Choosing new glasses, whether they are prescription glasses or sunglasses, can change the way you look.Glasses are not purely a functional thing to help you see more clearly, they also say something about your personality and individuality.You want to know that your glasses look great on you as well as being comfortable and functional, and for this reason more and more people are choosing to go for designer frames.

There are literally hundreds of designer styles, shapes, materials, colours and sizes available nowadays. The choice sometimes seems overwhelming. With designer glasses, the image you want to project is probably the consideration. If you mostly wear glasses at work, then you might want to look at a more sober, traditional, classic pair of glasses. If you want to make a statement and go for bright unrestrained glasses there are dozens of recognised designer brands out there, including Prada glasses for example that combine an intrinsic sense of style with the name recognition that is more of a fashion and lifestyle statement. Whichever way you lean, choose designer glasses to suit the shape of your face and not just your outfits or your desired social standing. The same is true when choosing designer sunglasses.

Oval shaped or rounded frames are best suited to a square face. If you have a broad forehead tapering to a small chin and mouth try smaller styles, slender rounded or square with lower set sides. Styles with decoration at the temples or ones which are wider at the top than the bottom will do more to draw attention to your face shape than balance it out. Wider styles suit those with wider foreheads, full cheeks and a rounded face.Large frames or small round ones will only exaggerate the roundness of your face.

The face that suits any style is oval shaped with a wide forehead, high cheekbone and curved jawline, if this is you, you can take the pick of the bunch.A long face with high cheekbones and a deep forehead will look good with wider glasses that have a stronger top line.Oval faces are nicely balanced by large square frames, although small squares should be avoided. Bold, bright designs will suit you if your face widens at the jaw, but narrower frames will not look so good.

With designer sunglasses in particular, remember that, aside from making you look good, the primary role of these items is still to protect your eyes from the harmful effects of UV radiation. If you can, try the glasses on for comfort, style and feel.Most importantly remember that the only person you really need to please is yourself!

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