Top-bottom: Swing, Marilyn, Glam by Polaroid Sunglasses 'Best under the sun'.
With Lady Gaga as creative director, it’s no surprise that Polaroid has come up with a definitive sunglasses collection for the summer, scooping up celeb fans including Fearne Cotton. Inspired by the brand’s long heritage (it launched in the ‘30s), the ‘Best under the Sun’ sunglasses line is a top ten of key looks from the 1930s to ‘80s, with each design in the range a reworking of an original sunglasses design, but using modern, technologically-advanced materials, including Polaroid’s premium polarized UltraSight™ lenses.
This mix up of vintage origin and modern attitude means this sunnies collection offers the full complement of contemporary classics, and each pair is a perfect investment purchase. Our top picks are the ‘Marilyn’, a 1950s cat’s eye-frame (snapped up by Fearne), the modernist ‘Swing’, originally released in the ‘30s, and the oversized ‘Glam’ frames which could’ve starred in classic ‘80s romcom Pretty in Pink – what are yours?
Polaroid ‘Best in under the Sun’ is available from independent opticians, John Lewis and online at polaroidsunglasses.co.uk. Prices start at £65.
