The Eyeglasses Guide for Men, Part I: History & Style Overview
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Basic anatomy of what makes glasses eyeglasses.
As you might well imagine, they're constructed of several different parts that work together. Most pairs typically consist of a pair of rims which secure the lenses. A bridge which connects the rims, and temples which extend over the ears. Depending on the style of glasses, other details may also exist including nose pads, temple tips, or a brow bar across the top. But we'll get into those details later.
First, let's talk about the various construction materials that can be used to make eyeglasses starting with plastic. Cellulose acetate is a plastic polymer that's made from wood pulp and then molded into sheets. Individual frames are then cut from these sheets and hand polished. This is a little bit more labor-intensive than using simple extruded plastic so that's where a little bit of the extra cost comes from. As a plus, acetate is stiffer, heavier, and more durable than standard plastic so that's why it's a good choice for eyeglasses.
Multicolored patterns such as tortoiseshell are far more beautiful than acetate since the pattern was created over an entire sheet. If it were extruded plastic, that pattern would have to be painted on which generally doesn't look as nice.
Next up, metal. Often you'll see glasses constructed from titanium, aluminum, or various alloys. They're typically corrosion resistant which is a good thing if they're going to be sitting on faces that might sweat. Metal is particularly well suited to thinner frames especially in round or rectangular shapes.
Lastly here, let's talk about natural frames. Though they're a bit harder to find and generally more expensive, you are still able to find natural frames and such materials as wood, bone, or shell.
Horn is another option often from a buffalo or a deer they're usually hand-carved and then polished and because of their striations and matte finish, they end up being a really elegant choice.
Tortoiseshell is largely illegal these days. Any shell that was harvested after 1973 is not allowed to be sold but if you're particularly determined, you could probably find a pair at a vintage retailer.
Next, let's talk about some recommended styles of eyeglasses.
First, let's talk about brow line glasses which are defined by a top-heavy strong frame along the brow line and across the temples. The frame is completed along the bottom by thin metal wires which have the general effect of drawing the eye upwards towards the more defined part at the top. Round metal frames have typically been the choice for the counterculture, youth culture, and other sorts of resistance movements, and in the last few years, we've started to see them re-enter the mainstream again. Favored by people including Steve Jobs, Gandhi, and John Lennon, they're a choice for somebody who feels that they are just a little bit outside of the mainstream. Unlike round metal frames, round plastic frames with a keyhole bridge are the epitome of stylish mainstream menswear. These frames can add maturity to youthful faces but unlike browline glasses, they also work perfectly well on seasoned gentlemen too.
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Preston is an awesome addition to the Gentleman's Gazette channel.
Definitely agree on that!
Hear hear
@@gromixturxii-xvi2328 His name's Sven Raphael Schneider so technically I believe his first name basis would be Sven but I get what you mean 😂
The best thing ever happened
I am a NY State Licensed Optometrist, (Doctors of Optometry, Suny Downstate)
I have been practicing for 10 years, and found Preston's presentation of different
spectacles informative and engaging. He seems very knowledgeable as a frame stylist
and is a good presenter for the topic at hand, good job Sven and Good Luck!
We're glad to have earned approval from someone in the field! Thanks for watching.
Preston is super cool, it's awesome to see someone younger and also a wearer of glasses! Two things that apply to me exactly.
I would definitely like to hear Preston singing some Jazz as a Jazz saxophonist I love hearing other musicians embrace the style!
Keep your ears peeled--some musical samples may find their way to the channel eventually! -Preston
@@gentlemansgazette Sounds fantastic I can't wait!
I second that. I love a jazz number with a man wearing a white tux jacket center stage with a beautiful woman showing her self off in a classic style.
Can't wait...
As a Jazz trumpeter I completely agree
@@gentlemansgazette yes please!!! Would love to hear some ❤
This channel deserves millions of subcribers. This channel has grown and videos are enjoyable to watch. I never get tired of watching GG videos. 👍
Preston looks like straight out of Kingsman! I love it!
This is one of the greatest video from Gentleman's Gazette
Thank you for this valuable content....
I like Preston, very good addition!! Well dressed young man and very respectful
This channel is a treasury of knowledge about the classic menswear. You are doing a colossal work in oder to help people like me look dapper! Thank you a lot!
The channel just keeps getting better and better, great video!
A great new edition to the channel! I'm sure it's going to be great!
Thank you so much for helping so many cluessless men! There are many videos and articles on the internet but your channel is the most detailed, and true to historical references.
Great to see the team growing and Preston looks and speaks the part very well. Informative topic as always. Thanks. Keep up the good work!
An excellent presentation gentlemen! I learnt something important in my life since I have been wearing glasses for more than Thirty years. Bravo!!
Love the way Preston speaks, he is a welcome addition for sure. He might seem a little stiff but he'll definitely soften in with greater experience.
Preston fits right in with the aesthetic of the channel yet has a wonderful personality and presentation! Congrats on the new addition! Looking forward to more videos!
I am so glad that I've been able to fimd this channel. Its absolutely amazing.
I absolutely loved this video and can't wait to see the rest of the series!
Welcome to GG Preston! We are glad to have you!
Awesome video, and perfect timing too, I was just thinking of getting a new pair of eyeglasses.
As a recent daily eyeglasses wearer, I ❤️❤️❤️ this video and am looking forward to seeing the entire series!
He speaks very well👌🏾 Thank you for the info👈🏾
👍👍
I'm a new and young gentleman.I'm glad there's someone that will share his experience.That person is you.
A very well informed and interesting video.
Thank you.
Excellent discussion on eye wear truly some very informative points on the history of eye glasses as well as materials used to make eye wear as a person who has to wear them in order to see properly I appreciate eye glasses guide for men part 1 and will be looking forward to part 2 thanks ever so much!
Hello Raphael and Preston! I really enjoyed this video and think that Preston is very sympathic and a good presenter! Could you please do a video about bowler hats?
Greetings from Franconia
Yes! Bowler hats are the greatest of the hats!
Yep. It's all good... Glasses. EyeGlasses. I'm going to get an eyetest and get new eyeglasses+prescription sunglasses, soon. Currently dont have any prescript. shades and my eyeglasses are 4 years old roughly, bad/poor shape. Wow, new presenter!!! New gentleman! This new guy is very good and dapper!
Preston looks like a typical Vice President at Pierce & Pierce
He rather looks like someone the yuppies of Pierce & Pierce would pick on.
Such an informative video & looking forward to more 🤘
Preston is great.😄
Loving the details he laid out from the history to how the modern style is.
I'm a woman and can't stop watching these videos.
Great video as usual Gentleman's Gazette!!
Merci Tina
Preston is a top chap and a great addition to this channel. Keep it going old sport!
I was going to buy a new pair of glasses. Im glad this video was made.
This Preston's outfit is bodacious! Thanks for informative and quality video. Just an ideal debut for a young gentleman!
I need new glasses soon, so what a nice video to come out.
I learn more here in this channel that at school
I find it amusing that I LOVE this channel, as I'm a late middle aged lady with questionable fashion sensibility, while my husband dresses very well and with a gentlemen's aesthetic. Your appeal is wide ranging! :-)
There is still a manufacturer of tortoise shell frames in Paris. It's called "maison bonnet". Probably the last one.
There are a few others.
there are others in Paris.
Love the new guy. Preston is an amazing man and I look forward to seeing him in future videos. My glasses are from Hugo boss and their boss orange collection. They are made of metal and the stuff that is better than plastic (I forgot the name). They are a two tone where the edges are brushed to give a subtle weathered look. The metal is a gold colour with a dark grey coating and likewise the arms are off white with the same grey coating.
I thoroughly enjoy this channel, welcome Preston
This so great! Great to have another true gentleman to teach us! For a next possible video series, could you make a video regarding watches. Their history and also the different styles that existed/exist. Again awesome job!
You looked great in the glasses!
Can't wait to hear Preston 🎶 sign 🤗
I am slowly getting this channel... initially I thought you were weird, but I think the video delivery has improved so much now and u guys are more likable
I like this new guy a lot! Hope we see more of him!
You will
Woah, it's Niles Crane! Awesome! I am 27 and wear Browline glasses from the people who invented them! Shuron's Ronsir Zyl glasses and I love them. They go well with just about any style on any occasion. For sunglasses I also have Shuron's Or my American Optical FG58's a classic 60s design.
Hes such a nerd! I love him!
Guilty as charged. :) -Preston
yay! Senpai noticed me!
Great value with the new guy. Congrats!
I have been wearing glass most of my life and did not know any of this. Thank you Preston.
Excellent, well thought out and presented video ..
Love the historical element of these videos
Fantastic presentation!
I have been wearing glasses since about five, now 31 and finally starting to figure out a classic rather than wearing what is on trend.
Would suggest anyone looking into getting glasses to have the optometrist or fitter check ear height and pupil height side to side.
Myself, my right ear is lower, so can't wear frames with rigid earpieces. Never found a frame I enjoyed athletically and fit (can't wear contacts because my eyes are dry and drops were not helping).
thanks for posting
I have way too many glasses. But the ones that I'm wearing all the time are my frameless glasses (they're made out of titanium).
They look modern and are de facto timeless pieces (unlike framed glasses). When I look back at what was considered hip 20 years ago I realize that it's best to just stick to a more timeless look. I don't want to change my style every couple of decades.
Also, since my glasses are silver I can combine them with pretty much any outfit.
What a wonderful channel!
Very informative! I switched from metal frames to plastic a few years ago and I'm much happier with the plastic 🤓
Great addition .
Great video & informative as usual. 👍 nice addition, good job young fella!
Very well done sir.
Love the new guy he does a great job!
You should do a Q&A , also what kind of music do you listen to , who's your favourite musicians?
I like Preston, but I think he looks a bit nervous/stiff/jittery sometimes, though I suppose that will fade with time!
Yes, I think it was the second video he filmed. It takes some time to get a routine and figure it all out.
@@gentlemansgazette
Obviously. Great pick, I'm curious to see him grow :)
Yes, there were definitely some nerves involved. :) Thanks for your input, and we'll see how things develop! -Preston
Hey Raphael! You should have team members do videos more often. It is nice hearing other points of view. Keep up the great work👍
Cool style new guy! Love the camel jacket. Very informative I didn't know any thing about glasses before, now I know and can inform others that may not.
i wear glasses although its just minor (-0.75) but still, and really excited to see you focus on this. great video, big fan
I just got my eye exam and new prescription so I got new frames, which are silver titanium round wires. They're so comfortable and just the right size :) They look great and help me see
Awesome tie!
Preston is the perfect model for eyewear!
Love that Eidelweiss flower. ❤
Congrats Preston! I hope to join the team as soon as possible!
Congratulations Preston !
Having just started looking at creating my own dress style glasses, which i have to wear all the time, are something i hadn't really thought much about until now. I have an additional consideration when choosing them, which is that i have a wide face. This means that many of the styles i would go for simply won't fit me. I'm due get new glasses soon, hence watching your videos on the subject.
I love Preston! He works in the same extremely good style as Raphael, and would bet he'd be even better at singing Jazz!
I'm 25 and I started wearing rimless style since I was 20 years old. My current occupation is paralegal so my daily outfit is business formal, normally plain white shirt and dark navy sharkskin suits.
My daily wear is Lindberg spirit titanium, with thin, rounded, polished silver colored temple and rectangle lens.
Before rimless I was wearing Oliver Peoples acetate rounded rim with turtle shell pattern. However, once I went rimless there is noway for me to go back. To me, rimless is the true timeless classic that will never go out of style.
A little bit disappointed that you did not cover rimless frame style in this video.
Coincidentally, I'm getting ready for an eye exam and will be selecting some new glasses very soon. I'm thinking of titanium frames because they will coordinate easily with my wrist watches.
Welcome Preston!
It's so nice to see replies that are over cast with negativism. Great vid. Thx
Thank you. Alas, your on-screen links no loner work.
I love Preston already!
I have to try new glasses tomorrow, could there be a better timing than this for this video. Thanks to the both of you for those advices
Thanks John boy.
Preston’s cream dinner jacket! Wow!
Bravo! I like the lad, Preston :-)
About to get my 3rd pair of Persols. They have the best build quality for the price.
I was a big fan of rimless square glasses but unfortunately I ended up breaking them or bending them within few months. Trying black square plastic ones first time, was hard to feel the presence of borders and weight but getting used it. I actually got compliments on it which was non existent for the rimless ones. I still feel the weightless and light rimless is better for me in terms of comfort, would love to hear your thoughts about comfort vs style
The tan vintage jacket is beautiful, but with the large leather sleeve buttons surprised to see you wear cufflinks they seemed overshadowed by the buttons, Great video😀👕👖
Great video!
Which glasses are you wearing on it though? You mentioned every piece of clothing you're wearing except for them. Would love to get my hands on a pair of those!
with my newly equipped knowledge, now i can lecture people who wear glasses about glasses
Rimless
I’m a salesman in an optical shop !!!
I’m helping ppl find the correct pair for them all day that’s literally my job
Do you think you can make a video on how to dress in the tropics? It's pretty hot and humid in the Philippines. It's usually 22 degrees Celsius.
I would really like to dress classy like you guys.
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Red metallic lenses with a dark red shirt is how I match my sun glasses :)
Hi Sven! Could you make a video on different shoes toes and the formality level?
Preston is the perfect pick Raphael.
Great addition to the team! I would check the audio on Preston though, his voice just echos a little bit more.
I want a MONOCLE 🧐
¿Where can I find one?
Hey guys great video I love all the content. Not sure if you can edit a video after its been posted but at 5:48 the word "metal" is spelled "meta". Thank you for everything you guys put out
Since my days in the USAF, I've preffered metal, pilot-style glasses. I was talked into plastic frames when they became trendy in the 70s, but soon returned to aviators. Glasses shouldn't overpower your face. I like them to be less prominent than many of today’s choices, which I feel are a fleeting trend.
Hello Preston, welcome to the club! :)
I am curious to see what you are going to present in the future and excited for what you bring to the table.
I'd like to note, that the audio profile will have to be adjusted for Prestons voice, the recording is not as balanced as Raphael's is.
Can we please have a video on sunglasses? They're a very important piece for gentlemen
Congratulations for Preston for joining the Gentleman's Gazette.
I wear glasses since around 5 y.o. and my eyesight is pretty much bad with very thick lenses, so I don't really have many style alternatives to accommodate the lenses' thickness.
For recent years, I've always chose a long rectangular shape with upper half-frame, the frame is pretty thin too so it has a more simple look than bold and thick frames. I always wanted to go frameless, though my lenses prescription are too thick to do that.
I have the same problem but my optician offers “thin and light” lenses to compensate. It’s €75 extra per pair but it does give me some extra options. I was able to get quite thin metal frames using them. Might be worth shopping around for someone who has the same in your area!
Esse rapaz tem uma ótima oratória, tão carismático quanto o próprio Raphael
sim