Precious sunglasses like jewels: are they the new status symbol?

The sunglasses They are usually the first signed accessory that we buy because they represent the burn but they have a definitely price more accessible as compared to shoes, bags and clothing. Now that the maison They added some zero to their lists (only to repent) the audience rightly makes some more scruple to pay four or five zeros figures for theIt-Bag season and attention moves towards smaller products and therefore arrived.

Unlike wallets and keychains, destined to be “hidden” in pockets or bags, glasses they have the advantage of being clearly visible; Indeed, they are the first thing we notice by turning our gaze to someone. That’s why investing a few hundred euros for the couple who conquered us is decidedly more acceptable.

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Lately, however, also theeyewear He is raising the bar, thanks to designer which produce handcrafted in small lots, using rare and precious materials. In addition to brand niche, even the most famous brands, such as Chanelaccompany their collections with exclusive models created specifically for the catwalk available only in boutiqueat very high prices (which exceed one thousand euros, so to speak).

A detail of Chanel’s spring-summer 2025 coleration.

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Not only the stylists, even the big names of the jewelry store they created frames in line with their own heritage Which are small works of art finished with precious metals and gems. In short, not exactly sunglasses That you can deal with caressed, perhaps by forgetting them at the bar counter, but luxurious and exclusive accessories to show off and carefully keep.

If you are looking for a couple of new ones lunettes from the touch luxury For the summer, take a look at the Seven names below.

The Vicious is the Jacques Marie Mages collection inspired by Velvet Underground.

On social There are those who compare the brand’s glasses to the Birkin of Hermès. Made in reduced quantities, they go sold-out Quickly and win them it requires promptness and a good bank account, just like buying the very desired top box. Both, then, are French: Jerome MageThe founderwas born in Paris but lives in the United States from some decade. Designer of long experience, creates silhouette classic like aviators, cat-eye And Wayfarers with acetate frames Chunky Or lighter and aerodynamic, in titanium. It is inspired by the golden age of Hollywood and to the Nouvelle vague French, detail reflected in the names of its models which not by chance are called Yves, Seberg And Jagger. Products between Italy and Japan, sometimes with machinery vintageare produced in lots of alone 500 specimens.

A pair of limited edition glasses plated gold and decorated with 172 hand -set crystals that evoke the famous floral motifs of Tiffany & Co.

To more “simple” glasses in acetate, the maison support special models And very precious. Like those of the collection Titan signing Pharrel Williams with white gold plated slices inspired by the trident of Poseidone, while the models of the T by Tiffany They are in turn planted yellow gold with crystals to frame the lenses. Most Over the topon the other hand, are the Cat Eye Limited edition inspired by the legendary diamond cuts of the legendary jewelry house, with gold -plated metal frame and platinum mirror lenses. Value? Over 3 thousand euros.

Cartier’s prizes.

One of Cartier’s Panthère glasses.

The collection of eyewear from the maison of high jewelry is embellished with some of its symbolic reasons, such as Trinity And Panthèrewhich decorate the frames in a discreet but also more conspicuously. If all the models are finished with precious metals, from gold to palladium, i Premiere Instead, they are entirely made of yellow gold with lenses in nuance.

Carolyn Bessette Kennedy wearing the Aldo by Selima Optique.

The brand founded to New York from French Selima Salaunoptics and designerhe became a worship name because in the nineties his models were worn by characters such as Bono Vox, Madonna and Liv Tyler. In the boutique of Soho, in fact, made models unique and tailor -made In small lots that led, in 1996, to the collaboration with the famous department store Barneyswhere they were probably noticed by Carolyn Bessette Kennedy becoming an integral part of his Signature look. Products in France (other glasses are instead Made in Italy) I am Supervisable today.

Linda Farrow wears Lilaone of his first models.

Created in 1970, the brand he became very famous at the time thanks to the intuition of his founderwho was among the first to have the idea of ​​treating glasses like luxury objects. In 2003, after a twenty years, the son decided to relaunch Linda Farrow Vintageinspired by old models: success is such that the maison Start collaborating with many famous brands and even launches a Japanese titanium line 22 carat gold platedwhich now has 162 silhouetteprecious and sparkling. The last capsules has the same as protagonist designerwhich for the occasion reinterprets some of its historical models with colored lenses and gold frame.

The Max Pittion Wellington box model.

Max Pittion.

In the 1940s, Max Pittion, head of the family business specialized in the creation of horn pettins, decided to start producing glasses of the same material and founded the PITTION BROOTTERIERIA By creating models also for Azzaro and Lanvin. In 1967, he founded the international glasses hall, still one of the most important Happening ofeyewear in the world. The brand then closed its doors in the seventies but the designer Tommy O’Gara together with Bernard Pition, son of the founder, put the brand recreating its frames in detail thanks to the use of original Japanese machinery. Production restricted to the point that some drop do not reach 100 specimens and retailer they must acquire their entire production, which is why very few are very few store to have them available and buy them requires focus And perseverance.

M3023-V2 in acetate and titanium.

Handmade in the Sabae district, in Japan, they require Two years of processing and 250 steps before being able to be put on the market. Every minimum detail is performed with great attention, including the choice of materials vary from titanium atsilver and togold Until you get toJapanese acetate obtained from cotton and worked for three months before they can be used. Such long process allows to obtain unique colors and great durability.