If you want round glasses that read as grown-up rather than nostalgic, start with the 1409 Round Opticals. The circle is clean and the acetate has enough substance to keep the frame from ever looking flimsy.
Four colourways. Black is the straightforward choice. Dark Turtle is the warm tortoiseshell. Sand Crystal is pale and translucent, and almost disappears in bright light. Joshua Green is for people who want their glasses to say something on their behalf.
Lens width is 49mm, the span across a single lens. That is a neat, close-set proportion: flattering on narrow and average faces, and a good answer if larger rounds have felt like too much on you in the past.
Next Level Optical is an authorised Cutler and Gross dealer. Prescription lenses are fitted before your glasses are dispatched, so they arrive ready to wear.
