Eyewear comprising: a faceplate configured to be positioned against a wearer's head when the eyewear is worn by the wearer, the faceplate defining a centroid ; a frame being coupled to the faceplate and being configured to support at least one lens in a field of view of a wearer, the frame comprising first and second guide slots formed along first and second sides thereof, the first and second guide slots defining a radius of curvature having a center point located along a horizontal centroidal axis , the horizontal centroidal axis passing through the centroid of the faceplate , wherein the first and second guide slots each define an arcuate travel path for first and second strap engagement mechanisms respectively; and a strap for securing the eyewear to the wearer's head, the strap comprising first and second ends and the first and second strap engagement mechanisms attached to the respective first and second ends, the first and second strap engagement mechanisms being engageable with the first and second guide slots of the frame , wherein when the eyewear is secured to the wearer's head, the first and second engagement mechanisms transfer tensile loading of the strap to the faceplate in the form of compressive forces exerted by the faceplate against the head of the wearer, the compressive forces defining a resultant force , wherein the first and second strap engagement mechanisms are slidable within the first and second guide slots of the frame along the arcuate travel paths to maintain the orientation of the resultant force in a direction passing through the centroid of the faceplate for substantially evenly distributing the compressive forces along a surface of the faceplate . a faceplate configured to be positioned against a wearer's head when the eyewear is worn by the wearer, the faceplate defining a centroid ; a frame being coupled to the faceplate and being configured to support at least one lens in a field of view of a wearer, the frame comprising first and second guide slots formed along first and second sides thereof, the first and second guide slots defining a radius of curvature having a center point located along a horizontal centroidal axis , the horizontal centroidal axis passing through the centroid of the faceplate , wherein the first and second guide slots each define an arcuate travel path for first and second strap engagement mechanisms respectively; and a strap for securing the eyewear to the wearer's head, the strap comprising first and second ends and the first and second strap engagement mechanisms attached to the respective first and second ends, the first and second strap engagement mechanisms being engageable with the first and second guide slots of the frame , wherein when the eyewear is secured to the wearer's head, the first and second engagement mechanisms transfer tensile loading of the strap to the faceplate in the form of compressive forces exerted by the faceplate against the head of the wearer, the compressive forces defining a resultant force , wherein the first and second strap engagement mechanisms are slidable within the first and second guide slots of the frame along the arcuate travel paths to maintain the orientation of the resultant force in a direction passing through the centroid of the faceplate for substantially evenly distributing the compressive forces along a surface of the faceplate . <EOS>