Decorative Glasses

Decorative glasses are frames featuring additional design details beyond the basic shape and colour of the frame.

This might include decorative temple pins, metal inserts, contrasting materials, patterned sides, diamante, crystals, embellishments or other detailing around the temples and frame.

Embellished glasses feature additional decorative elements added to the frame. These can range from very subtle metal details to more noticeable sparkling or jewelled accents.

The embellishment is usually found on the temples or outer edges of the frame, although the exact placement varies between designs.

Diamante glasses feature small sparkling decorative stones or crystal effect details incorporated into the frame.

Some designs use just one or two subtle accents, while others feature more noticeable decoration along the temples. If you like a little sparkle in your eyewear, they're an easy way to add it.

There's no single name used across the eyewear industry. You'll see them described as decorative glasses, embellished glasses, detailed frames, decorated temple glasses or simply glasses with decorative sides.

We've brought these different styles together in one collection to make them easier to find.

The temples are the arms of your glasses that extend from the front of the frame towards your ears.

Temple detailing can include decorative pins, logos, metalwork, engraving, contrasting materials, patterns, crystals or embellishments. Because these details sit at the side of the frame, they can add character without changing the appearance of the front completely.

Temple pins are small details positioned around the hinges or outer corners of a frame. Depending on the design, they may be functional components, decorative features or a combination of the two.

They can be very subtle or deliberately designed to become a recognisable feature of the frame.

Not at all. Sparkle is only one type of decoration.

A frame can be decorative because of its metal detailing, distinctive pins, contrasting materials, patterned temples, textured finishes or other design accents without featuring diamante or crystals.

“Bling glasses” is an informal term often used to describe eyewear with noticeable sparkling, diamante, crystal or jewelled decoration.

If that's the look you're searching for, explore the more embellished frames in this collection. If you prefer something less noticeable, look for designs with smaller decorative details instead.

Yes. Women's decorative glasses range from understated frames with small metal accents to bold cat-eyes, oversized shapes and glamorous diamante or jewelled designs.

The level of decoration varies considerably, so you don't necessarily have to choose a particularly bold frame to get something a little different.

Yes. Decorative detailing isn't limited to traditionally feminine eyewear.

Men's frames can feature distinctive temple pins, metal inserts, contrasting materials, textured sides and other subtle design details that give a frame more character without adding sparkle.

Not unless you want them to be. A small diamante or crystal detail can be subtle enough for everyday glasses, particularly when the decoration is limited to the temples.

If you want something more noticeable for evenings or special occasions, look for frames with larger or more extensive embellishment.