FASHION AID

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31211, 8 November 1966, Page 2

FASHION AID

Girls who wear glasses are now treating them as a fashion accessory, giving more careful attention to the shape of rims and to eye make-up.

The new trend in frames is towards ornamental styles, with Imitation jewellery or gold metal tracery. Simulated wood frames are replacing tortoiseshell for daytime; pearlised or smoky tinted colours are designed for evening. One pair of spectacles is no longer enough.

The frame outline must harmonise with the shape of the face when choosing rims. Slender faces need delicate frames.

A slightly curved top suits square faces. Round faces need shallow lenses so that the lower edge of the spectacles does not hit the cheekbones when the wearer smiles. Oval faces can take a frame with plenty of curve. An upward line towards the brow Is the most flattering. Hairstyles

Hairstyles must also be considered. Upswept hair goes with upswept frames, so long as the line is not exaggerated, but they are wrong with a fringe, which needs gentlycurved oval or round frames. Softly waved hair needs delicate frames. The new short, straight cuts take something bolder.

Skill with make-up can make the eyes look larger behind glasses. Eye-liner must be very carefully applied and mascara should be used lightly on the lower lashes, more heavily on the upper lashes.

For deep-set eyes, shadow

should go between the brow and the crease of the eyelid with a little immediately above the lashes. Shallow-set eyes need colour close to the lashes. Colour should be kept well away from the nose for eyes that are close-set or small. Women who do not need spectacles to correct their vision still wear sunglasses in the summer. The same basic rules for eye make-up apply to these.

Sunglasses are bigger than ever now. They may be square,, oblong or diamondshaped with very heavy rims. —Regional Feature Service.