New Vintage Tiffany T371 Gold Mirror Plated Gold 1990 Sunglasses France
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New Tiffany gold plated frame. Spotless gold mirror lenses. Made in Italy. Produced and design in 1990's. This item may show minor sign of wear due to storage.
New Vintage Dupont 23k Half Frame Plated Gold 1990 Sunglasses Switzerland
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Mint Vintage Dupont 23k gold plated frame. Spotless blue gradient lenses. Made in Switzerland. Produced and design in 1990's. This item may show minor sign of wear due to storage.
New Vintage IDC 105 Bird Rhinestones Accented Sunglasses France 1990's
By IDC Optical
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New Vintage IDC bird motif with rhinestones ornamented framing a pair of spotless medium gradient lenses. This item may show minor sign of wear due to storage. Superb design and qu...
Balenciaga Black Lucite Sunglasses with Gilded Gold Hardware and Black Lambskin
By Balenciaga
Located in New York, NY
Balenciaga wonderfully huge gilded gold hardware detailed with black lambskin along the front top as well as along the arms, which are finished with black lucite toward the ends with...
New Vintage Jean Paul Gaultier 58 0011 Silver & Burgundy Sunglasses 1990's Japan
By Jena Paul Gaultier, Jean Paul Gaultier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Vintage Jean Paul Gaultier 58 0011. Amazing Design With Strong Yet Intricate Details. Design And Produced In The 1990'S. New, Never Worn Or Displayed. A True Fashion Statement. Thi...
New Vintage Jean Paul Gaultier 58 1273 Miles Davis Sunglasses Made in Japan
By Jean Paul Gaultier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New Vintage Jean Paul Gaultier Tortoise And Copper Metal Accents Frames. The Very Same Model Worn By Miles Davis. Design And Produced In The 1900'S A Timeless And Iconic Piece. A T...
New Vintage Gianni Versace Mask Sunglasses 1990's Made in Italy
By Gianni Versace
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New Vintage Gianni Versace sleek Matte black mask holding a pair of light purple gradient lenses. New never worn or displayed. This pair could show minor sign of wear due to storage...
New Vintage Jean Paul Gaultier 58 0036 Sunglasses 1990's Made in Japan
By Jean Paul Gaultier, Jena Paul Gaultier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Vintage Jean Paul Gaultier Sleek Sunglasses. Amazing Design With Strong Yet Intricate Details. Design And Produced In The 1990'S. New, Never Worn Or Displayed. A True Fashion Stat...
New Vintage Jean Paul Gaultier 58 0020 Sunglasses 1990's Made in Japan
By Jena Paul Gaultier, Jean Paul Gaultier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Vintage Jean Paul Gaultier Sleek Sunglasses. Amazing Design With Strong Yet Intricate Details. Design And Produced In The 1990'S. New, Never Worn Or Displayed. A True Fashion Stat...
New Vintage Jean Paul Gaultier 55 1272 Sunglasses 1990's Made in Japan
By Jean Paul Gaultier, Jena Paul Gaultier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Vintage Jean Paul Gaultier Translucent sunglasses. Amazing Design With Strong Yet Intricate Details. Design And Produced In The 1990'S. New, Never Worn Or Displayed. A True Fashio...
New Jean Paul Gaultier Junior 55 3174 Fork Chef Sunglasses 1990 Made in Japan
By Jean Paul Gaultier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New Jean Paul Gaultier Medium Copper Frame Sunglasses. Blue Gradient Lenses That Complete A Ready To Wear Jpg Look. Amazing Design With Strong Yet Intricate Details. Design And Prod...
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Yves Saint Laurent Black & White Horn Accent with Black Hardware Sunglasses
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Yves Saint Laurent black hardware sunglass accented with black & white horn measures 5 3/8 inches; across the front, height including the horn accented on top is 2 inch...
New Vintage Jean Paul Gaultier 56 7113 Holographic Frame Sunglasses 1990'S Japan
By Jean Paul Gaultier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New Jean Paul Gaultier Silver frame with holographic like details on the temples sporting purple lenses Sunglasses. A True Fashion Statement. This Item May Show Some Sign Of Wear Due...
Oilily Textured Red and Green Hardware with Tortoise Shell Lucite Sunglasses
Located in New York, NY
Oilily's wonderfully combination of textured red and green metal hardware frames are highlighted along with tortoise shell lucite around the front interior and finished with silver h...
