I am the kind of person who changes her glasses to change her mood, so I was always going to like this label. Elisa Johnson studied fashion in New York, interned with eyewear makers and noticed a gap: frames that looked polished but felt approachable, and very few Black-owned labels in the category. She launched in May 2021, and the brand is independently owned and based in Los Angeles. Her own story starts right there. I went deeper on a related idea in Aviator Sunglasses for Women: Still in Fashion, Frames to Try.

The work behind it is refreshingly specific. Johnson studied Fashion and Business Management at FIT, sketched the first frames herself and kept revising samples with a manufacturer. Before her father invested, she sold personal belongings to pay for early samples, which tells you how much she believed in it. The first Jane frames became early best sellers.

I like that this is eyewear with a point of view and not a costume. The shapes move between aviators, ovals, cat eyes and rectangles, and what I am looking at here is the family resemblance between them: a sharper Jane, a softened oval, a thin metal frame.

I would call the Val Sunglasses the confident aviator of the group, and the Aries Aviator Sunglasses, 57mm take a thicker version of the same shape. The Jane Sunglasses keep the early best seller in view, with the Jane Mini Sunglasses as the compact sibling. For a change of outline, the Dakota Sunglasses bring an oval and the Lori Cat Eye Sunglasses, 49mm add a curved, slightly vintage note.

Picture her in a white tee and a sharply cut jacket, letting the glasses do the one expressive thing in an otherwise quiet outfit. My tip is to hold a bigger frame up against a pair you already love before committing. A few millimeters decide whether the brow looks balanced or crowded.

Optical frames are the most personal glasses most of us own, so I like seeing them treated as part of the style conversation. The Jane Optical Eyeglasses keep the familiar aviator line, the Avery Optical Eyeglasses bring a crisp rectangle in glossy acetate, and the Remy Eyeglasses are metal with softer aviator angles. The Celine Eyeglasses go wider, and Lyric Leigh is the oval counterpoint. If you want to keep going, CELINE Eyewear: Triomphe Sunglasses and Optical Frames is the one I would read next.

In my fashion dreams, she is crossing a sunlit neighborhood with a book in her tote, the Jane and a clean white shirt framing her face. For an everyday pair I would compare the sharper Avery with the softer Lyric Leigh. Fit comes first, mood second. What I would skip is a frame that looks great on the shelf and sits wrong on the nose.

The frames feel strongest when they carry a point of view without taking over the person wearing them. The Jane is the clear anchor, but I would not stop there: the oval, the softened cat eye and the lighter metal aviator make the range feel more personal. Elisa Johnson built the label around fit, shape and an easy way in, and I think about that every time I get dressed. I would try on the pair that changes how the rest of the outfit feels, then let the morning decide. Although I already know I would reach for the aviator.