What Is This Unique Eyeglasses Bridge Called?

November 11, 2014 7:20 AM

My favorite eyeglasses had no nose pads. Neither did they have a flap on each lens frame that sat on the sides of the nose. Instead, these wireframes had a bridge which curved to sit on the top of the nose. Nothing touched the sides of the nose at all. I can't find any glasses like that any more. Is there a name for this feature, so I can Google it?
posted by matt_arnold to Clothing, Beauty, & Fashion (5 answers total)

That's called a saddle bridge. Really common in antique frames.
posted by phunniemee at 7:35 AM on November 11, 2014 [3 favorites]

Some variations here.
posted by rhizome at 8:49 AM on November 11, 2014 [5 favorites]

Cool site, rhizome!
posted by IAmBroom at 9:37 AM on November 11, 2014

So glad you asked this. I have been hanging on to a pair of frames like that since high school because I wasn't sure how else I would find another!
posted by fiercecupcake at 9:46 AM on November 11, 2014

I wear modern frames that do a similar thing, from Starck Eyes. Apparently they (and the manufacturers, Mikli) have taken them off their sites, but a quick image search for "Starck PL1020" (or 1021, 1022, or 1023) will turn up some examples.
You can still get them, but they're ridiculously expensive. If anyone else makes a similar bridge, I'd love to hear about it, but I've never found anything.
posted by Kreiger at 4:14 PM on November 11, 2014