Vintage Christian Dior Summer 1 Fold Large Wrap Galliano Sunglasses 2000'S Y2K
By Christian Dior
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Vintage Christian Dior Summer 1 Wrap folding Sunglasses Fall 2000 by Galliano. Made in Italy. This piece show minor sign of wear on the lenses due to storage. Made in Italy Fro...
New Jean Paul Gaultier 55 3181 Gold Frame Made In Japan 1990'S Sunglasses
By Jean Paul Gaultier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New Jean Paul Gaultier Gold Frame Sunglasses. Medium Rose Lenses That Complete A Ready To Wear Jpg Look. Amazing Design With Strong Yet Intricate Details. Design And Produced In Th...
New Jean Paul Gaultier 55 7107 Silver Frame Made In Japan 1990'S Sunglasses
By Jean Paul Gaultier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
NEW JEAN PAUL GAULTIER GREY FRAME SUNGLASSES. MEDIUM GREY LENSES THAT COMPLETE A READY TO WEAR JPG LOOK. Amazing Design With Strong Yet Intricate Details. Design And Produced In Th...
Vintage Matsuda 10613 Mate Tortoise Brown Lenses 90's Made in Japan Sunglasses
By Mitsuhiro Matsuda
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Cult brand Matsuda signed this ultra chic pair of Mate tortoise with copper accents sunglasses. Spotless medium brown lenses. Superior quality and design. This item show minor sign...
New Vintage Gianfranco Ferré Gff 80/S Oversized Tortoise 1990'S Italy Sunglasses
By Gianfranco Ferré
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New Vintage Gianfranco Ferre Sunglasses. Tortoise Oversized Frame Holding A Pair Of Spotless Brown Lenses New, Never Worn Or Displayed This Item May Show Minor Sign Of Wear Due ...
New Vintage Gianfranco Ferré GFF 47/S Gold / Dark Tortoise 1990 Italy Sunglasses
By Gianfranco Ferré
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New vintage Gianfranco Ferre sunglasses. Gold and dark tortoise details frame holding a pair of spotless brown lenses. New, never worn or displayed. Made in Italy. MEASU...
Vintage Versace Rimless Silver Gold Lenses Frame Sunglasses 1990's Made in Italy
By Versace, Gianni Versace
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Vintage Gianni Versace Mod 1161 Rimless Frame Sunglasses Holding pair of Flat Gold lenses. New, Never worn. It May Show So Minor Sign Of Wear Due To more Than 20 Years Of Storage. Ma...
New Vintage Chanel 2016 Metallic Pink Cat Eyed Frame Sunglasses Italy Y2K
By Chanel
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Vintage Chanel 2016 Metallic Rose With Iconic Interlocking Double Cc's Adorning The Frame Holding A Pair Of Ultra Light Rose Lenses. New, Never Worn. It Show Minor Sign Of Wear On ...
Mint Vintage Jean Paul Gaultier 56 9173 Removable Clip Sunglasses 1990 Japan
By Jena Paul Gaultier, Jean Paul Gaultier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Mint Jean Paul Gaultier 56 9173 removable clip frame. Dark blue lenses that complete a ready to wear JPG look. Amazing design with strong yet intricate details. Design and produce...
New Vintage Fendi FS242 Mask Black & Gold Large 1990 Sunglasses Made in Italy
By Fendi
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New Fendi Gold & Black Large Frame With Solid Grey ( Uv Protection ) Lenses. Made In Italy. Produced And Design In 1990'S. New, Never Worn Or Displayed. This Item May Show Minor...
Mint Cartier Frisson Tortoise 8k Gold Plated Accents 1990 Sunglasses 53mm France
By Cartier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Mint Cartier Frisson in tortoise with brown (uv protection) lenses. Frame is tortoise and has the famous real gold and white gold accents. All hallmarks. These are like a pair of j...
Mint Vintage Jean Paul Gaultier 56 0174 Black 1990's Sunglasses Japan
By Jean Paul Gaultier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Vintage Jean Paul Gaultier 56 0174 black Details frame. Dark grey lenses that complete a ready to wear JPG look. Amazing design with strong yet intricate details. This item has vi...
New Vintage Fendi FS 300 Black Oval 1990 Sunglasses Made in Italy
By Fendi
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New Fendi black frame with solid grey ( UV protection ) lenses. Made in Italy. Produced and design in 1990's. New, never worn or displayed. this item may show minor sign of wear...
