Blake Kuwahara Bender
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Description
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Design Overview
This frame reworks the classic rectangular optical shape with a distinctly architectural point of view. The squared lens geometry is softened by rounded corners and subtle contouring, while the stepped brow and substantial bridge give the design a strong, dimensional presence. It feels modern and unconventional without sacrificing everyday wearability.
- Frame Type: Sculpted rectangular silhouette with softened corners, a defined brow, and a substantial keyhole-inspired bridge.
- Materials: Thick acetate construction with dimensional milling and polished surfaces that emphasize the frame’s structure.
- Details: Stepped upper eyewires create a distinctive brow treatment, while broad endpieces and exposed hardware add an industrial, handcrafted character. Subtle beveling around the lenses keeps the substantial proportions visually refined.
Fit & Comfort
- The balanced rectangular proportions make this particularly well suited to medium face shapes, with enough visual presence to create definition without becoming excessively oversized.
- The combination of straight upper lines and softened lower corners works especially well for round, oval, and softly contoured faces, adding structure while avoiding an overly severe appearance.
- The moderate lens depth provides useful vertical room for single-vision or progressive prescriptions, while the substantial acetate construction offers an optician plenty of opportunity for careful fitting and adjustment.
Perfect for
- Someone looking for an everyday optical frame with a distinctly independent, design-driven personality rather than a conventional rectangular silhouette.
- A strong choice for clients who appreciate architectural eyewear, substantial acetate, and understated detailing where the shape and construction provide the statement.
- Particularly versatile for clear prescription lenses, progressives, custom tints, or Hi-Vex lenses, allowing the frame to move easily between professional, creative, and casual wardrobes.
***PHOTOS ARE SAMPLES ONLY*** Items will ship with your lens selection
Size:
Eye: 46mm
Bridge: 21mm
Temple: 145mm
Find Your Fit
Frame Sizing Isn't What it Seems:
Let me throw a wrench to everything you might think you know about finding the right "size" glasses. While many people think a couple of simple numbers can determine the needed frame size, more often that not, that's just not the case. The numbers I'm referring to are the A or Eye size (Lens width), and the DBL or Bridge size (distance between the two lenses). While these numbers can be helpful guidelines, not all frames with the same numbers will fit the same way. Just like your clothes don't all fit exactly the same even with the same waist measure, neither do all frames.
Why Don't The Numbers Tell Me the Right Size?
This is a great question, and comes down to the wide array of materials used to make the frames! The distance from the edge of the lens to where the temple (arms, bows, whatever you want to call them) go back to the head and thickness of the temples themselves are just a couple of the factors. Add in different bridge designs with the same width and totally different fits and construction, and things get hairy quickly!
So, How Can I Even Figure Out What To Buy?
Pay close attention to the actual construction of the frame. Opticians know these tricks well and our staff is happy to assist if needed, just send us a picture, and what it is you personally want out of your next eyewear function and style wise. For a guideline for yourself though, look at the material thickness from the outer lens to the edge, this can be just one or two millimeters, on up to several or as much as ten or more millimeters in the cases of some specialty designs for high prescriptions! Next pay attention to the thickness of the material in the bridge, and the way it tapers. These subtle cues can give you a great impression of how the frame will fit on you with just a little visualization!
Does a Frame Always Need to Fit Perfectly?
Contrary to the optical worlds opinion, NO. You don't need perfect central alignment, or frames exactly the width of your head. What you do need, are certain lines to flow well with your face, colors that work for your complexion and wardrobe, and knowing whether you want to have a look that is bold and oversized, or small petite and minimal, or any combination of the two. There is a fine line between oversized and TOO BIG, so do dredge into this area with caution. This is where we come in, if you're not sure, let us help!
What if I Like Really Different?
Welcome to the party, you're one of us. We understand trendsetters and fashion forward styles are not something the everyday eye will find pleasing, and we're not going to talk you out of that gorgeous vintage cat eye shape in blazing pink colors, or whatever your heart desires, as long as it really is a good look for you in color tones and style choice! Frames built for the world of high fashion are some of our favorites, and personally our staff rocks some of the wildest things out there! Whether you like the basics, or something as wild as a rimless with dragon shaped lenses, we're not judging!
Full Video showing many of the differences and what "proper" sizing looks like:
