A Place in the Sun: Our Guide to This Season’s Sunglasses

The key accessory for the coming months, your sunglasses will be working hard from protecting your eyes during those sun-drenched days to adding a sense of effortless cool to your summer wardrobe.

The designs on offer can span through various aesthetics and vibes and shift the feel for your warmer weather attire.

Discover our top picks for when the sun starts shining:

Oversized

Go big or go home with large frames in square or oval shapes. Instantly giving your look movie-star glamour, you can do no wrong with a bold sunglass statement. These shapes tend to look good on most face shapes so it’s more a question of your personal sense of style than shape.

Retro

Vintage or retro designs are perfect for adding style to any outfit. From jeans and t shirt to floral sundresses, they add a little charm to the key basics in your wardrobe. Fifties Cat Eye, Seventies Caramel toned oversized, or an always classic aviator are perfectly paired with your summertime style.

Eco-Friendly

Take a more ethical and sustainable stance on your choice of eyewear and choose brands which seek to minimise environmental impact. A number of sunglasses producers are using recycled materials or seek to create a circular economy through their production choices.

Round

First popularised by intellectuals of the 1920s and 1930s, round sunglasses not only have great style but a wonderful heritage. Dependent on the size and frame style, round glasses can suit most face shapes with shapes such as panto (slightly off-round shape) being a truly universal design. Let your inner flower power girl free with tinted lenses and wire frames.

Colourful

You may have previously opted for black or brown to make sure you could wear with a variety of outfits but now with more neutrals available including white, cream, dark green and orange, try making a statement with the colour of your frames. Opting for a coloured frames also means you’ll be able to find a shade which suits your skin tone and eye colour.

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