Aleks

The Oscar Wylee Aleks frame design was inspired by cat-eye glasses for women, which is an enduring fashion trend. Cat-eye-shaped glasses are characterised by their pointed upper corners and round square bodies. The design of cat-eye-shaped glasses was originally born out of the need for more variety in women’s glasses during the 1930s, which is when American artist, Altina Schinasi designed the Harlequin frame now known as cat-eye-shaped glasses.

There are many aspects of the Oscar Wylee Aleks frames that customers should know about, so they can decide whether this is the right frame for them. The Aleks frame is a woman's cat-eye frame. Oscar Wylee’s Aleks frame is suitable for many face shapes but particularly compatible with square and heart face shapes. The Aleks frame’s simple but essential design means that they are fashionable all year round. Aleks glasses feature the standard parts of glasses such as a rim, temples, lenses, spring hinges and nose pads.

The type of temple tips or earpieces included in Oscar Wylee’s Aleks Glasses are made from acetate and the temples are made from brass.

The type of nose bridge included in Oscar Wylee’s Aleks frame is nose pads.

Oscar Wylee’s Aleks frame includes standard nose pads. Nose pads are great for comfort and can also be adjusted for the perfect fit.

The type of lenses that typically come with the Oscar Wylee Aleks glasses frame are optical lenses. Optical lenses are glasses lenses that have a prescription within the lens to help correct vision issues such as myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism. Aleks glasses can also come with non-prescription lenses, with add-ons such as a blue light filter. Aleks frames are currently unavailable as sunglasses online, however, customers can customise in-store and add on tint or polarisation.

The material used for the rim of Oscar Wylee’s Aleks glasses frames is stainless steel. The rim refers to the part of a glasses frame that holds the lenses.

The type of hinges included with Oscar Wylee’s Aleks frames are spring hinges. A spring hinge in a glasses frame refers to hinges that are more flexible than normal hinges and can go slightly beyond 90 degrees. Spring hinges can provide a closer fit to the face.

The face types that are most suitable for Oscar Wylee’s Aleks frame are square and heart face shapes. The Aleks frame is a cat-eye shape, meaning that it complements the structure of square and heart faces particularly well. The Aleks frames help to balance the features of a square face shape or a heart face shape, bringing the eyes and brows forward in a flattering way. Although there are many glasses for face shapes that may be considered more aesthetically suitable, it is important that people also choose the frames that make them feel most comfortable and represent their personal style.

The size options available for Oscar Wylee’s Aleks frame are a wide fit across all colours.

The materials used to create the Oscar Wylee Aleks frame are a mix of acetate and metal. The rim is made from stainless steel, the nose bridge from high nickel, the temples from brass and the temple tips from acetate. Acetate, also known as cellulose acetate, is a bioplastic, made from cotton fibres or wood pulp.