New Vintage Jean Paul Gaultier Junior 55 3173 gold sunglasses 1990s Japan
By Jean Paul Gaultier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New Jean Paul Gaultier Junior gold frame. Light pink lenses that complete a ready to wear jpg look. Amazing design with strong and elaborated details. made in the 1990's. New, n...
New Vintage Jean Paul Gaultier 57 1271 Translucent 90's Japan Sunglasses
By Jean Paul Gaultier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New Vintage Jean Paul Gaultier Junior Medium Translucent Frame Holding A Pair Of Purple Gradient Lenses Design And Produced In The 1990's A Timeless And Iconic Piece. A True Fashion...
New Jean Paul Gaultier Junior 55 2172 Sunglasses 1990's Made in Japan
By Jean Paul Gaultier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New Jean Paul Gaultier metallic green frame sunglasses. Gold mirror lenses that complete a ready to wear JPG look. Amazing design with strong yet intricate details. Design and produ...
Vintage 1993 Iconic CHANEL PARIS Lens Round Black Sunglasses As Seen On Rihana
By Chanel
Located in Kingersheim, Alsace
Vintage 1993 Iconic CHANEL PARIS Lens Round Black Sunglasses As Seen On Rihana Measurements: Height: 2.36 inches (6 cm) Frame Width: 5.70 inches (14.5 cm) Temples: 5.23 inches (13.3...
New Vintage Matsuda Rx 10115 Black Frame 1990'S Made In Japan Sunglasses
By Mitsuhiro Matsuda
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Cult Brand Matsuda Signed This Ultra Chic Pair Of Rx Black Frame, Superior Quality And Design New, Never Worn Or Displayed This Item May Show Minor Sign Of Wear Due To Storage Ma...
New Vintage Matsuda Rx 10127 Copper Frame 1990'S Made In Japan Sunglasses
By Mitsuhiro Matsuda
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Cult Brand Matsuda Signed This Ultra Chic Pair Of Rx Silver Frame, Superior Quality And Design New, Never Worn Or Displayed This Item May Show Minor Sign Of Wear Due To Storage M...
New Vintage Matsuda Rx 2873 Copper Frame 1990'S Made In Japan Sunglasses
By Mitsuhiro Matsuda
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Cult Brand Matsuda Signed This Ultra Chic Pair Of Rx Silver Frame, Superior Quality And Design New, Never Worn Or Displayed This Item May Show Minor Sign Of Wear Due To Storage M...
New Vintage Matsuda Rx 10119 Copper Frame 1990'S Made In Japan Sunglasses
By Mitsuhiro Matsuda
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Cult Brand Matsuda Signed This Ultra Chic Pair Of Rx Silver Frame, Superior Quality And Design New, Never Worn Or Displayed This Item May Show Minor Sign Of Wear Due To Storage M...
New Vintage Matsuda Rx 10402 Copper Frame 1990'S Made In Japan Sunglasses
By Mitsuhiro Matsuda
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Cult Brand Matsuda Signed This Ultra Chic Pair Of Rx Silver Frame, Superior Quality And Design New, Never Worn Or Displayed This Item May Show Minor Sign Of Wear Due To Storage M...
New Vintage Matsuda Rx 10123 Copper Frame 1990'S Made In Japan Sunglasses
By Mitsuhiro Matsuda
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Cult Brand Matsuda Signed This Ultra Chic Pair Of Rx Silver Frame, Superior Quality And Design New, Never Worn Or Displayed This Item May Show Minor Sign Of Wear Due To Storage M...
New Vintage Matsuda Rx 10135 Silver Frame 1990'S Made In Japan Sunglasses
By Mitsuhiro Matsuda
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Cult Brand Matsuda Signed This Ultra Chic Pair Of Rx Silver Frame, Superior Quality And Design New, Never Worn Or Displayed This Item May Show Minor Sign Of Wear Due To Storage M...
New Vintage Matsuda Rx 2852 Silver Frame 1990'S Made In Japan Sunglasses
By Mitsuhiro Matsuda
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Cult Brand Matsuda Signed This Ultra Chic Pair Of Rx Silver Frame, Superior Quality And Design New, Never Worn Or Displayed This Item May Show Minor Sign Of Wear Due To Storage M...
New Vintage Gianfranco Ferre Oval Black & Gold 1990's Made in Italy Sunglasses
By Gianfranco Ferré
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New vintage Gianfranco Ferre sunglasses. Black with gold details frame holding a pair of gold mirror lenses. New, never worn or displayed. Made in Italy.
