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Eyewear style "Shades" - Full frames, continuous glasses

It was Dior that made those end-to-end sunglasses (made of one solitary lens) fashionable to begin with. Originally those shades used to be sport glasses. But up to now they have become a reference in style as well as a designer masterpiece.
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Bausch & Lomb Wings Amber Rose Vintage Shades Details

Vintage Shades From 1990
Bausch & Lomb Wings

399.00 EUR
Description
  • Wings L1376 in untouched, flawless condition!
  • Bausch & Lomb vintage sunglasses from 1990/91
  • very rare designer sunglasses with a single shade
  • worn by Amber Rose in 2010 (Fashion Week, NY)
  • NO RETRO sunglasses, but a vintage USA-original
  • unworn collector's item with original Wings case
Boeing 5703 80's Luxury Pilots Shades Details

Panorama Sunglasses 80s
Boeing 5703

799.00 EUR
Description
  • unbelievable rare model of the 80's BOEING Collection
  • 'panorama view" design with a polarized lens, 100% UV
  • rotatable nose pads & gold-plated frame; truly vintage
  • pure combination of luxury, sport, quality and lifestyle
  • designed by Jan Matthias (Porsche chief designer, 1975)
  • he also created the Porsche 5620 'Yoko Ono' sunglasses
  • a precious UNWORN vintage ORIGINAL; collector's item
Boeing 5703 80's Luxury Pilots Sunglasses Details

Iconic Vintage Shades
Boeing 5703

799.00 EUR
Description
  • unbelievable rare model of the 80's BOEING Collection
  • 'panorama view" design with a polarized lens, 100% UV
  • rotatable nose pads & gold-plated frame; truly vintage
  • pure combination of luxury, sport, quality and lifestyle
  • designed by Jan Matthias (Porsche chief designer, 1975)
  • he also created the Porsche 5620 'Yoko Ono' sunglasses
  • a precious UNWORN vintage ORIGINAL; collector's item
Boeing 5703 80's Luxury Pilots Sunglasses Details

Sporty Designer Shades 80s
Boeing 5703

349.00 EUR
Description
  • unbelievable rare model of the 80's BOEING Collection
  • 'panorama view" design with a polarized lens, 100% UV
  • rotatable nose pads & gold-plated frame; truly vintage
  • pure combination of luxury, sport, quality and lifestyle
  • designed by Jan Matthias (Porsche chief designer, 1975)
  • he also created the Porsche 5620 'Yoko Ono' sunglasses
  • 2. hand in good condition (small scratches on the lens)
Carrera 5418 All Weather Shades Polarized Details

Panorama Sports Sunglasses
Carrera 5418

349.00 EUR
Description
  • ultra rare VINTAGE Carrera sport's sunglasses from 1989
  • brilliant all weather shades with interchangeable lenses
  • yellow (kalichrome) intensify light and increase contrast
  • gray (POLARIZED) anti-relection for high sun-intensity
  • yellow lens wearable at dusk and bown lens at daytime
  • new old stock (like all our rare vintage sports sunglasses)
  • NO RETRO sunglasses, but an authentic OLD ORIGINAL!
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Carrera 5430 90's Sports Shades Polarized Details

Sports Sunglasses 1990's
Carrera 5430

249.00 EUR
Description
  • CARRERA 5430 SUNBEAM sport's sunglasses from 1991
  • water and ski sports glasses "panorama shield / mask"
  • lightweight Polyamide material (top wearing comfort)
  • POLARIZED lens = anti-relection for high sun-intensity
  • new old stock (like all our rare VINTAGE sports shades)
  • NO RETRO sunglasses, but an authentic OLD ORIGINAL
Cazal 856 RocknRolla Movie Sunglasses Details

West Germany Original 1986
Cazal 856

999.00 EUR
Description
  • famous MOVIE sunglasses by CAZAL from 1986
  • worn by Johnny Quid in the movie 'RocknRolla'
  • true rarity (almost impossible to locate, today)
  • orig. 1980's designer sunglasses (West Germany)
  • new old stock (like all our rare VINTAGE Cazals)
  • NOT the re-issue from 2010; the old ORIGINAL!!
Cazal 903 X-Large 80's Vintage Shades Details

