With a lot of new materials and production methods invented in the mid-20th century, a barrage of the latest frame styles quickly followed suit and big round frames found they’d slipped off the stylistic radar. This wasn’t no more the road for round frames though. Oh no! Whether it was obviously a nod for the intellectual heroes that have worn them decades before, or even the realization they may be picked up dirt-cheap second hand, the hippy movement of the 60s adopted the style as the unofficial frames with their peace loving movement. Now manifesting as sunglasses and opticals, big round glasses had doubly secured their place in popular culture history, being previously written in to the stylistic history books in, not one, but two cultural revolutions.
And it’s the fact that this classic style can still envision a photo of refined, studious authority that’s meant big round framed specs have not strayed much from the frame style peripheral. It’s why they’ve been the choice of thinkers and visionaries alike. Most significantly, though, it’s why the frame style is on its way back in a big way almost a century after its first foray to the frontlines of fashion.
Big Rounded lenses are some of the few true timeless classics; Some fashion history that will still pull weight today. As frames, they’re a great rounder. They search top-notch smaller than average wirey, or massive and chunky. They are able to complete a peek using a stamp of intellectualism, or they can invoke a sense of care-free psychedelia. And whilst they are certainly not always suitable for rounder faces, they do a good job of suiting most face shape.