New Vintage Gianfranco Ferré GFF 36S Gold / Light Cat Eye 1990 Italy Sunglasses
By Gianfranco Ferré
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New vintage Gianfranco Ferre sunglasses. Gold and tortoise details frame holding a pair of spotless grey lenses. New, never worn or displayed. Made in Italy. MEASUREMENT...
New Vintage Gianfranco Ferré GFF 367 Gold / Black Cat Eye 1990 Italy Sunglasses
By Gianfranco Ferré
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New vintage Gianfranco Ferre sunglasses. Gold and black details frame holding a pair of spotless grey lenses. New, never worn or displayed. Made in Italy. MEASUREMENTS F...
New Vintage Miyake Design Studio Metallic Silver Frame 90's Japan Sunglasses
By Issey Miyake
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New Vintage Miyake Design Studio Oval Metallic Silver Frame 90'S This Item May Show Minor Sign Of Wear Due To Storage Made In Japan Front ...
New Vintage Gucci GG 2448 Grey Screen Sunglasses 1990's Made in Italy Y2K
By Gucci
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New Vintage Gucci Screen Y2K Grey Mono Lens Sunglasses. New Never Worn Or Displayed. This Item Show Minor Sign Of Wear On The Lenses Due To Nearly 30 Years Of Storage. Made In Ital...
New Vintage Jean Paul Gaultier 58 0012 Copper Sunglasses 1990's Japan
By Jena Paul Gaultier, Jean Paul Gaultier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Vintage Jean Paul Gaultier 58 0012. Amazing Design With Strong Yet Intricate Details. Design And Produced In The 1990'S. New, Never Worn Or Displayed. A True Fashion Statement. Thi...
Vintage Moschino By Persol M253 Vintage Blue Jewelled Lady Gaga Sunglasses 1990
By Moschino
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Rare Vintage Moschino oval with jewell details frame. Grey lenses. The very same model worn by Lady Gaga. Made in Italy. FRONT : 13.5 CMS LENS HEIGHT : 4.6 CMS LENS WIDTH : 4.8 C...
Vintage Montana 662 Metallic Blue & Marbled Handmade in France Sunglasses 1990's
By Claude Montana, Claude Montana Paris
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Mint Vintage Claude Montana Metallic Blue & Marbled Frame Holding A Pair Of Medium Purple Lenses. Please Consider That This Item Is Nearly 40 Years Old And It Shows Minor Sign O...
New Vintage Sonia Rykiel Black Shield Frame Holding Grey Lenses Sunglasses Y2K
By Sonia Rykiel
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Vintage Sonia Rykiel Black Shield Frame Holding a pair of Medium Grey Lenses New, Never worn. It May Show So Minor Sign Of Wear Due To more Than 20 Years Of Storage. Front. ...
S/S 1997 Gucci by Tom Ford Ad Blue Metallic GG Logo Rectangular Sunglasses
By Gucci, Tom Ford for Gucci
Located in West Hollywood, CA
From the Spring/Summer 1997 collection, these chic blue metallic sunglasses Gucci oval sunglasses, designed by Tom Ford, appeared in the season's ad campaign on Kiara Kabukuru, captu...
New Vintage Chanel 5076H Cream Oversized Frame Sunglasses Made In Italy Y2K
By Chanel
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Vintage Chanel 5076H Cream Solid Oversized Frame Holding a pair of Honey Gradient Lenses Mother of Pearl Chanel Logo New, Never worn. It May Show So Minor Sign Of Wear Due To more Th...
Vintage Gianni Versace Mod 2034 Rimless Shield Sunglasses 1990's Italy Y2K
By Gianni Versace
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Vintage Gianni Versace Rimless Metallic Grey frame Holding a Medium Grey Mono lense. New, Never worn. It May Show So Minor Sign Of Wear Due To more Than 20 Years Of Storage. Made i...
New Jean Paul Gaultier 58 0071 Yellow Tortoise Sunglasses 1990's Japan
By Jean Paul Gaultier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New Jean Paul Gaultier 58 0071 medium yellow tortoise frame. Amazing design with strong and elaborated details. Made in the 1990's. New, never worn or displayed. A true fashion s...
