The two gold-tone rods are the first thing you notice from the side. They run straight back from the hinge, slim and bright, before handing over to a long black tip that curves gently downwards.
Everything in front of that hinge is black plastic: two full circles, very slightly flattened along the top, joined by a short straight bridge.
Across a market stall on a bright Saturday, it is the gold line that catches the light, not the frame itself.
Most black frames stay black all the way to the ear. This pair does not. The plastic stops at the hinge, a metal rod takes over for most of the length, and then black returns for the last stretch, in a softer, less glossy finish. That back-and-forth is the whole point of the design, and it is why the long black temple tips read as a deliberate choice rather than an afterthought. If you want to see how a round shape sits next to a square or a cat-eye one, compare it with the other shapes sitting on the same shelf before you decide.
There are four views here, and each answers a different question.
| Folded, from the front | The two circles and the short bridge, with the arms tucked flat against each other. |
|---|---|
| Open, from the front | The gold-tone rods reaching out on both sides, well clear of the lenses. |
| From the side | The exact point where the metal rod ends and the black tip begins. |
| From the back | The small raised blocks at the outer corners that hold the hinges. |
The lenses are a deep, even grey. There is no gradient, no lighter band towards the bottom and no colour cast: the tint you see at the top of the circle is the tint you get at the bottom. From the back, the evenly dark grey lenses look almost solid, which is why the eyes behind them stay hidden.
An arm built in two different materials behaves nothing like a one-piece one. The metal section barely registers against the side of the head, while the black tip does the holding, following the curve behind the ear instead of pressing on it. Push the pair up into your hair and the same tips are what keep it in place, which is why a set of clips or a headband nearby rarely goes to waste. Have a look at the pieces we keep for pinned-back days if that is how you tend to wear them.
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