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THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL

Optical moves onward in 2022, as we ring in a new year of new eyewear with statement-making specs from Ted Baker. –Christine Yeh

TED BAKER LONDON TW011 from Tura

DYNAMIC DESIGN

l.a.Eyeworks continues to amaze us with their daring shapes and bold color combinations that create showstopping frames. This optical style stuns with a dramatic circular shape in a luxurious tortoise hue and a subtle linear pattern. –Victoria Garcia

JOBIM from l.a.Eyeworks

COOL IN COLOR

Sometimes men’s eyewear is lacking one thing… color. Badgley Mischka solves this with an alluring light green hue that is accentuated with a lightweight acetate and keyhole bridge.
–Victoria Garcia

BADGLEY MISCHKA Xavier from The McGee Group

WINTER WONDERLAND

Let’s go on holiday to a winter retreat where colorful butterfly specs flutter our eyes.
–Christine Yeh

NICOLE MILLER RESORT Cabo from L’Amy America

COOL CONTRASTS

A brown to crystal fade takes this men’s optical style in a new fashion-forward direction. Its masculine color palette and textured top offer a refined look with several delicate design details. –Victoria Garcia

OGA 10159O from Morel

RED ALERT

Looking for the perfect pop of color to break up your neutral winter wardrobe? This red to rose fade fires us up. –Jillian Urcelay

MODO 470 from Modo

A TAILORED FIT

Take an understated luxury brand like Tom Ford, and you’ll find classic and inspiring eyewear styles. This optical style offers a sleek oval shape with a thick double brow bar and the brand’s trademark “T” logo on each temple. –Victoria Garcia

TOM FORD 5760-B from Marcolin

EYE ARMOUR

Sport meets street for an athleisure fusion of performance and style. –Christine Yeh

UNDER ARMOUR Loudon from Safilo

NAVIGATE THE WAY

This oversized navigator shape with a “borrowed from the boys” edge will make a strikingly chic statement that Victoria Beckham does best. –Jillian Urcelay

VICTORIA BECKHAM 2624 from Marchon Eyewear

CLASSICALLY CRAFTED

Seamlessly blending a striated pattern of neutral tones, craftsmanship takes center stage with this sophisticated Seraphin style. –Jillian Urcelay

SERAPHIN Bassett from OGI Eyewear

Here’s what we think for the New Year.

With these carefully selected eyewear statements, the editors of 20/20 deliver choice trend setting that quite simply sets the SEEN for this New Year.

We’ve declared that optical is moving ONWARD to new heights, new sights and a new sense of what it means to see this world through eyes with a positive attitude that knows no bounds.

20/20 editors Christine Yeh, Victoria Garcia and Jillian Urcelay clue you through glasses for 2022 and beyond.

–James J. Spina