Some glasses look wonderful on the shelf. Then you put them on and…well, maybe the shelf can have them back.
Finding a pair you’ll still love a few years from now takes more than spotting a pretty frame. Your face, coloring, prescription, personality, and everyday life all have a say.
That’s how we approach eyewear styling in Atlanta at LeStanne Opticians. We’ll pull some frames, you’ll try them on, and we’ll talk.
Plenty of advice about glasses starts with face shape. It is useful, but it’s only one part of the picture. Two people with similarly shaped faces can look completely different in the same frame.
That’s why frame styling in Buckhead feels more personal at LeStanne Opticians. We’re looking at you as a whole person rather than matching a face shape to a chart.
Face shape is a good place to begin.
Still, rules about glasses for face shape deserve a little flexibility. Love a frame that supposedly belongs to the “wrong” category? Put it on. We’ve seen plenty of frames break the rules beautifully. The mirror gets a vote, and so do you.
A frame can echo your coloring or create contrast with it. Hair, skin tone, eye color, jewelry, and the colors you wear most often can point us in a direction.
Then personality enters the room. The right color often has less to do with following a formula and more to do with recognizing when your face comes alive.
Here’s the part people sometimes miss: a frame has a job to do. Your prescription affects which frame shapes and sizes may work well with your lenses. Lens thickness and weight can influence comfort, appearance, and the balance of your glasses.
This becomes especially important with stronger or more complicated prescriptions. Our Buckhead optician considers the frame and lenses together rather than treating them as two separate decisions.
A great pair of glasses has to live your life with you. Think about an average week: Do you spend hours at a computer? Play golf? Travel often? Read every evening? Walk around Buckhead with your dog?
Someone who wears glasses from breakfast until bedtime may care deeply about weight and all-day comfort. Someone who spends plenty of time outside might want prescription sunglasses alongside everyday glasses. Even your wardrobe can offer clues.
Trends come and go—your glasses wake up with you every morning. That’s one reason we care so much about personality during a styling appointment.
You may love the color and unusual shapes of LA Eyeworks or Johann Von Goisern. Perhaps a cleaner, lighter Ørgreen frame feels more like you. Sometimes the answer sits somewhere you never thought to look.
Brandy has spent years learning how to spot those possibilities.
The secret to glasses you’ll love for years is surprisingly simple: choose them for the person wearing them.
Come see us at LeStanne Opticians in the Cates Center on East Andrews Drive in Buckhead. Tell us what you like, what you’ve worn before, what drives you crazy about your current glasses, and what you’d love to find this time.
Bring your dog, too. We have treats!