Journal
Our world of vintage Eyewear
Famous Yoko Ono shades
Vintage Porsche sunglasses stand for innovative designs and top-notch quality. Interchangeable lenses and folding frames made this brand popular.
The sourcing. Behind the scenes.
How do we find the vintage rarities? Interesting background information about our work.
Sporty Racing Shades
Sunglasses designed and manufactured like the sports cars.
Square
Perfectly square glasses-frames are a rare thing, so the sectioning of our big range of vintage eyeglasses in this case makes sense.
Jewellery Eyewear
The jeweller of kings and the king of jewellers.
Genuine vintage glasses
What makes genuine vintage glasses?
70s Glasses as fashion accessory
Various famous fashion designers present their first eyewear collections. The slogan “the glasses for the dress” becomes popular.
Neostyle Nautic - The Elvis Glasses
Thanks to Elvis Presley, the Neostyle Nautic Series became world famous. The model 'Nautic 2' is a rare collector's item.
Blue Brothers Sunglasses
The success of product placement by Ray-Ban.
Elegance and functionality
These classic men's sunglasses are excellent made and typify the Gentleman Lifestyle.
Lunor, vintage par excellence
With refined details, minimalist design and timeless understatement Lunor creates an eyewear design against the current.
Artistic Eyewear Creations
Casanova glasses represent the spirit and the exuberance of the Venetian carnival.
Round
From the typical John Lennon “Look” to the classic, oval-shaped forms - designers who made this style famous.
Glasses sizes explained
How do you find glasses in the right size?
Oversized Style of the 70's
Many celebrities wore the oversized sunglasses since the 70's.
Dolce Vita Lifestyle
Why wore Steve McQueen sunglasses by Persol Ratti? What made the models 649 and 714 so special?
The John Lennon Collection
Round vintage eyeglasses named after famous Lennon songs.
XXL Shades á la Dior
The oversized 70's Dior sunglasses are still in high demand.
monolithic Metzler glasses
Metzler frames and Metzler sunglasses were built to last.
The Bugatti tear drop design
Luxury sunglasses for luxury automobiles.
Steampunk Sonnenbrillen
What makes the Gaultier sunglasses so special? Why are they called "steampunk"?
Classic
But those are the real stars – the timeless glasses that even overcome any fashion trend.
Carrera Sport's Shades
Functionality, innovation and top-notch crafting are characteristic of Carrera.
the legendary M1 model
Stevie Wonder made the Alpina M1 his trademark ...
Lindberg eyewear at Vintage Sunglasses
Minimalism at its finest – Lindberg has revolutionized the eyewear industry with radical design and high-tech materials. In our editorial, we explore what makes this Danish brand truly unique.
Giorgio Armani Classics
... the world famous 'Schubert Glasses'.
Famous glasses
Some of most iconic sunglasses of the last 50 years owe their fame to a single appearance in a movie or with a celebrity. Others exemplify the style of a time.
Crazy
Unusual lines management, flashy colors, projecting shapes or everything at once.
Quality more important than design
In the 60's, the manufacturers were focused on the quality of the eyeglasses. The design was rather secondarily. The frames were built to last.
Boeing Pilots Sunglasses
The Boeing Collection combines high-tech, design and lifestyle equally.
Sporty
Sports-designs and functional sports-glasses have here been pooled into one category.
MYKITA Glasses at Vintage Sunglasses
Mykita stands for visionary design and innovative technology – but what connects the Berlin-based brand with Vintage Sunglasses? In our editorial, discover why we have chosen to include these exceptional glasses in our collection.
Retro or Vintage?
How you can distinguish a pair of retro glasses from original glasses ...
Hip Hop Cazal
Why Cazal became so famous that people eve turned to criminals for a pair of these sunglasses
Shades
Originally those shades used to be sport glasses. But up to now they have become a reference in style as well as a designer masterpiece.
Eye-Catching eyewear
Alain Mikli creations were part of various Haute Couture Shows in the 1980's. Andy Warhol wore the Mikli model 'violin clef'.
A question of quality in the 90's
Many details ornamented the frames and various new developments stimulated the market.
Exemplary for top quality
Zeiss produces the best eyeglass lenses but also its own quality sunglasses.
Aviator
This style is connected with Ray-Ban. Everybody knows the legendary Ray-Ban aviator sunglasses.
Hip-Hop sunglasses
Vintage sunglasses have always been part of the HipHop scene.