The Lamarr is named for Hedy Lamarr — not just for the glamour, but for the precision underneath it. The shape is a cat-eye oval with a lift at the outer corners that stays on the right side of restraint, a concave bevel along the lens edge that adds visual depth without requiring the frame to announce itself. In Heroine Chic, the acetate is a warm tortoiseshell — Barton Perreira's most recurring and most assured colour in the acetate range — and against this the Smolder gradient lenses carry a dense smoke at the upper portion that fades toward the lower edge, a tonal shift that works with the natural light gradient of outdoor wear. At 50.5mm the frame is neither small nor large; it is the size that the design requires. Handmade in Japan.