Elgar

Elgar Prescription Glasses

Soft corners take the edge off a square shape and make it easy to wear every day. The Elgar is a unisex full-rim soft square frame, sized 48-19-145, in Amber Tort & Blue. You can order it with single vision, progressive or bifocal lenses made to your prescription. It belongs to the Walter & Herbert collection.

Colour and finish

Amber Tort & Blue. Amber Tort & Blue mixes amber tort and blue. It flatters warm and olive skin and works with almost any outfit.

The details

The softened corners suit round, oval and heart-shaped faces, adding a little shape without looking severe.

The Elgar is a great everyday frame: smart enough for work and relaxed enough for the weekend. For a frame you will reach for daily, the Elgar is a solid choice.

Styling tips

It works with workwear and weekend clothes alike, which is exactly what you want from an everyday frame.

How it fits

With 48mm lenses, this is a compact frame that suits smaller faces. The 19mm bridge is a little wider than average. The 145mm arms are on the longer side, which suits larger heads. Across the lenses and bridge it measures about 115mm.

To check the fit, look at the three numbers printed inside the arm of glasses you already own. If they are within two or three millimetres, this frame should feel similar.

Lens options for the Elgar

Choose the lens type that suits how you use your glasses:

• Single vision: one clear prescription across the whole lens.
• Bifocal: distance on top, a reading segment below.
• Progressive: smooth vision from near to far in one lens, no line.
• Ready readers: off-the-shelf magnification for books and screens.

Stronger prescription? A high-index lens keeps things thin and light. An anti-reflective, scratch-resistant coating is worth adding too, especially if you drive at night.

Before you order

Check that your prescription is current; an eye test every couple of years is a good habit, and your optometrist will tell you how often you need one. You will also need your PD, which tells the lab where to centre the lenses so you look through the right spot. With those two things in hand, ordering takes just a few minutes: choose your colour, pick your lenses, enter your details and you are done.

How your glasses are made

Once you have picked your colour and lens type and entered your prescription and PD, our UK optical lab makes your lenses, fits them into your Elgar and sends the finished pair to you in Australia.

Keep them looking new

Wipe your lenses with a microfibre cloth rather than the hem of your shirt, keep them in a case when they are in your bag, and never leave them on the dashboard on a hot day. Our lens care guide has a few more habits worth picking up.

A second pair?

Plenty of people keep more than one pair of glasses: one for work, one for home, or a spare in the car. A second pair also means you are never stuck if your main glasses are being repaired. This frame is an easy choice for either role.

FAQs

Is it a small frame?

Yes. With 48mm lenses it suits smaller faces.

Is the Elgar comfortable for all-day wear?

Yes. It is a lightweight frame, and a thinner lens for a stronger prescription keeps the weight down even further.

Is it unisex?

Yes. It suits men and women.

What is havana or tortoiseshell?

A mottled pattern of browns and ambers, a classic eyewear finish.

Where are my lenses made?

In our UK optical lab. They are cut to your prescription, fitted into your frame and then sent to you in Australia.

Not quite the one? Take a look at our prescription glasses.