Frames for
'Petite'
Faces
By Denis Langlois
It c a n b e a s o u r ce o f fr ust r a t io n fo r many eye gl a ss w e ar ers.
Ad u l ts w i t h s m a ller f a ce s hap es c an f ind i t dif f ic ul t t o f ind fr ames
t h a t ar e t he p er fe c t f i t.
Fr a mes t h a t a r e t o o b i g c an lo o k o r fe el aw kw ar d and i t c an s e em
li ke t h e o n l y s o l u t i o n i s t o b r o ws e t he b r ight l y co lo ur e d gl a ss es in
t h e chi ld o r t e en s e c t io n s.
Th a n kf u ll y, p e o p le w i t h “p e t i t e” f a ces do n' t have t o s e tt le fo r less.
M a ny ey ewe a r co mp a n i es have ident if ie d t he i ss ue and develo p e d
s ty li s h a d u l t fr ames fo r smaller f a ces.
Th er e a r e o p t i o n s i n t h e marke tp l a ce fo r b o t h men and w o men.
Th es e s ty les c a n fe a t u r e smaller fr ame fr o nts, nar r o w er b r idg es,
s ma ller ey e s i z es and/o r s ho r t er t emp le len g t h s.
Her e i s a s m a ll s a mp le o f t he fr ames avai l ab le fo r smaller f a ces.
24 Optical Prism | October 2017