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Nova
An oversized shield with a flat brow bar and a single sweeping lower edge, on thick tapered temples. Five finishes, five lens colours.
Gradient UV400 lenses on a PC frame.
One line across, one curve back
The top edge runs dead straight from hinge to hinge, and the lower edge sweeps down and back in a single unbroken curve. There is no waist, no notch and barely a bridge. The whole front reads as one piece of glass held in one piece of frame, which is what gives it the seventies aviator weight without the wire.
Shown here in Black Brown. The same front is made in four further finishes.
Thick where it needs to be
A shield front this wide has to resist twisting, so the brow bar is kept deep along its whole length and the temples are cut thick at the hinge before tapering towards the ear. That taper is what stops an oversized frame from feeling top-heavy.
A small gold-tone metal marker sits at each hinge, and it is the only hardware on the frame. Everything else is moulded in one colour, with the lens carrying the interest instead.
Where it sits
- A deep lens that covers from the brow line well past the cheekbone
- The flat brow bar sits above the eyebrow and squares off the top of the face
- Moulded bridge, so the height on the nose is fixed
- Thick temples close off the side almost completely
- Real coverage, not a token tint — the most protective shape in the range
Gradient, and filtered to UV400
It has gradient UV400 lenses. The gradient runs dark at the brow and clears towards the bottom edge, which on a lens this deep is the difference between a frame you can walk around in and one you have to keep lifting to read a phone.
Five lens colours across the range: amber, dark grey, apricot, silver mirror, warm brown and a purple-blue gradient.
One front, five finishes
A further translucent grey with a silver mirror lens is photographed above. Champagne is the only fully translucent front in the range.
Why it costs what it costs
A one-piece shield lens is harder to get right than two separate ones. It has to be curved across its whole width without distorting at the edges, and the gradient has to sit level across a single span rather than being matched between a left and a right. Get either wrong and the frame is unwearable rather than merely imperfect.
We sell direct. There is no shop floor and no distributor taking a cut on the way, so the retail margin that normally sits on top is not in the price. What that pays for is the lens work, which on this shape is where the cost actually is.
- Sold direct — no retail margin stacked on the frame
- Gradient UV400 lenses, not a flat tint
- PC frame chosen for impact resistance, not for cost
- Real coverage from brow to cheekbone
- Five finishes at one price, across six lens colours
| Frame | PC, solid and translucent finishes |
|---|---|
| Rim | Full rim, oversized shield with a flat brow bar |
| Bridge | Moulded, fixed |
| Temples | Thick at the hinge, tapering to the tip |
| UV protection | UV400 |
|---|---|
| Lens | Gradient |
| Finishes | Black Brown, Black, Brown Leopard, Champagne, Black Leopard |
How large is this frame?
The largest in the range. The lens runs from the brow line past the cheekbone and the temples close off the side, so it is closer to a shield than to a normal sunglass. It is chosen for coverage as much as for the look.
What UV protection do the lenses have?
UV400 filtering, across UVA and UVB.
Does the gradient make them less useful?
The opposite, on a lens this deep. Dark at the top where the sun is, clearer at the bottom where your phone and the pavement are. A flat tint at this size is the version you end up pushing onto your head.
Which face shape does it suit?
It suits most, because the flat brow squares the top of the face and the sweep softens the bottom. On a very small face it will overhang at the temple — which, on this shape, is the intended proportion.
Can the fit be adjusted?
An optician can warm and reshape the arms if they sit too wide; on a frame this large that is worth doing rather than living with. The bridge is moulded into the front, so its height is set by the design.
How should it be cleaned?
Rinse under cool water to lift grit, then dry with a soft cloth. A lens this large picks up more dust, so dry-wiping it is the fastest way to scratch it.
Five finishes, and the translucents go first
A one-piece shield lens has a high reject rate — any distortion across the span and the pair is scrapped — so runs are small by necessity. Champagne sells through first and does not always return.
Pick your finish above and add it to the bag. If it is not right on your face, send it back — the only thing you risk is missing the one you wanted.