Ok, though this might sound awfully oxymoronic, now’s the time to brighten up your sunny days by getting the shades on… And why not, since many are set to be out and about again around the country as Covid-19 vaccination go up, and quite a number of businesses are up and running again!
And thanks to the unbearable glare, it’s finally time to flaunt summer’s trendy sunnies. Shift your outlook to wide-eyed or retro as the styles from the past are definitely making a comeback. Perhaps it’s now your turn to tap into the trend? Whether you’re in lockdown or not, these radiant sunglasses for men are bound to elevate your ensembles – perfect for vaccination appointments, grocery runs and future holiday plans too (fingers crossed)!
Emporio Armani
This season, the innovative energy of Emporio Armani – one of the brand’s most characteristic hallmarks – shines through in a collection that mixes dynamic models with models notable for their visionary aesthetic. Also, to the fore are the models made with sustainable materials, a combination of elegance and environmental sensitivity with an eye on the present but also the future.
New and sophisticated angular stands to go well with slim frames featuring a double bridge and the new tubular temples. These are engraved with the Emporio logo and equipped with perforated tips. The elegant and contemporary character of the model is underlined by the colour options: green lenses paired with the gold frames and orange paired with the matt bronze variant.
Burberry
The Burberry Spring/Summer 2021 eyewear collection for men and women celebrates the hallmarks of the house and remasters them with a dynamic modern energy. This includes styles that featured in the Burberry Spring/Summer 2021 runway show ‘In Bloom’, in which Chief Creative Officer Riccardo Tisci explored the power of fashion to communicate, to move and to evoke emotion. The collection was inspired by a modern mythology, a contemporary fairy tale in the deep ocean – a love story that blooms between a mermaid and a shark, darkly romantic and unexpected.
Made in Italy, the collection introduces Eliot eyewear – a unique wraparound silhouette with cut-out details, named after the British poet T.S. Eliot – as well as timeless square sunglasses and round optical frames updated in deer print, inspired by the Burberry animal kingdom.
Giorgio Armani
This season Giorgio Armani revisits the iconic style of the 1930s and 1940s and the imagery of certain films of that era, with a finely crafted titanium frame, outlining an almost ethereal oval around the eyes.
The design of the frames is the contemporary evolution of the first style created and worn by the designer himself, which has come to represent the brand’s values. The perfect synthesis of effortless elegance and timeless style, Icon is available in titanium with a matte finish, in gunmetal with blue lenses, gold with brown lenses and, in the prescription version, in gold or black titanium with clear lenses. It is the details, subtle and never ostentatious, that make the difference: the delicate curve of the bridge, the almost invisible attachment of the temples.
Oakley
The brand-new Oakley Kato was born from 45 years of disruptive innovation and engineered to shatter the boundaries of sports performance. Its radical aesthetic is made possible by game-changing advancements in optical design. This progression, combined with countless hours focused on research and testing, helped to create this unique piece of eyewear set to revolutionize the face of sport this year, against the backdrop of the world’s biggest sporting stage.
Oakley Kato’s purpose-built design features an innovative, frameless lens, crafted with an extended wrap and built-in retention to mimic the structural properties of a typical frame. The result is a product intended to fit close to the contours of the face, creating a mask-like feel, a great feature in sunglasses for men. When paired with Oakley’s unparalleled optics and clarity of vision, this product removes limitations and provides the wearer with the confidence to be at their best, unlocking their inner superpower.
