With a few new materials and production methods invented from the mid-20th century, a barrage of new frame styles quickly followed suit and big round frames found they’d slipped off the stylistic radar. This wasn’t eliminate the line for round frames though. Not again! Whether or not it was a nod to the intellectual heroes which in fact had worn them decades before, or even the realization they could be picked up dirt-cheap second hand, the hippy movement in the 60s adopted the design and style since the unofficial frames of their peace loving movement. Now manifesting as sunglasses and opticals, big round glasses had doubly secured their place in popular culture history, having been written in the stylistic history books included in, not just one, but two cultural revolutions.
And it’s the fact this classic style could produce a picture of refined, studious authority that’s meant big round framed specs haven’t ever strayed too much from your frame style peripheral. It’s why they’ve been the option of thinkers and visionaries alike. Above all, though, it’s why the frame style is originating back in a huge way almost one hundred years after its first foray onto the frontlines of favor.
Big Rounded lenses are one of the few true timeless classic; Some fashion history that could still pull weight today. As frames, they’re a great rounder. They appear top-notch small and wirey, or massive and chunky. They’re able to end an appearance having a stamp of intellectualism, or they could invoke a feeling of care-free psychedelia. And while they are certainly not always great for rounder faces, they are doing a great job of suiting most face shape.