What Inspired the Frame Design of Oscar Wylee’s Jinky Glasses?
The Oscar Wylee Jinky frame design was inspired by Oscar Wylee’s Serge frame. The Jinky frame is a slightly smaller version of the Serge frame. The Serge frame is inspired by modern, of-the-moment shapes, and named after the French musician, Serge Gainsbourg.
What to Know About Oscar Wylee’s Jinky Glasses?
There are many aspects of the Oscar Wylee Jinky frames that customers should know about, so they can decide whether this is the right frame for them. The Jinky frame is a unisex rectangular-shaped frame that is lightweight. Oscar Wylee’s Jinky frame is suitable for many face shapes but particularly compatible with square, oval and round face shapes. The Jinky frame’s simple design means that they are fashionable all year round. Jinky glasses feature the standard parts of glasses such as a rim, temples, lenses, spring hinge and a high nose bridge for those with higher nose bridges.
What are the Types of Temple Tips or Earpieces Included with Oscar Wylee’s Jinky Glasses?
The type of temple tips or earpieces included in Oscar Wylee’s Jinky Glasses are made from acetate, the same as the rest of the temple and rim.
What Type of Nose Bridge do Oscar Wylee’s Jinky Glasses Have?
The type of nose bridge included in Oscar Wylee’s Jinky frame is a high nose bridge.
What Type of Nose Pads are Included with Oscar Wylee’s Jinky Glasses?
Oscar Wylee’s Jinky frame does not include any type of nose pads.
What Type of Lenses do Oscar Wylee’s Jinky Glasses Have?
The type of lenses that typically come with the Oscar Wylee Jinky 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. Jinky frames can also come with non-prescription lenses, with add-ons such as a blue light filter. Jinky frames are currently unavailable as sunglasses online, however, customers can customise in-store and add on tint or polarisation.
What Material is Used for the Rim of Oscar Wylee’s Jinky Glasses?
The material used for the rim of Oscar Wylee’s Jinky glasses frames is acetate. The rim refers to the part of a glasses frame that holds the lenses.
What Type of Hinges are Included with Oscar Wylee’s Jinky Glasses?
The type of hinges included with Oscar Wylee’s Jinky 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.
What Face Types are Most Suitable for Oscar Wylee’s Jinky Glasses?
The face types that are most suitable for Oscar Wylee’s Jinky frame are round, oval and square face types. The Jinky frame is a tapered rectangle shape, meaning that it complements the structure of round and oval faces particularly well. The rectangular Jinky frames help to balance the features of an oval face shape or a round face shape, bringing the eyes and brows forward in a flattering way. The Jinky frame is also suitable for a square face shape. Rectangular frames help to bring forward the sharp and striking features of a square face type, highlighting without overemphasising them. 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.
What Size Options are Available for Oscar Wylee’s Jinky Glasses?
The size options available for Oscar Wylee’s Jinky frame are a medium-frame fit across all colours. Jinky glasses in Clear Crystal and in Obsidian Black also come in larger fit sizes, as part of The Mega Eyewear Collection.
What Materials are Used to Create Oscar Wylee’s Jinky Glasses?
The primary material used to create the Oscar Wylee Jinky 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.