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2025 Eyewear Trends from the Runways

Written By Kara Keigan

As the New York Fashion Week wraps, we have begun to see trends unfolding. With accessories like sunglasses, trends often act as overarching multi-season movements.

We can see these styles fine-tuning as the shows continue from city to city. Accessories trends reflect the larger movement of the clothes. If minimalism is happening in the apparel industry, we can expect to see a round of minimalist glasses trends come our way as well.

As the Spring/Summer ‘25 shows unfold, it’s clear next year will be all about balancing personal style with real-world practicality. Expect glasses that rely heavily on the classics but with refined updates rather than never-before-seen reinventions.

Expect to see a resurgence of the ‘90s with thin, sleek sunglasses with silhouettes that barely cover the eyes. Racer, sports-inspired utility sunglasses are still in fast effect, combining metal frames with tinted reflective lenses and frameless styles. On the other end of the spectrum, chunky, playful, and oversized frames are still wildly popular showing at the likes of Prada and Ulla Johnson. Read on for more sartorial inspiration for your 2025 sunglasses game straight from the runways.

Famous People and the Eyewear They Made Iconic

Written By Kara Keigan

Celebrities have been making bold statements with their eyewear over the last century, turning ordinary glasses into iconic symbols of style and personality.

Let’s see the frames they favored and made famous and share some products that will allow you to achieve a similar look.

Ray-Ban from 1937 to 2024 and sunglasses

The Eyewear Innovations that Keep Coming from Ray-Ban

Written By Kara Keigan

The most iconic and widely recognized eyewear brand, Ray-Ban, is synonymous with timeless glasses. They were born to fill a niche in the optics business almost a century ago and continue to cement the brand as one of the world’s most popular.

Do you know the brand’s history? Want to see how they’ve kept their legacy of leadership alive? Let’s take a look.

Ah, Feel the Fuzz with the Peachy Color of the Year

Written By Kara Keigan

Pantone color of the year is chosen to reflect a trending color, but the hue is also meant to reflect the state of the world.

The chaos of 2020 resulted in a gray and soft yellow to convey hope and strength. Last year, while Barbie-mania was sweeping the nation, Pantone released a vivid magenta as the unconventional shade for unconventional times. And while the year is reaching its midway point, there is still plenty of time to embrace this year’s chosen hue: peach fuzz.

Choosing Glasses: 11 Important Factors to Consider

Written By Barry Silver

If you’re shopping for glasses for the first time, you may wonder what factors matter most. Is it your second, third, fourth, or fifth time choosing glasses? Perhaps you’re wondering if you’ve made good choices in the past.

But who knows? You may shop for eyewear every year or multiple times each year, theoretically making you wiser and more discriminating. In any case, a little education could go a long way in increasing your post-purchase satisfaction.

In an effort to be your trusted eyewear advisor, we present a list of 11 things to consider when choosing glasses (or not). Some of the tips that follow are “guidelines” or “good-to-knows.” Some are subjective, particularly when it comes to fashion. You know what they say about rules; they’re meant to be broken.

Whether you embrace every tip that follows—or not—the tips we cover here will help you become a more informed shopper for what is clearly a purchase you should enjoy day after day.