New Vintage Jean Paul Gaultier Junior 572175 Metallic Rose sunglasses 90s japan
By Jean Paul Gaultier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New Jean Paul Gaultier metallic rose frame. Spotless light brown lenses that complete a ready to wear jpg look. Amazing design with strong yet intricate details. Design and pro...
New Jean Paul Gaultier Junior 55 2173 Sunglasses 1990's Made in Japan
By Jean Paul Gaultier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New Jean Paul Gaultier Medium gold frame sunglasses. Light green lenses that complete a ready to wear JPG look. Amazing design with strong yet intricate details. Design and produced...
New Jean Paul Gaultier 56 2175 Gold Brown Lens Sunglasses 1990's
By Jena Paul Gaultier, Jean Paul Gaultier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New Jean Paul Gaultier 56 42175 gold matte frame. Brown medium lenses that complete a ready to wear JPG look. Amazing design with strong yet intricate details. Design and produc...
New Vintage Issey Miyake MEN Oversized Hinged Mask Wrap Around Japan Sunglasses
By Issey Miyake
Located in Baleares, Baleares
This ultra rare pair of Issey Miyake Man black matte frame After almost 40 years, Issey Miyake designed and produced in the 1980's still remains one of the most iconic pieces of e...
New Vintage Omega Aviator White & Gold Sunglasses 1980's Made in Belgium
By Omega
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New Vintage Omega aviator white & gold frame. New never worn or displayed. This item could show minor sign of wear due to nearly 30 years of storage. Made in Italy. FRONT 1...
New Vintage Gucci GG1676 Purple Semi Rimless Sunglasses 1990's Made in Italy Y2K
By Gucci
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New Vintage Gucci Rimless Y2K Purple Semi Rimless Sunglasses. New Never Worn Or Displayed. This Item Show Sign Of Wear On The Lenses Due To Nearly 30 Years Of Storage. Made In Italy...
New Vintage Alain Delon Thesee 123 RX Snake pattern 1990 Italy Sunglasses
Located in Baleares, Baleares
New vintage Alain Delon RX Glasses Classy and timeless Snake pattern frame ready for your prescription lenses. New, never worn or displayed, it may show minor sign of wear due to ...
New Jean Paul Gaultier 56 8207 " Black Rain " Tortoise Edition 1989 Sunglasses
By Jean Paul Gaultier
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Collectors Item!! iconic Jean Paul Gaultier 56 8207 robust tortoise with silver matte frame with rubber inserts frame. Dark grey flat lenses that complete a ready to wear jpg loo...
For fashion lovers, the 1990s have become associated with styles adopted by today’s supermodels and influencers, who never wear the same thing twice. And because fast fashion didn’t yet exist, the design associated with 1990s fashion — vintage '90s handbags, clothing and accessories — has a quality appreciated by the millennial generation: authenticity.
If there was one concept unifying fashion in the 1990s, it was the lean silhouette. “Fashion is a game of proportion,” Alexander Fury wrote in the New York Times in 2016. “Narrow-shouldered and narrow-hipped, the ’90s were skinny.”
If it takes a practiced eye to identify that single concept, that’s because in truth, ’90s fashion was many things to many people. After the 1980s era of strong-shouldered working women, glossy aerobicized bodies and Madonna, fashion branched out.
The industry gained momentum from big-money relaunches of the great Paris houses Dior, Givenchy and Balenciaga, rescued at long last from the constraints of licensing. Japan and Belgium gave fashion new avant-garde ideas to play with. From America came denim, minimalism, '90s grunge fashion and hip-hop. From Italy came sex appeal. And Prada.
For the colorful corsets of her 1990 Portrait collection, audacious British designer Dame Vivienne Westwood drew on 18th-century oil paintings — her models donned the pearl choker necklaces that have become a social media star and a favorite of influencers and fashion lovers all over the world. For a jacket-and-shorts suit from her Fall/Winter 1996–97 Storm in a Teacup line, the designer used the extreme asymmetry of a tartan mash-up to confront, according to Westwood, “the horror of uniformity and minimalism.”
“The ethos of the time was, you could have style, you could be into all kinds of cool stuff. It wasn’t about money, it wasn’t about status,” says Katy Rodriguez, cofounder of Resurrection. In contrast, “our last 10 years have seen the domination of nonstop luxury, money and status.”
Vintage 1990s Chanel bags, for example, are among the most prized of the brand’s offerings — at Newfound Luxury, proprietor L. Kiyana Macon has "clients who only buy ’90s Chanel because they recognize that it is the best quality.”
