Tejesta Tuttle
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Description
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Design Overview
A distinctive classic rectangular acetate frame featuring softly squared lenses and a gently sculpted browline. The subtly contoured upper rim transitions into defined outer corners, creating a structured silhouette with a sophisticated vintage-inspired character. The compact lens proportions and balanced frame construction give the design a refined, contemporary edge.
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Frame Type: Full-rim acetate with softly squared rectangular lenses, rounded lower corners, and a clean, structured silhouette.
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Construction: Integrated acetate bridge with substantial upper rims, sculpted endpieces, and smoothly contoured lower lens edges.
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Details: Small horizontal metal accents at the outer corners add understated decorative interest. The gently arched browline transitions into defined endpieces, creating a balanced, architectural appearance, while the polished surfaces and carefully shaped bridge introduce refinement to the classic design.
Fit & Comfort
The softly rectangular lenses and moderate lens depth create a versatile silhouette that works particularly well for round, oval, heart-shaped, and softly contoured facial shapes, where the structured upper rim can add definition while the rounded lower edges maintain visual balance.
The integrated acetate bridge requires careful fitting to ensure comfortable, even contact across the nose. The moderate lens height can accommodate many single-vision prescriptions and potentially progressive lens designs, although the available fitting height should be verified before selecting a multifocal lens. The balanced acetate construction and gently curved temples can provide comfortable everyday wear when properly adjusted.
Perfect For
An excellent sophisticated, vintage-inspired independent-eyewear look for someone who appreciates classic proportions and refined detailing without excessive ornamentation. The combination of softly rectangular lenses, a sculpted browline, balanced acetate construction, and restrained metal accents gives this frame a confident, timeless personality that works beautifully as a distinctive everyday statement.
Tejesta:
The Tuttle is a petite Wayfarer silhouette crafted from 8mm acetate, blending bold design with subtle, refined detailing. Featuring bevels and signature Art Deco-inspired elements, this frame is ideal for smaller face shapes. Available in a curated selection of signature Tejesta colorways. Made in Japan.
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.ย
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!ย
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: