Glasses Guide

Sama frames are made and hand-finished in Japan in acetate, titanium, and set stones. Here is what the house is, and how to tell if one belongs on your face.

OVVO frames use a patented screwless hinge and a surgical steel and titanium composite. Try OVVO Optics at City Optix on Chestnut Street.

Gold & Wood frames are handcrafted in Luxembourg from real wood, buffalo horn, titanium, and gold. Come try them on at City Optix on Chestnut Street.

Salt Optics frames are designed in California and handcrafted in Japan, built for coastal light and quiet taste. Try them at City Optix on Chestnut Street.

Orgreen frames are Danish-designed, handmade in Japan, and known for color you rarely see in eyewear. Try them at City Optix on Chestnut Street.

Zero G frames are cut from a single sheet of titanium and handcrafted in Japan to feel weightless. Try them at City Optix on Chestnut Street.

Lafont Paris has made bold, colorful frames by hand since 1923. See the family eyewear house at City Optix on Chestnut Street in the Marina.

Anne et Valentin frames are handmade in Toulouse and built for self-expression. Try them at City Optix, the Marina’s optical shop on Chestnut Street.

There’s a certain kind of eyewear that announces itself loudly — the oversized logo, the instantly recognizable silhouette, the price tag that pays for a fashion conglomerate’s marketing budget. And then there’s Cutler and Gross. The British brand doesn’t advertise much. Its frames don’t carry names — only numbers, starting at 101, genderless from the