Multi-Coloured Glasses Frames for Men and Women

Multi coloured glasses are frames that feature more than one noticeable colour within their design.

That could mean a simple two tone frame, several colours blended through the material, contrasting temples or a much brighter patterned design. It's a broad category, which is exactly what makes it interesting.

Two tone glasses combine two different colours within the same frame. The colours might be split between the front and temples, layered through the material or used to highlight particular parts of the design.

Some combinations are very subtle, while others deliberately use contrasting colours to make the frame stand out.

Not always. A multi-coloured frame simply needs to contain more than one colour. Patterned glasses have a repeated, mottled or decorative design within the frame.

There's plenty of crossover, though, so some glasses can quite happily be described as both multi-coloured and patterned.

Colourful eyewear has become much more varied than simply choosing a brightly coloured frame. Two-tone designs, translucent materials, contrasting temples and mixed colour patterns all offer different ways to bring colour into your glasses.

More importantly, you don't need to wait for colourful glasses to be 'in fashion'. If you like them, wear them.

They don't have to be. You can pick out one of the colours in your glasses and echo it elsewhere in your outfit, but you certainly don't need to coordinate everything. A colourful frame can work just as well as the standout detail against otherwise simple clothing.

If you want something particularly versatile, look for a multi-coloured frame where one neutral shade dominates the design.

Tortoiseshell is a specific type of patterned eyewear traditionally characterised by combinations of brown, amber, honey and darker markings.

Multi-coloured glasses cover a much broader category and can include virtually any combination of colours, from simple two tone designs to bright mixed colour and rainbow-inspired frames.

If you're specifically looking for classic brown and amber patterns, our Tortoiseshell Glasses collection is the better place to start.

Of course. A multi-coloured frame doesn't have to be reserved for particular occasions. If you want an everyday pair, concentrate on finding a comfortable frame in the right size first. You can then decide whether you want the colour to be subtle enough to blend in or bold enough to become part of your everyday look.

Start by looking at the overall frame rather than trying to decide whether every individual colour works for you.

Do you like the shape? Is it the right size? Do you like what you see when you put it on?

If the answer is yes, that's considerably more useful than trying to follow a complicated set of rules about which colours you're supposedly allowed to wear.