Red Glasses Frames for Men and Women

Red eyewear covers a surprisingly broad colour range.

Look out for burgundy, wine, cherry, berry, crimson, scarlet and bright red glasses, alongside transparent and translucent finishes.

Some shades lean towards purple or brown, while others have a much brighter, truer red appearance.

If you normally choose neutral eyewear, they can be.

Deep burgundy and wine shades give you noticeable colour without the intensity of a bright scarlet frame. From a distance, some very dark reds can look relatively understated, with their colour becoming more obvious up close.

Bright red is simply the other end of the spectrum and exactly right if you want your glasses to get noticed.

Burgundy is a deeper red containing darker, often slightly purple or brown undertones.

A traditional red frame tends to have a brighter, clearer colour, while burgundy glasses can appear much darker and richer.

There's plenty of variation between manufacturers, so use the product images as your guide rather than relying entirely on the colour name.

Wine red describes a rich, deep red inspired by the darker tones associated with red wine.

It can overlap considerably with burgundy, berry and merlot shades. On glasses, it generally creates a much more muted appearance than a bright red frame.

Cherry red tends to be a clearer, brighter shade than burgundy or wine.

Some cherry frames have a true vivid red appearance, while darker versions can contain deeper berry tones. If you're looking for recognisably red glasses without going extremely bright, cherry is a useful shade to explore.

Burgundy belongs to the red family but often contains purple undertones. In some lighting a frame may look predominantly dark red, while in others those plum or purple tones become more noticeable.

That's also why some frames can sit somewhere between our Red and Purple collections.

Transparent or translucent red frames allow light to pass through the material rather than creating a completely solid block of colour.

This gives the red more depth and can make a stronger colour feel lighter. Transparent cherry, wine and berry frames can look particularly different as the lighting changes.

Not at all. A thick, bright red frame certainly can be a statement, but colour is only part of the equation. A fine metal frame or translucent burgundy design can be considerably more understated.

If you like red but don't want your glasses to dominate your look, concentrate on deeper shades and lighter frame constructions.

Of course. Glasses are something many of us wear from morning until night, so choosing a colour you genuinely enjoy is more important than deciding whether it's traditionally considered an 'everyday' shade.

If bright red feels too strong, start with wine, burgundy or a transparent red instead.

Usually, yes particularly in a bright, solid red.

A thicker rim gives the colour a larger presence around the eyes, so combining it with scarlet, cherry or another vivid shade creates a noticeably bold frame.

Choose the same chunky shape in dark burgundy or translucent wine and the effect can be quite different.