Panorama View Sunglasses
Cazal 903

599.00 EUR
Description
  • legendary Cazal designer sunglasses from 1989/90
  • true rarity & collector's item (made in W.Germany)
  • new old stock, unworn, in XXL-size (148mm width)
  • NO RETRO sunglasses, but a 35 years old original!
  • comes with a brown interchangeable lens and case
  • this is NOT a Cazal Legends re-issue, but 80's OG!
Cazal 903 80's X-Large Vintage Shades Details

West Germany Cazal 1980's
Cazal 903

299.00 EUR
Description
  • legendary Cazal designer sunglasses from 1989/90
  • true rarity & collector's item (made in W.Germany)
  • new old stock, unworn, in XXL-size (150mm width)
  • NO RETRO sunglasses, but a 35 years old original!
  • worn by several HIP HOP artists, around the world
  • new old stock (like all our vintage Cazal originals)
  • 2 TINY scratches = thus, reduced to only 299 Euro
Mykita Mylon Vega Haute Couture Sunglasses Details

Stylish Fashion Sunglasses
Mykita Mylon Vega

299.00 EUR
Description
  • Mykita sunglasses from the Mylon series, 3D printing
  • XL model VEGA in color 301 Pitch (Black Solid Lenses)
  • a fashion statement for ladies and gentlemen; vertu!
  • well-known top quality; really handmade in Germany
  • unworn model; including original soft case by Mykita
  • 495€ retail price when launched on the market in 2013
Tag Heuer 5505 Reflex Reflex Night Vision Series Details

Developed For Night-Time
Tag Heuer 5505 Reflex

499.00 EUR
Description
  • rare Tag Heuer glasses TH 5506, color 099; size 66-00
  • reflex men's model from the "Night Vision" collection
  • maximized perception precision at dawn and twilight
  • with integrated -0.25 diopters: corrects natural myopia
  • lenses enhace night contrasts; impression of luminosity
  • glare and eye fatigue are reduced (tested by F1 drivers)
  • unworn 2007's original (unfortunately without TH case)
Tag Heuer 7505 Slightly Mirrored Shades Details

Brushed Ruthenium Frame
Tag Heuer 7505

499.00 EUR
Description
  • Tag Heuer sunglasses TH 7505, 104, size 62-00
  • extremely sporty rimless sunglasses; UNISEX!
  • with “racing” temples made of elastomer rubber
  • ideal wearing comfort (temples adapt to the face)
  • slightly mirrored lens with 100% UV protection
  • unworn NOS, brushed ruthenium, made in France
  • NOT retro sunglasses, but an original from 2004
Tag Heuer L-Type 0451 Rimless Luxury Sunglasses Details

Alligator Leather Shades
Tag Heuer L-Type 0451

1,199.00 EUR
Description
  • Tag Heuer L-Type sunglasses, TPL 29550, color 210
  • "L" means leather (alligator leather from Louisiana)
  • color-code 210 = Palladium Matte / Marron Leather
  • hypoallergenic elastomer (a FORMULA 1 innovation)
  • sporty & luxurious 'avant-garde' lifestyle; high-end
  • unworn rarity with original hard case by TAG HEUER
  • NO RETRO EYEWEAR, but an old ORIGINAL from 2006
Tag Heuer L-Type 0452 Alligator Leather Shades Details

Rimless Luxury Sunglasses
Tag Heuer L-Type 0452

1,199.00 EUR
Description
  • Tag Heuer L-Type sunglasses, TLG 25762, color 03
  • "L" means leather (alligator leather from Louisiana)
  • color-code 03 = Anthracite Ceramic / Purple Leather
  • hypoallergenic elastomer (a FORMULA 1 innovation)
  • sporty & luxurious 'avant-garde' lifestyle; high-end
  • unworn rarity with original hard case by TAG HEUER
  • NO RETRO EYEWEAR, but an old ORIGINAL from 2006
Theo Belgium Satisfashion 138 Sunglasses With Eyebrows Details