Things were different in the ’90s, and the difference is reflected in the clothes. Pull up any recent “How to Do the 1990s” fashion article (or look at photos of current supermodels Gigi, Kendall and Bella), and you’ll see iconic '90s outfits — knee socks, cardigans, fanny packs, fishnet stockings, slip dresses, flannel shirts and combat boots.
Rodriguez has recently noticed something similar happening. Before COVID, customers searched 1990s stock “for very sexy Galliano, Dior, Cavalli — that kind of thing,” she explains, noting that just a few months ago, “people were posting [on social media] the poshest things they could.” Now, in the age of shutdown, “that would just look out of touch.”
Instead, people are looking for “things that are cool but also easy and comfortable, not necessarily super-luxe,” Rodriguez continues. They’re “heading back to the more avant-garde, anti-fashion designers, like Helmut Lang, [Martin] Margiela and [Ann] Demeulemeester.”
Late designer Franco Moschino shocked and titillated the ’80s fashion elite with his whimsical, irreverent parodies of bourgeois finery. Whether emblazoning a sober blazer with smiley faces or embellishing a skirt suit with cutlery, Moschino rendered high style with a hearty wink. He famously said, “If you can’t be elegant, at least be extravagant” — words that, with all due respect to Susan Sontag, epitomize the essence of camp.
Vintage Moschino pants, jackets and other '90s Moschino garments remain so bold and fresh today that even the house's former creative director, Jeremy Scott, drew on the brand's past and the pop culture of the decade for his debut collection in 2014.
Find vintage 90s dresses, skirts, sweaters and other clothing and accessories on 1stDibs — shop Thierry Mugler, Miuccia Prada, Jean Paul Gaultier and more today.
A pair of vintage designer sunglasses can be a game-changing finishing touch to your ensemble.
No matter your age or general fashion sensibility, wearing sunglasses may already be part of your regular outdoor routine owing to their practicality. Most sunglasses protect the eyes from harmful UV (ultraviolet) rays — and not merely on sunny days. Glasses that utilize color-enhancing lenses, which feature specific coatings or filter tints, can limit the amount of light coming through, while polarized lenses substantially reduce glare.
So while their usefulness is well known, let’s face it, a good pair of sunglasses can be stylish too.
People have been making a statement with iconic eyewear for a while — sunglasses garnered popularity with the Hollywood set in the early 1900s, when it wasn’t uncommon for a hip actress to be photographed in a pair of her sharpest shades.
Today, we’re still talking about the sunglasses that Audrey Hepburn — the original trendsetter — donned in the opening scene of 1961’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s. She emerges from the flagship store of the legendary luxury house referenced in the film’s title in a pair of glamorous dark tortoiseshell frames designed by London eyewear firm Oliver Goldsmith Sunglasses. The brand was a keeper for Hepburn — in 1967, she famously wore a pair of Goldsmith’s Yuhu wraparound frames in the poster for Stanley Donen’s film Two for the Road.
Indeed, celebrities have long held sway in the sunglasses realm — perhaps you’ve opted for vintage Ray-Ban sunglasses because you’re enamored with Marilyn Monroe’s celebrated Wayfarers or you’ve taken to classic Aviators because actor Jon Hamm wore them in the nostalgic TV smash hit Mad Men. Good frames are a surefire way to take your style to the next level.
When shopping for the right pair of sunglasses, consider the color and shape of the frames (as well as the shape of your face), how dark or light the lenses are — or tint, if you’re leaning toward a chic gradient lens. Take your time, spring for more than one pair because different moods call for different shades and, while you’re at it, make sure you know how to spot a pair of fake Ray-Ban sunglasses before you make that purchase.
On 1stDibs, our collection of vintage designer sunglasses features classics from Gucci, Cartier, Chanel and other brands as well as a wide range that can be sorted by color — find sleek black sunglasses, brown pairs and a whole lot of other eye-catching options, whether it’s sunny outside or not.
This simple move can jazz up any outfit without bringing on the heat.
Sunglasses were a constant for Bob Dylan in real life and in the film.
The actress and style icon wore the 1960s frames while shooting on location in the French Riviera.
Of the million-plus items on 1stdibs, some seem to have transcended time, looking as fresh today as when they were first produced. The pieces highlighted on our new Iconic Designs page stand out for longevity, functionality and quality of design and manufacture — just the tonic for the present unsettled moment.