5 sunglasses worth the price this summer
Independent frames that won't end up on everyone else.
Most sunglasses at this price point are the same frame, made in the same factory, with a different logo on the temple. The five below aren't. Each one involves a decision worth making - considered acetate, independent design, fair pricing for what you actually get.
Five frames
A collab that simply makes sense. Cubitts keeps growing, with new shops opening across the UK, and now it's working with YMC. The frame is pure Cubitts, this time in the lightly tinted lenses everyone wants this summer.
Shop at YMC →
A flat-top panto inspired by early 20th century optics, which sounds like copywriting until you handle one. ZEISS lenses are included as standard, and at £175 that changes the value calculation meaningfully. Eight colourways; green is a Drawn favourite.
Shop at Cubitts →
A 70s French oval with the curves stripped out and the temples widened. The result sits somewhere between vintage and 90s, which is harder to pull off than it sounds. Mazzucchelli acetate, lifetime warranty, handmade leather case. The most distinctive option on this list.
Shop at Oscar Deen →
Metal frame, clean rectangular profile, 70 stages of production. The cheapest of the five, though you wouldn't know it. Silver is the easier pick over gold. Anti-scratch, anti-reflective and UV coatings come as standard.
Shop at Bloobloom →
The one with a point of view. Deep blue and grey marbled acetate with golden lenses. The other four keep things quiet, and this one is for when you want to be noticed. A small frame, so the colour does the talking.
Shop at Dood Eyewear →