I had never heard about TR90 plastic frames when we started Digby Duke Eyewear
earlier this year but my business partner kept going on and on about
these types of frames and how fantastic they are and how we need to talk
about them in our marketing. I thought that this must surly be a guy
thing; being interested in boring technical features that are going to
go in one ear and out the other with our customers.
Well, that was until I got my first pair of Digby Duke TR90 plastic frames, a pair of Jaguar Savanna
frames to be exact. I put them on and have virtually not taken them off
since. They are so comfortable to wear that now my expensive designer
glasses that I got from an optician store feel heavy and stiff to wear.
So I've decided to take a closer look at this amazing TR90 plastic material to see what it's all about.
TR90 is a plastic polymer also called memory plastic because it has a special molecular structure.
This means that frames are:
Super lightweight so extremely comfortable to wear. Especially over the bridge of your nose.
Flexible. You
will notice that the arms of Digby Duke frames are bendable so they
don't put pressure on that sensitive spot just behind your ears where
other types of glasses often irritate if not fitted correctly.
Strong so you don't have to be afraid of breaking or deforming them, for example if you leave them in your car on a hot day.
Want bright colors and interesting patterns
on your glasses? No problem! TR90 plastic frames can be made in
brighter colors and with more sophisticated patterns than your regular
plastic frames. Check out Digby Duke's Mira Dream and Rex Cool frames to see how vibrant the colors and designs can be.
TR90
plastic is even approved by EU and US regulations as a food-grade
material. This means that it's ok to use for manufacturing things that
come into contact with food such as a salad bowl. But food-grade or not,
don't eat your glasses!
When you feel the weight of a pair TR90
plastic frames for the first time, you might think this is cheap plastic
but the opposite is actually true as TR90 is usually much costlier than
cheap acetate plastic because of the amazing qualities that I have
listed above.
So don't waste time. Get yourself a pair and float away. And don't forget to let us know what you think.
