Kenneth Cole Reaction KC1399

KC1399: shape and build

The photos show a squared-off take on the aviator, with a flatter brow and straighter sides. The lens is held by a full rim all the way round each lens. It rests on a double-bar bridge, with adjustable nose pads. Our supplier lists the frame as metal. A metal front is thinner and lighter on the face than acetate. It has metal temples with acetate tips. The branding sits on the lens. Its signature is the straight top brow bar. The colour code is 01B, Kenneth Cole Reaction's own name for this finish.

Will it fit?

It measures 56-19-145, which is the lens width, then the bridge, then the temple length, all in millimetres. A 56 mm lens puts it in the large range for sunglasses, so check it against a pair you already own. No one adjusts the fit before it ships; an optician can tweak the nose and temple bend in minutes.

What the lens does

Lens colour: smoke gradient. Grey is the neutral tint: it dims light evenly without shifting colours. A gradient tint, darker at the top than at the bottom. Nothing in the supplier's data says these lenses are polarized or gives a UV rating, so we say neither.

From the supplier's shelf to your door

New stock, not display pieces: each pair comes sealed in Kenneth Cole Reaction's packaging with the brand's case and cloth where supplied. Free shipping to any US address: the supplier packs it within one to two business days and you get the tracking number by email. Thirty days to return it, unworn and in its packaging, for a refund minus the label we send; anything defective, wrong or damaged in transit goes back at no cost within 7 days.