Size guide
A frame's size comes down to three numbers, printed on the inside of the temple. For example: 49□20-145.
The width of one lens, from edge to edge. It sets the overall size of the frame.
The gap between the two lenses, at the nose. It determines how the frame sits on your nose.
From the hinge to the tip of the temple. We adjust it to your head in store.
Finding the right size
- Take a pair you like wearing and note the three numbers on the inside of the temple.
- Choose a model with similar measurements: a few millimetres' difference in lens or bridge width is usually still comfortable.
- If in doubt, email us at bonjour@paul-ward.com with a front-facing photo of yourself and we will be happy to advise you.
Good to know
Adjustments are free at our Marais workshop, including for online purchases. And if the size isn't right, you have 30 days to return your frame (excluding glasses fitted with prescription lenses).
Parisian eyewear designer
PAUL WARD
PAUL WARD
Parisian eyewear brand for almost 10 years
Our idea is simple, and that's probably what makes it unique: to offer beautiful, well-made glasses, with a European production circuit as close as possible.
Designed in Paris, made in Italy and sold directly, only in our stores, they are therefore more accessible.
Our idea
Paris in the heart
Behind Paul Ward is Adrien Chetrit, a passionate optician and designer.
He is the one who brought the brand to life and designs all the models from his Parisian studio.
The guiding principle has been the same since day one: to create elegant and timeless eyewear.
His numerous inspirations are mainly drawn from travel, literature and cinema.
The name Paul Ward is itself a tribute to a cult novel by Bret Easton Ellis.
Our sunglasses
Made in Italy
All our glasses are handmade in Italy.
Our factory is nestled in the Cadore Valley, north of Belluno and at the foot of the Dolomites.
This is where we find the most beautiful materials, such as acetate from Mazzuchelli, and where exceptional centuries-old expertise is shared, offering us the best quality.
Our glasses come with a two-year warranty, and we also enjoy bringing your old Paul Ward glasses back to life.
A real short circuit
Our commitments
The goal of creating a production and distribution model without intermediaries goes far beyond being able to offer a fair price for our glasses. It is, above all, an ecological and societal commitment.
You can't claim to be "sustainable" or "ethical" when you're flying glasses in from China. That's why we produce our glasses in Italy and our lenses less than 100 km from Paris.
We have chosen European materials and production as locally as possible.
Our glasses are now made from cellulose eco-acetate for so-called "plastic" frames; it's the most environmentally neutral material. It's produced from cotton flower polymerized using non-carbon solvents. In other words, it's petroleum-free. It's a biodegradable and recyclable material.
We believe there is still much progress to be made in terms of ecology and that every action counts. That's why we are proud of what we have accomplished, but we are also aware that there is still a long way to go before we are, one day, completely neutral.
Finally, by manufacturing 100% of our corrective lenses with Novacel, we are working to revitalize the French industrial sector at a time when none of our direct competitors produce their lenses in France or even in Europe. This is a societal act that we believe is essential. France possesses unique expertise in ophthalmic lenses. We will always campaign to preserve it.
NOVACEL Glassmaker 100% French ESSILOR Group
The best lenses just for your eyes
All our ophthalmic lenses are manufactured in France, in Château-Thierry, by Novacel. It is the 100% French subsidiary of the Essilor group and the first glassmaker with a Guaranteed French Origin.
The technologies deployed are quite simply the most advanced on the market, guaranteeing absolute comfort, particularly for progressive lenses.