DD is 11 and recently got Wild Fable brand sunglass from Target to wear in the pool. They fit perfectly. She wears youth frames when she wears her corrective lenses, but they are starting to look small/stretched out. Adult frames seem too large, like when she tries on my Ray Bans. Is there an intermediate size? Or should we make the leap to adult frames? |
It doesn't matter what age someone is. Should my 75 yr old granny who has a size 5 foot be forced to wear adult shoes when kids shoes fit better and are less expensive and have more variety?
She should just do whatever fits her body, makes her feel confident and are glasses that she'll WEAR. |
They make adult frames in different sizes. If hers are stretched out then they’re too small. |
Wow! Who pissed in your Cheerios today, Karen? And it actually DOES matter. It matters if it affects the pupillary distance measurements ![]() |
In Costco they have some frames that are essentially “petite”. I wear those (even as a adult) because many regular women’s frames are huge on me.
They aren’t in a specific section, you have to comb through, or one of the optical dept folks could help. |
At 11 DD got the smallest adult size. Fits a lot better than the child frames. |
Some brands have "narrow" frames--I wear Warby Parker narrow frames. |
I have a small face and get the petite ones at Costco, like 15:34 says. I also got a great frame from the teen section.
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Costco has a teen section? |
It depends on her size and nothing else. I have a 50 year old friend who is so small she has to use children's glass frames. I was wearing adult frames at age 11. |
My daughter bumped up to adult sized frames at 7! |
DP. Untwist your knickers. The PP is right, and you reinforced, that age doesn't matter. What matters is physical fit. You can be 11 years old and the size of the average adult and need to shop adult sizes. You can be 75 and smaller than the average adult and need to shop in the non-adult sizes. It isn't until after the correctly sized frames are selected that pupillary distance is measure. Frame fit is determined by physical size, not age. ![]() |
There is no age cutoff. I’m over 50 and wear a larger Children’s or preteen size frame. My 15 year old has been in an adult frame for 2 years now. |
Just go to an eyeglass store and have her measured and they can show you what will fit. There are small adult options, larger kid options, preteen options which are actually just smaller adult sizes rebranded. It doesn’t matter what you call them or what section they com from as long as they fit. Just be sure to choose frames that are more forgiving and flexible because kids are hard on glasses and some adult frames are easier to break than others. |
Poster about teen section here: The DC Costco apparently does. It's the only part that isn't locked up, an open section of the counter closest to the entrance. One side has really small frames, more child size, and the other size has slightly larger frames - not adult size but too big for kids too. |