9 Sunglasses Trends Set to Take Over This Summer

From vintage vibes to cyber chic, these sunnies are the moment.

No summer look is complete without the perfect pair of shades. Unlike many other essential accessories, sunglasses aren’t automatic budget breakers. There aren't many accessories that you could justify owning in every color, but sunglasses are one. They’re ideal for trend-testing. Anyone feeling skittish about deviating from their tried-and-true aesthetic can test the waters with a pair of sunglasses.

This summer, styles draw inspiration from the glamorous past and the distant future. Color plays a key role in this year’s sunglasses trends, from jewel-toned frames to candy-colored lenses. Designers like Schiaparelli and Valentino are playing with scale, delivering sleek, retro styles as well as larger-than-life designs that keep you covered from brow bone to cheekbone.

Whether you’re inspired by cyber chic lenses or Old Hollywood frames, these are the nine biggest sunglasses trends to go for this summer.

Upturned Half-Moons

Half-moon sunglasses can be starkly angular, but this summer shows the style's softer side, thanks to retro-inspired frames with slightly upturned edges. While it may seem intimidating, this timeless silhouette feels both fresh and familiar, ensuring they'll amp up your summer outfits for years to come.

Subtle Tortoiseshell

Tortoiseshell frames are an eyewear staple from sunnies to reading glasses, but that doesn't mean they can't still feel fresh. This summer's trending tortoiseshell sunnies keep this timeless texture subtle, serving as an accent rather than a focal point, making up for a minimal '90s-inspired aesthetic.

Vivid Red

A world away from subtle shades of tortoiseshell, vivid red sunnies are also set to become a summer staple. Rather than the dark and moody hue that dominated fall and winter fashion, this bold eyewear trend is much brighter, with lighter shades of red and high-gloss frames, mimicking candy.

Amber Aviators

The most undeniably retro of summer's sunglasses trends, this year's most popular aviators are decidedly oversized, from top bar to nose bridge. While this style of sunnies is arguably timeless, celebs are giving it a refresh with over-the-top silhouettes in shades of warm, golden amber.

Wire-Rimmed Skinny Minis

This trend captures the spiky glamour of Schiaparelli’s iconically avant-garde runway sunnies, while also delivering on the wearability factor. The combination of gold-rimmed frames and small, geometric lenses pack a major fashion punch despite being one of the more diminutive styles trending this summer.

Gilded Temples

If all-over gold feels too over the top for you, there's still a way to bring some gilded energy into your summer accessories lineup with a pair of metallic temple sunglasses. Juxtaposed with trendy candy-colored lens frames, gold or silver temples— that's the legs of your sunglasses, for the uninitiated—add understated elegance.

XXL Classics

This summer, classic sunnies silhouettes, including wayfarer and round styles, get a refresh courtesy of a larger-than-life scale. This trending style is a great choice for anyone who prefers a modern classic aesthetic, but still wants to feel "now." If XXL-sized shades intimidate you, start with familiar silhouettes.

Razor Sharp Angles

Sharper than your most precise cat-eye liner look, angular sunnies are one of this summer's top eyewear trends. With a mix of vintage and futuristic aesthetic, this style is poised to be a timeless classic. To get on this trend, it's important to keep go for metal rims, keeping the silhouette out of the traditional cat-eye arena.

Elegantly Oblong

Reminiscent of the curvaceous but controversial "bug-eyed" sunnies, this celeb-loved sunglasses trend takes a more subtle and elegant approach. Rather than going for fully-rounded lenses, these sunnies serve more bubble than bulge and feature oblong frames for a slightly oversized and otherworldly vibe.

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