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Gucci, Dior and handmade frames from Oyonnax: how to choose vintage sunglasses that suit you.
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Eyewear
My 1990s Gucci sunglasses from the Arezzo antique market: real silver hardware, tortoiseshell arms, and what I check before buying vintage eyewear.
Eyewear
My 1980s Christian Dior sunglasses, made in Austria and bought on Vestiaire Collective: a small silver metal frame, and why I chose it over a new pair.
Eyewear
A tortoiseshell-effect frame stamped 68 MOD Fait Main Wrap Oyonnax France: what the stamp says, where Oyonnax is, and how to wear vintage eyewear.
Eyewear
The Mod Alpina M1: oversized gold aviators with a gradient lens, made in Germany. What sets the pair apart and how to wear vintage eyewear.
Eyewear
The 68 France Mod Tiki Gold ‘Bamboo’ sunglasses: a square gold frame with amber lenses from the Tiki years of the 1960s, and why I like eyewear like it.
Eyewear
How to choose vintage eyewear: why I buy it, which frames suit which face, what to check on a French pair, and my sky blue frames in a Bentley.
