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Whether you want to update your look or add to your collection of prescription frames, fashionable glasses can complement your style and turn heads. The experts at West Valley Vision Center in Fairbanks, AK, explain a few ways to pick a pair that suits you best.

4 Ways to Select Fashion Glasses

1. KnoFairbanks-Glassesw Your Face Shape 

Your face shape is one of the most important considerations in selecting your designer frames. Ask your optician for professional help in deciding whether you have an oval, square, heart, round, or rectangular face shape. This will point you to a style that is right for you. While oval faces can wear almost every frame, rectangular faces should take care to avoid square and small styles to balance length.  

2. Consider Skin Tone & Eye Color 

We all have a warm or cool skin tone, which is complemented better by certain colors. While cool skin tones look nice in purple, silver, blue, and black glasses, warmer skin tones are stunning in brown, tortoise, orange, and gold. Our eye color also matters when selecting fashion eyewear. For instance, blue eyes look more vivid in purple glasses, while green eyes pop in brown and neutral shades. 

3. Choose a Designer Brand 

For example, some patients may visit their optometrist looking specifically for Ray-Ban® or Coach frames. However if you like Vera Wang, Flexon®, Bebe®, Oakley®, or Guess®, you can surely find a pair from your favorite brand that is ideal for your face shape and skin tone. 

4. Try on a Few Pairs   

The next step is to try on a few pairs of glasses. Find three to four frames that you like and figure out whether they enhance your face shape, skin tone, and eye color. Bring a friend or family member to help you decide. Pick your favorite and enjoy your new look!

Finding a new pair of glasses doesn’t have to be a challenge. West Valley Vision Center in the Fairbanks area carries a wide selection of trendy and flattering fashionable eyewear for men and women, including the top designer brands. To schedule an eye exam appointment or discuss their selection of glasses, call (907) 479-4700. For more information about the brands they carry, visit their website

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