Blake Kuwahara Buff

$695.00
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Description

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Design Overview

A striking contemporary oversized square sunglass frame featuring bold architectural proportions, sculptural contours, and distinctive textured detailing that blends vintage-inspired influences with modern sophistication. The generously proportioned lens shapes combine strong geometric lines with softly rounded lower corners, creating an expressive silhouette that feels both commanding and refined. The substantial browline and dramatically sculpted bridge introduce a distinctive architectural character, while the intricate surface detailing adds depth and visual complexity. The result is a confident statement piece that celebrates artistic individuality, exceptional craftsmanship, and sophisticated eyewear design.

  • Frame Type: Full-rim oversized square sunglasses featuring generously proportioned lenses, softly rounded lower corners, a pronounced horizontal browline, and angular outer edges that create a bold, structured silhouette with subtle vintage-inspired character.
  • Construction: Substantial acetate-style construction featuring thick, sculpted lens surrounds, an integrated bridge, and pronounced outer corners that transition into the temple connections. The carefully shaped frame front incorporates layered contours and dimensional rim detailing, creating a strong architectural profile while maintaining balanced proportions. The integrated nose bridge and substantial frame structure contribute to the design's distinctive presence.
  • Details: The pronounced browline features a dramatic central dip that flows into a sculpted keyhole-inspired bridge, creating an expressive architectural focal point. Intricate, irregular striations extend across the frame front, introducing exceptional texture and dimension that emphasize the sculptural character of the design. The sharply defined upper edges contrast with the softly rounded lower lens contours, while subtle horizontal metal accents at the outer corners provide a refined decorative signature. Gradient sunglass lenses complete the design, adding visual depth and sophistication without distracting from the frame's distinctive craftsmanship.

Fit & Comfort

The oversized square lenses and substantial geometric proportions create a striking silhouette that works particularly well for round, oval, heart-shaped, and softly contoured faces, where the structured framework can introduce definition and visual balance.

The integrated keyhole-inspired bridge may help distribute contact across the upper nose when properly fitted, while the substantial frame construction offers a stable and secure feel. The generous lens dimensions provide extensive coverage around the eyes, making the design particularly suitable for everyday outdoor wear. However, the pronounced frame thickness and oversized proportions may contribute additional weight, making proper bridge positioning and balanced temple adjustments especially important for comfortable extended wear. Professional adjustments can help achieve a secure, personalized fit across different facial proportions.

Perfect For

A distinctive contemporary, architectural statement sunglass look for someone who appreciates bold silhouettes, sculptural craftsmanship, and expressive surface detailing. The combination of oversized square lenses, dramatic browline construction, intricate textured accents, and refined gradient lenses creates a confident, artistic personality, making these sunglasses ideal for elevated everyday styling, creative professional environments, contemporary fashion, and individuals seeking eyewear that combines vintage-inspired character with a bold, modern design sensibility.

***PHOTOS ARE SAMPLES ONLY*** Items will ship with your lens selection

Size:
Eye: 51mm
Bridge: 23mm
Temple: 145mm
Frame Front: 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: