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Material

Acetate frames

Cotton-based plastic cut from sheet. Warm to the touch, holds colour, takes a thick section.

  • Seven frames

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Seven frames

Cotton-based plastic cut from sheet. Warm to the touch, holds colour, takes a thick section.

Verity · Dark tortoiseshell

Ashford

The frame we sell more of than any other, which is not an accident.

From$215

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Verity · Gloss black

Brenton

A wide, flat-topped square for a face that swallows smaller frames.

From$225

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Verity · Crystal amber

Calder

Translucent honey acetate that lets the light through the rim.

From$195

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Verity · Deep burgundy

Delaney

Lifted at the corner, and less of a statement than a cat-eye usually is.

From$225

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Verity · Matte olive

Ellis

The quietest frame in the room, in a colour that is not black.

From$195

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Foundry No. 9 · Sand

Loam

Thick, pale, and the widest front in the catalogue.

From$245

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Foundry No. 9 · Deep teal

Orrin

An Ashford for somebody who is bored of brown.

From$215

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