"_blank\">Shop Ira<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stage.warby.io\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/clemens-glasses-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Clemens\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Clemens<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Striped Sassafras<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stage.warby.io\/eyeglasses\/clemens\/striped-sassafras\" target=\"_blank\">Shop Clemens<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"entry-content\"><!-- (reopen for inline block) -->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"browline-glasses\">Browline Glasses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stage.warby.io\/eyeglasses\/semi-rimless\">Browline glasses<\/a>, faithful to their title, have frames that outline the brows and leave the bottoms of the lenses largely rimless or with thinner outlines. They\u2019re associated with an academic, stoic kind of style, and were hugely popular in the 1950s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div><!-- .entry-content (split for inline block) -->\n\n<div class=\"wp-blocks__products wp-blocks__products-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stage.warby.io\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Ames-glasses-2.jpg\" alt=\"Ames\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Ames<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Whiskey Tortoise<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stage.warby.io\/eyeglasses\/ames\/whiskey-tortoise-with-riesling\" target=\"_blank\">Shop Ames<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stage.warby.io\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Wallis-glasses-1.jpg\" alt=\"Wallis\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Wallis<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Carbon<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stage.warby.io\/eyeglasses\/wallis\/carbon\" target=\"_blank\">Shop Wallis<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"entry-content\"><!-- (reopen for inline block) -->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"geometric-glasses\">Geometric Glasses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Geometric glasses embrace the shapes that others don\u2019t\u2014hexagons, octagons, rounded bottoms with angled tops, and a host of others. If the lens borders have more than four distinct sides, or a shape that just isn\u2019t easily categorizable, then they\u2019re probably geometric frames. This glasses style is for anyone who truly wants to stand out in a crowd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div><!-- .entry-content (split for inline block) -->\n\n<div class=\"wp-blocks__products wp-blocks__products-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stage.warby.io\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/darrow-glasses-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"Darrow\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Darrow<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Crystal with Oak Barrel and Blue Bay<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stage.warby.io\/eyeglasses\/darrow\/crystal-with-oak-barrel-and-blue-bay\" target=\"_blank\">Shop Darrow<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stage.warby.io\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/carlton-glasses-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"Carlton\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Carlton<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Seaweed Crystal<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stage.warby.io\/eyeglasses\/carlton\/seaweed-crystal\" target=\"_blank\">Shop Carlton<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stage.warby.io\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/irving-glasses-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"Irving\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Irving<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Black Oak Tortoise<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stage.warby.io\/eyeglasses\/irving\/black-oak-tortoise\" target=\"_blank\">Shop Irving<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"entry-content\"><!-- (reopen for inline block) -->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"oversized-glasses\">Oversized Glasses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Oversized glasses aren\u2019t limited to a single frame shape. As their name implies, their distinguishing feature is that they\u2019re quite large, and therefore they aren\u2019t as ubiquitous in stores. They\u2019re not always novelty items, though\u2014their big lenses provide a broad field of vision, and their size makes them striking accessories for the fashion-forward set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div><!-- .entry-content (split for inline block) -->\n\n<div class=\"wp-blocks__products wp-blocks__products-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stage.warby.io\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Alston-glasses.jpg\" alt=\"Alston\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Alston<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Poblano with Polished Gold<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stage.warby.io\/eyeglasses\/alston\/poblano-with-polished-gold\" target=\"_blank\">Shop Alston<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stage.warby.io\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Tatum-glasses.jpg\" alt=\"Tatum\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Tatum<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Smoky Pearl Tortoise<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stage.warby.io\/eyeglasses\/tatum\/smoky-pearl-tortoise\" target=\"_blank\">Shop Tatum<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"entry-content\"><!-- (reopen for inline block) -->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"finding-your-glasses-aesthetic\">Finding Your Glasses Aesthetic<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You might like the look of some of these glasses shapes but still be waffling on which ones to try. We get it\u2014picking the perfect style can be overwhelming. If you\u2019d like to immediately preview the frames on your face, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stage.warby.io\/app\">try on glasses virtually<\/a>. Isn\u2019t technology grand?&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If eyes are the windows to your soul, then glasses are the windows to your eyes\u2014which means they need to make a pretty good first impression. (Is your head a whole house in this metaphor? Sorry, we\u2019ll focus.) Glasses come in a variety of shapes, and the most popular ones have earned distinctive names and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":477,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-eyewear","category-style"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Glasses Styles, Shapes, &amp; Common Frame Names | Warby Parker<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Don\u2019t know what style of glasses to get? 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