vintage frames
Old-fashioned eyeglass styles
Vintage frames are eyeglass frames from an earlier era, typically at least twenty years old, prized for their distinctive styling and craftsmanship.
The term covers both genuinely old frames and modern reproductions mimicking period aesthetics: She found a pair of vintage frames at the thrift store.
Cat-eye, horn-rimmed, and wire-rimmed styles are popular vintage looks.
- antiqueOld valued collectible
- antique shopRetailer of aged goods
- eyeglassesCorrective lenses worn
- reading glassesCorrective lenses for close-up
- retroEvoking recent past
mid-century modern · spectacles · thrift · thrift store · nostalgia · tortoiseshell · horn-rimmed · browline glasses · cat-eye · secondhand · good as new · patina · ornate · gilded · wooden · picture · oval · dusty