Frieda

The Oscar Wylee Frieda frame design is inspired by the classic cat-eye frame. First popularised in the 1950s and 1960s by actresses such as Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn, the cat-eye frame has been an enduring statement glasses frame. The Frieda glasses take design inspiration from the cat-eye frame in a subtle way, with a gently curved upper rim.

There are many aspects of the Oscar Wylee Frieda frames that customers should know about, so they can decide whether this is the right frame for them. The Frieda frame is a feminine cat-eye-shaped. Oscar Wylee’s Frieda frame is suitable for many face shapes but particularly compatible with oval and round face shapes. The Frieda frame’s subtle, yet fashionable design means that they can be worn all year round, to a range of casual and formal events. Frieda frames feature the standard parts of glasses such as a rim, temples, lenses, spring hinge and a high nose bridge.

The type of temple tips or earpieces included in Oscar Wylee’s Frieda Glasses are made from acetate, the same as the rest of the temple and rim.

The type of nose bridge included in Oscar Wylee’s Frieda frame is a high nose bridge.

Oscar Wylee’s Frieda frame does not include any type of nose pads.

The type of lenses that typically come with the Oscar Wylee Frieda 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. Frieda frames can also come with non-prescription lenses, with add-ons such as a blue light filter. Frieda 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 Frieda glasses frames is acetate. The rim refers to the part of a glasses frame that holds the lenses.

The type of hinges included with Oscar Wylee’s Frieda 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 most suitable for Oscar Wylee’s Frieda frame are round and oval face types. The Frieda frame is a subtle cat-eye shape, meaning it complements the structure of round and oval faces. The Frieda frames help to balance the features of an oval face shape or a round face shape, bringing more structure to the face. The upper corners of a cat-eye frame lift the face and draw away from rounder cheeks. Although there are many glasses for face shapes that may be considered 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 Frieda frame are a medium-frame fit across all colours. The Frieda frames in Wheat and in Blueberry Tortoise also come in larger fit sizes, as part of The Mega Eyewear Collection.

The primary material used to create the Oscar Wylee Frieda frame is acetate. Acetate, also known as cellulose acetate, is a bioplastic, made from cotton fibres or wood pulp. At Oscar Wylee, acetate glasses are made by adding a dye to cellulose acetate, which is rolled into a sheet. The shape of the glasses is then cut from this sheet.