Museum Piece + Collectible
Theo Belgium Satisfashion 138

599.00 EUR
Description
  • THEO shades of the SATISFASHION series from 2001
  • the name says it all ;-) .. SATISFASHION; lovesome!
  • these sunglasses have eyebrows; fancy and charming
  • designer, objet d'art, museum piece, collector's item
  • made for the avant-garde, individualists; trend-setters
  • never worn, one of a kind; Theo frame for all who dare!

Shades: Cool Sunglasses with continuous glasses

Although we could have assigned the vintage sunglasses with only one continuous lens to our category of vintage sports glasses, we have created a separate category for these special designer glasses.

In fact, the shades, often also called shields, have their origin in sport. This spectacle shape, which does not consist of two sun-protecting glasses as usual, but rather just one continuous lens, was developed especially for skiing. The complete covering of the face enables the athletes a so-called panorama view. In addition, sunglasses in this design protect against wind like a screen, from which the term “shields” derives. In addition, the oversized lens covering the face often have a polarising effect to avoid reflections.

Carrera as pioneer for continuous designer glasses

Over time, numerous fashion designers recognised the potential of these shields glasses, although they were actually only ski sunglasses.

Since the Carrera sunglasses brand has also developed from sports sunglasses to fashion sunglasses, as can be read in detail in our shop, it is not surprising that Carrera developed the first shades sunglasses with a certain lifestyle philosophy for wearing outside of sports facilities.

The Porsche Design sunglasses model 5620, which was produced at the end of the 1970s in cooperation with Carrera, made ski glasses a coveted fashion accessory thanks to a prominent wearer: in 1981 Yoko Ono wore the now legendary 5620 Porsche Design by Carrera sunglasses on the cover of “Rolling Stone” magazine.

Almost overnight, all over the world Porsche Design’s sports sunglasses became sunglasses for fashion lovers, who associated them with a certain image.

Shades - a coveted fashion accessory

Motivated by the sales figures for the Porsche Carrera 5620 sunglasses, in the mid-1980s other designers also opted for the eyewear shape with only one lens. Some models looked very similar to Yoko Ono’s sunglasses, like the sunglasses model 5703 from Boeing or the Alpina Goldwing sunglasses. Other shields creations were based only on the concept of the continuous lens; like the crazy vintage Cazal sunglasses 856, 857 and 858 or the Ray-Ban Wings by Bausch&Lomb. Other manufacturers even managed to combine the sporty designs with a certain elegance. Among them were the Christian Dior 2501, the Dunhill 6102 and the Boeing 5708 sunglasses.

Alpina even turned the shields concept into a completely independent collection: the “Talking Glasses” series. The “Talking Glasses” collection from 1989 exclusively contains shields sunglasses, which all embody an individual motto.

Today the motifs of the Alpina “Talking Glasses” series, such as “California Dreaming”, “New York City”, “Pink Panther”, “Glasnost”, “Black Friday”, “Time Is Tight”, “Human Dancing”, “Time Piece” and “Broken Heart”, are coveted collector’s sunglasses.

In general, it can be said that all old vintage shades models are very popular and are often sought after. There are many reasons for this. Regardless of the cool designs, the shields glasses are real eye-catchers and both women’s and men's sunglasses at the same time. It must also be said that the shades models were produced in very small quantities at that time - in comparison to other sunglasses designs - because in the 80s and 90s sunglasses were sold almost exclusively in optical stores. Since shades are the only sunglasses that cannot be optically glazed, opticians at the time had little interest in offering this shape of glasses in their shops.

This has resulted in a relatively scarce supply of these truly exceptional vintage sunglasses to this day. The shades are by far the smallest category of glasses that we have on offer.

Take a look while we still have some of these cool unique glasses in stock!

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