Round - an evergreen
The probably most famous wearer of round-shaped sunglasses was John Lennon.
Under the definition “round” we have pooled further, approximately round-shaped vintage sunglasses of the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s. For instance, elliptical to half-round frames. Basically, the circle shape remains the original and primary lens-design.…
Square - from sleek to distinct
This basic frame shape can be found with all classic vintage brands. The larger percentage of these old original glasses was designed and marketed for men. Since a rigorous differentiation of square shapes within our product line would leave only few possibilities for making a choice, the category “square” leaves room for interpretation.…
Cateye - flatteringly feminine
This traditional glasses-design for women originates in the 50’s of the past century. As the name implies, these are glasses whose shapes resemble and approximate cat-eyes. The most famous former wearer of cateye-models would have to be Marilyn Monroe.…
Aviator - The tear drop shape
This shape was intentionally developed for pilots to protect them in the best possible way from the intense solar radiation in great heights. Therefore, the tear drop shape covers the whole eye area and is tightly positioned on the face, to prevent direct sunlight from reaching the pupil. Ray Ban is known as the creator of "Aviator glasses" which have become famous not only for their functional features, but also for their design and image.…
Oversized - simply gigantic
The design of the supersized sunglasses originates from the 70s and is characterized by huge (usually round) lenses. Most of these oversize sunglasses were designed for women, since these shapes especially match long hair styles. Dior was and remains the synonym for oversized sunglasses.
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Shades - seldom and extremely cool
The shades (plates or shields) were actually designed to be used as sports sunglasses. The functionality was originally the primary feature of these shades. That`s why the shades cover the whole face and offer unrestricted sight from each corner of the eye. A feature which is of especially high importance for most racecar drivers. Because of their design and originally targeted customer base, brands like Porsche and Carrera were very successful. These sports sunglasses quickly became status symbols and were sold as luxury accessories.
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Classic - Nomen est Omen
With the classic shapes, care was taken not only to accommodate the mainstream with regard to functionality, but also to offer unmistakable design.
Thus, most of the sunglasses are unisex models. The Ray Ban Wayfarer I is the best example.
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Nerd - for smart people in the know
Somehow or other, many clothes- and glasses styles were generated mainly by their characteristic wearers. This indisputably also applies to the “Nerd-look”. During the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s more or less intellectual brains seemed to hide behind these nerd-glasses. So it comes as no surprise that predominantly classic men’s glasses in black, tortoiseshell or horn-imitation with mostly square shapes are found in our Nerd-category. Nowadays, these rather masculine designs are also worn by fashion-conscious women.…
Sporty - racing and downhill-skiing
Under the category „sports-sunglasses", we have subsumed vintage models of functional sports-glasses as well as designs, which orientate themselves in that direction. The two major and for the development of former models most important manufacturers of functional vintage sports-sunglasses are Alpina and Carrera.
In some variations, the Persol “Ratti” may also be characterized as a sports-oriented design.…
HipHop - designs with a beat
This shape represents a sunglasses- and clothing style strongly influenced by the media and part of the music industry. The predominantly massive and as a consequence quite heavy designs became popular among the Hip-Hop scene in the late 70’s and throughout the early 80’s. Even today some of the vintage glasses by Cazal, Alpina, Cartier, Carrera, Boeing and Persol are known to enhance and adorn many of the currently produced music-videos.…
Crazy - creative designs
You don’t have to be crazy to take to the sunglasses and glasses offered at our website, although there are many unusual, partly dysfunctional and coarsely dimensioned shapes among them. We consider us extremely lucky to be able to offer you some Haute Couture models from Alain Mikli, Silhouette and LaRoche. These limited editions of glasses models, produced during the seventies throughout the nineties, were once designed for big fashion shows and design contests.…
Eyeglasses - vintage frames
Although our shop is named „Vintage-Sunglasses.de“, we certainly also offer unworn original productions of old glasses-frames. Many models of some labels were introduced to the market with sun-lenses as well as with demo-lenses. This is why you will find approximately the same variety with regard to color and shape among our glasses as with our sunglasses.…
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