Item
Acetate frame
A milled and polished acetate front with a keyhole bridge. The material is the fitting: acetate can be heated and adjusted to a face, which metal cannot.
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EYEWEAR / FICTIONAL RANGE
A frame is bought to a face measurement.
OCULINE is a fictional eyewear range covering acetate frames, metal frames and hard cases. The site is organised around fit and the lens rather than the frame's appearance: a frame that does not fit is returned however good it looks, and in most markets the lens is a regulated article rather than an accessory.
Three items, and what each one is decided by.
Each item in this range is settled by something other than how it looks: a measurement, a material property or a regulation.
Item
Metal frame
A thin wire front with adjustable nose pads and a sprung hinge. Metal is stronger per gram and does not take a bend to the face.
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Hard case
A clamshell case with a lined interior and a hinge that holds. It is judged by whether the frame survives being carried, not by how it looks on a shelf.
Open the item →What a catalogue cannot decide.
Four things that belong to the wearer, the market or the workshop rather than to the product.
- The fit
- Three measurements against a face, and a frame either suits it or does not
- The lens
- Power, material and coating, and in most markets a regulated article
- The adjustment
- Whether the material can be brought to the face, or only the pads can
- The market
- Which standard the lens has to meet, and who is qualified to dispense it
Why the fit comes first.
Because it is the reason frames are returned. A frame that is comfortable and suits the face is kept; one that slips, pinches or sits too low is returned regardless of the material or the price.
What this site cannot tell you.
Whether a frame will suit a particular face. That is established by trying it, and by a dispenser measuring the three dimensions that matter.