Trendy Clear Glasses Frames: How to Choose the Right Ones for You

Clear glasses frames are right on trend this season and for good reason. They’re elegant, subtle, and versatile, with a touch of the future about them. And with their minimalistic style, trendy clear glasses frames put your features (rather than your glasses) center stage.

Discover the benefits of transparent glasses frames and learn how to choose the right ones for your facial features. We’ll also suggest some trendy clear glasses frames to help you find the most flattering pair for you.

Benefits of Clear Frames

With all the options out there, why would you choose clear eyeglass frames over, say, a tortoiseshell, rose gold, or black frame? As it happens, the transparency of clear glasses offers several benefits. For example:

• They’re only visible up close and when they are, they add a subtle style to your look.
• Their neutral color suits every skin tone, as well as any hair or eye color.
• They don’t hide any part of your face and your gorgeous natural features can shine through.
• If you’re wearing makeup with glasses, it’s visible through the transparent frames.
• The light-filtering effects of clear frames brighten up your face, helping you look younger.
• You can wear your clear glasses with absolutely any outfit or color — and know they won’t clash.
• They’re suitable for any occasion, from casual to formal.
• They come in a wide range of styles, so there’s bound to be something that suits you.

Really, what’s not to like?

How to Choose Your Clear Glasses Frames

With the wide range of trendy clear glasses frames out there, how on earth are you supposed to choose? Not to worry because we’re here to help. Follow us as we walk you through the process of selecting the perfect clear glasses for you.

Consider Your Face Shape

When you’re choosing new eyeglass frames, start by choosing a frame shape that complements your face shape.

For example, if you have a round face, rectangular or square glasses add structure to help balance out the curves. Whereas if your face is more angular — say, rectangular, diamond-, or triangle-shaped — round frames can add much-needed softness to complement the strong lines.

Understanding face shape can be confusing, but there are online tools you can use to help you determine yours. Once you know your face shape, you can narrow down the styles of frames that work best for you.

It’s also helpful to consider how much attention you want to draw to your face. The benefit of clear lens glasses is that they give you the look of rimless eyewear with the comfort and durability of rimmed glasses.

Get the Right Size

While oversized glasses are a trend in themselves, if they’re too big, they’ll swamp your face and/or annoy you by constantly sliding down your nose. You might be able to adjust them slightly if they have nose pads or spring hinges on the arms, but it’s far better to choose the right size for you upfront. On the other hand, if your clear glasses are too small, they’ll pinch — and make your face look pinched too.

The secret to a perfect fit every time? Have an optician measure you. It’s the easiest way to ensure you’ll get a fit that feels just right. If you don’t have access to an optician, you can find easy-to-use glasses measurement charts online to help you get the perfect measurements.

For this, you’ll need to measure your pupillary distance, which is the distance between the center of one eye and the other. From there, you’ll need measurements like bridge width, lens width, frame length, arm length, and temple length.

While you can measure these yourself, an optician can give you the information more quickly. You can then take that information anywhere you want to buy glasses.

Understand Your Eyewear Prescription

You may be buying non-prescription trendy clear glasses frames as a fashion statement — and that’s a great idea in itself. If you wear prescription glasses though, you’ll need to know your prescription before you can order your clear frames.

Your eye doctor will tell you if you need reading glasses for up-close work or single-vision lenses to correct nearsightedness, farsightedness, or astigmatism. Or you may need a combination of those options, in which case, you’ll need bifocals — or their latest evolution, progressive lenses.

Add Functional Features

The wonders of modern technology mean you can also add some useful extra features to your trendy clear glasses frames. For example:

• Blue-light filters protect your eyes — and your sleep — when you’re working online late at night. Many blue-light-blocking glasses have clear lenses, so they work well with your clear glasses frames. Blue light glasses don’t interfere with how you see the world; you won’t notice any tinting or distortion, but your eyes will thank you for the protection.
• Light-responsive — or transition — lenses change their tint when they’re exposed to bright light, automatically darkening to protect your eyes.
• If you wear high-index lenses, opt for ultra-light clear Premium Plus lenses to take that extra weight off the bridge of your nose.
• Sun protection. Did you know that the level of tint on your sunglasses has nothing to do with how well your eyewear protects you from UV light? In fact, clear eyewear can offer UV protection, as polycarbonate naturally blocks UV without any tinting required.

Buy from a High-Quality Retailer

Keep in mind that trendy clear glasses frames aren’t just available from your optician or your ophthalmologist’s office. In fact, the brands there may be a little pricier. Why pay more when you can get high-quality frame styles for less?

Pair has a complete selection of women’s and men’s glasses in full-rim styles. Our durable cellulose acetate and other materials ensure your glasses will last even if you’re not always gentle on them.

Our standard lenses are crafted from high-quality polycarbonate, featuring scratch-resistant and anti-reflective coatings.We offer a variety of lens materials available to suit your lifestyle and budget.

Another great thing about buying from Pair is that when you feel like a bit more color in your eyewear, you can have just that. Simply add a colorful Top Frame to your clear Base Frame, and you have a whole new look in moments.

Starting at just $60, Pair Eyewear is great value. To make things even easier, most insurance companies will reimburse you for our prescription eyeglasses from your out-of-network vision benefits. Pair also accepts most FSA and HSA cards.

Trendy Clear Glasses Frame Shapes for You

Let’s have a look at some of Pair’s bestseller trendy clear glasses frames. Between our Virtual Try-On tool and our Size Guide, you’re on your way to finding the right look for you.

Round Glasses

Vintage-inspired round glasses have never gone out of style. Their retro vibe lives on in an updated clear design that still works today. They’re best suited for square, oval, or oblong faces.

Choose from these options:

• The Reese is a classic yet fun round style designed for smaller faces — and it suits diamond-shaped faces as well as oval, square, and oblong ones
• The Soto is a vintage-inspired look with a keyhole nose bridge, made for a medium-sized face
• The Otis is our largest round frame, also with a keyhole nose bridge, and offers a contemporary update on this retro style

Square or Rectangular Glasses

Square or rectangular clear glasses can create a serious professional look — or add a creative, hipster feel, depending on your personality and how you style them. They’re great for round or oval face shapes.

Experiment with these options:

• The Twain is an extra narrow, rounded square frame with plenty of personality, ideal for small faces
• The Larkin is a narrow rectangular frame with slightly rounded corners, also designed for smaller faces
• The Finley is a cool and versatile rectangular frame for medium-sized faces
• The Casper is a medium rectangular frame, with a keyhole nose bridge, that also suits diamond- and heart-shaped faces
• The Kirby is a wider, almost out-sized rectangular frame, designed for timeless style

Cat-Eye Glasses

Cat-eye frames can be serious or sexy — you choose. With a retro yet modern look, cat-eye clear glasses suit many different face shapes. Try one of these:

• The Ella is a medium-sized frame, with narrow cat eyes, that oozes charm and fun
• The Wanda is a very feminine — and slightly oversized — wide frame that adds an element of glamor

Trendy Clear Glasses Frame Your Face

With their transparent frames and understated style, clear glasses suit everyone. They let your look and your personality shine through, without distracting from your features or your outfit.

Choose the right shape and size for you from Pair Eyewear’s range of clear glasses. Then — if you like — add a frame color by snapping on your favorite Top Frames. With versatility like that, you have your look sorted every day of the week.