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Buying guide
Sunglasses are the lowest-commitment way into a luxury house: one accessory, worn daily, that signals the whole brand. From the oversized Celine Audrey to the wire-frame Saint Laurent and the sculptural Gucci and Prada shapes, below is a live edit of the designer frames worth knowing this year, pulled from every retailer in the Fetchi index and ranked by current price.
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Designer sunglasses split into three families by shape. The oversized acetate frame, led by Celine and Gucci, reads glamorous and forgiving on most faces. The slim metal wire frame, owned by Saint Laurent and the heritage aviator makers, reads sharp and modern. The sculptural statement shape, where Prada, Loewe, and Bottega Veneta compete, reads fashion-forward and changes fastest with the seasons. Pick the family that suits your face before the house.
Most designer eyewear is made under license by two manufacturers, Luxottica and Kering Eyewear, so build quality clusters tighter than the price spread suggests. The real differentiators are the lens, where polarized and high-base-curve options cost more, and the frame material, where Italian acetate and titanium hold their shape and finish far longer than injection-molded plastic. A well-made acetate frame can be re-fitted and re-lensed for years.
Where the value sits shifts by tier. Celine and Saint Laurent anchor the it-frame end that drives resale and rarely dates; Gucci and Prada sit in the recognizable-logo middle; Tom Ford and the sculptural houses occupy the statement end that moves faster. The classic oversized and wire shapes reward buying once; the trend shapes turn over quickly. Fetchi stacks the live price for the same frame across every retailer that stocks it.
Celine and Gucci. Glamorous, forgiving on most faces, and the safest long-term shape.
Saint Laurent and the aviator heritage. Sharp, modern, reads quietly expensive.
Prada, Loewe, Bottega Veneta. Fashion-forward shapes that turn over fastest.
Same Celine frame, three retailers, three prices. Fetchi stacks them on one row.