The 55 series from Gaultier were exclusively prescription glasses, which were only available from selected opticians. These vintage Gaultier glasses were made to be glazed with optical lenses and are therefore always equipped with transparent demo lenses in their original condition. Since the eccentric eyewear designs of the 55 series were also very popular outside the optician industry, they were often also glazed with sunglass lenses.
So from vintage Gaultier eyewear, vintage Gaultier sunglasses were born. In our Gaultier 55 glasses series you can find also many Gaultier 55 sunglasses, as the old designer models have become coveted fashion accessories. Conversely, any old Gaultier sunglasses can of course also be optically glazed again. This applies to all Gaultier women’s glasses as well as to all Gaultier men’s glasses.
From the first Gaultier eyewear collection, one design deserves special mention:
This model was almost a trademark of hip hop legend Tupac Shakur. That is why the Gaultier 55-3175 is now often referred to as 2Pac glasses.
After more than 25 years, we are still very happy to be able to offer many different vintage Gaultier models of the 55 series, both as glasses with demo lenses and as sunglasses with tinted sunglass lenses.