Everyone agrees that a new pair of sunglasses is the ideal finishing touch for an impeccable ensemble. And while classic sunglass designs are great and all, we can’t help but get enamoured with the newest 2023 eyewear trends. This year’s glasses are definitely eye-catching, but in a good way. They feature everything from vibrant lenses to ostentatious and retro frames.
Like Transformers, trends, particularly in the accessory market, often build upon earlier iterations of themselves. If you squint, the sunglass trends of 2023 may appear somewhat familiar, but these are some of the most daring lens styles we’ve seen in a long time. Look ahead to see the top 2023 trends for sunglasses that everyone will be wearing.
Y2K Sunglasses
This one was inevitable, you knew. Naturally, the Y2K comeback has spread to accessories as well, as evidenced by the transparent lenses and frames that straddle the technicolour spectrum between pastels and neons.
“Buggie” Lenses
Even though we would never advise you to buy glasses with a “bug-eyed” aesthetic, insect-adjacent? We take everything in stride. This striking look is produced by circular frames with lenses that are slightly bent out.
Rectangular Frames
Although elongated frames are popular right now, the rectangular sunglasses of this year take a novel approach to the form. Though the frames are rectangular, there’s a strong ’70s vibe—groovy, organic, and flawed.
Goggle Sunglasses
Goggle spectacles, maybe the most surprising sunglasses fad of 2023, bring safety goggles from the lab to the front row.
Sporty Glasses
Professional athletes’ lenses and the futuristic design and hyper-neon colour scheme of the 1980s are major influences on 2023’s sports sunglasses (think: Tron).
Wrap-Around Frames
Although wrap-around sunglasses can also have an athletic vibe, a variety of softer designs with thin frames, tinted lenses, and delicate forms have been featured this year.
Elongated Cat-Eye Frames
An additional significant change in form is the extended cat-eye sunglass trend. Cat-eye glasses are always stylish, but this trend extends the traditional shape for a bolder appearance.
Heart-Shaped Lenses
Heart-shaped lenses give an old favourite a Taylor Swift Eras Tour-worthy, Y2K-inspired makeover. This season, two distinct looks have gained popularity: one involves thicker frames and sporty, reflecting lenses, while the other involves thin wire frames and vibrant lenses.
Lavender Haze Sunglasses
All things considered, colourful lenses could be the hottest trend in sunglasses in 2023, but not every shade will work. The current style trend is dreamy, pastel-adjacent tones, and it doesn’t get much dreamier than Ariana Madix of Vanderpump Rules wearing a pair of lavender-hazed spectacles.
Pearl-Encrusted Frames
This year’s pearl-encrusted sunglass style is a far cry from the obviously cutesy, floral sunglasses of the mid-aughts, as it combines both vintage and current statement-making vibes. The newest style of pearl spectacles for 2023 is eerily retro and vampire-esque.
XXL Aviators
It’s difficult to create a silhouette as iconic and timeless as aviator sunglasses, but the most recent version of the giant aviator fad, with its colourful frames and XXL lenses, is a brave and successful try.
