Hinge assembly for eyewear

Eyewear with a frame and a pair of arms, each arm being connected to the frame by a respective hinge, the eyewear comprising:

• a pair of connectors, each connector being attached to the frame and the respective arm to form the respective hinge, each connector comprising:
• an elongated portion extending along and attached to a portion of the respective arm adjacent the frame;
• and
• a swivel portion connected to the elongated portion and disposed within a cavity in the frame, wherein
• the swivel portion has a plurality of faces configured to be displayed through a cutout to the cavity in the frame, each of the plurality of faces being displayed at corresponding rotational positions of the swivel portion.

A method of using eyewear, comprising:

• providing a frame defining a lens support and at least one cutout located adjacent the lens support, a first hinge connected to a first arm at one side of the frame, a second hinge connected to a second arm at an opposing side of the frame, a first decorative surface located adjacent the cutout, and a second decorative surface distinct from the first decorative surface located adjacent the cutout;
• rotating the first arm about the first hinge to a first position such that the first decorative surface is viewable through the cutout from a first vantage point, and such that the second decorative surface is obscured from view through the cutout from the first vantage point;
• and
• rotating the first arm about the first hinge to a second position such that the second decorative surface is viewable through the cutout from the first vantage point, and such that the first decorative surface is obscured from view through the cutout from the first vantage point.