Do Sunglasses Come in Sizes?

Parent Cafe
1

<p>I’m considering buying myself a nice pair, instead of the customary $9.99 pair from the drugstore. I’m poking around designer shades online and realize that people have different size heads. How does one know if the designer shades will fit? I saw on one site that the sunglasses were size 7.5. What the heck does that mean?</p>

2

<p>VH - be careful about buying designer shades online, unless you know for sure that the website is legit. Some frames can be adjusted to fit. I personally like to try my sunglasses on to make sure i like the fit and the darkness of the plastic, and most of the time i buy my shades at Costco (can’t beat their prices and service).</p>

3

<p>I know about fake designer shades, BB. Thanks, though. </p>

<p>I have only bought sunglasses when I can try them on, and I find some pairs fit and some don’t.</p>

4

<p>VH, I’m sure that you know about fakery, but I wanted to bring the subject up for the less experienced readers who might come across this thread. I have never heard about sunglasses that come in sizes. With so many styles and brands to choose from, I don’t think it is a needed option.</p>

5

<p>i know people who have been very happy with sunglasses from the kiddie section of Target/Walmart. There you can usually find many different sizes, and the larger ones work for small-headed adults.</p>

<p>If you really need a specific frame size, pop by one of the chain optometrist’s places like Hour Eyes. They would be able to get you non-prescription lenses if all you need is the UV protection.</p>

6

<p>Go to Nordstrom or Sunglass Hut and see what fits best and then you can try and order something cheaper. I wanted a pair of Ray Bans. They have a smaller pair 50mm and 52mm but both were too big for my tiny face. The 47mm kids size was perfect. I wouldn’t have known until I tried a bunch on.</p>

7

<p>I found a very nice pair at Sports Authority which I use for tennis and driving. Sunglasses come down to fit and you just have to try a lot of pairs.</p>

8

<p>What does the 50mm or 52mm or 47 mm represent? Circumference of one’s head? Length from end of ear piece to eyeglasses themselves?? </p>

<p>I guess I’ve decided the only good eyeglasses are the ones I can try on first, but I’m still curious.</p>

<p>And Yes, I too am tiny. so I don’t want to buy a pair that make me look like I’m wearing my mother’s glasses.</p>

9

<p>Veryhappy, about how much were you looking to spend on a pair?</p>

<p>I bought my sunglasses at a lenscrafters. They are prescription but i’m sure you can get them non rx as well. Lots of designer options and you can try them all on… they will adjust the fit for you as well.</p>

10

<p>Temple width I believe.</p>

11

<p>I learned a lot about eyeglass sizing (but nothing that would explain a size “7.5” That sounds like a hat size) on the Zennioptical website. They tell you to measure the distance between pupils (the pupillary distance, or “pd”) and for each frame they tell you what range of pd’s it will fit, so a small pair will only be good for a smaller range of pd. They also give the other dimensions of the frames they sell.</p>

12

<p>

</p>

<p>That would be the maximum width of one of the lenses. The other common measurement is the width of the nosepiece, i.e. the distance between the two lenses. </p>

<p>So, for example, a frame marked 52/19 would have 52 mm wide lenses with 19 mm across the bridge of the nose between the two lenses.</p>

<p>A typical men’s frame would have 51 to 54 mm lens widths. I don’t think there is a ‘typical’ for women’s styles because they range from really small to really big.</p>

<p>The other two measurements of interest would be the maximum height of a lens (really important for prescription progressive lenses) and the lenth of the side pieces (although they can usually be bent).</p>

<p>Non-prescription lenses are really cheap, so you might want to just go to an optical store and pick frames that you really like.</p>

<hr>

<p>I just killed two birds with one stone. I like to have a pair of single-vision distance prescription lenses for driving, for concerts, for watching TV. But, for my new prescription, I ordered this pair with Transitions lenses that change from clear indoors to dark outdoors. It’s not the perfect sunglass (that would be super-dark polarized lenses), but it should cover a pretty wide range of conditions.</p>

<p>They are going in [url=<a href=“http://d26hhearhq0yio.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/content/misterspex/produkte/grafiken/6481799_a1.jpg]frames[/url”>http://d26hhearhq0yio.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/content/misterspex/produkte/grafiken/6481799_a1.jpg]frames[/url</a>] that measure 52 mm (width) by 16 mm (nose) by 32mm (tall):</p>

13

<p>veryhappy – my suggestion is to try on a lot of pairs with a friend who can help you assess the look. I too have a small-ish face, and I was very happy (no pun intended) with a Ray Bans Wayfarer design that was smaller than the traditional ones (which hit way below my cheekbone).</p>