Rovelli Round Double-Bridge Sunglasses

Most round sunglasses go one of two ways. Either they read as a joke, or they read as a copy of something famous. These do neither. The second bridge across the nose gives the front a structure that the shape alone would not carry, and the wide arms hold that weight from the side. The result looks built rather than bought.

The lenses are gradient tinted, darker at the top where the sun sits and lighter toward the bottom, so you can read a menu or check your phone without lifting them off your face. Colours stay warm. Nothing goes flat and grey.

They sit light. The frame around the lens is gone entirely, so what you feel is the bridge on your nose and the arms on your ears, and not much else. Wear them through a long lunch, a drive, an afternoon walking a city you do not know.

Made for:

• • Long lunches, terraces, and afternoons that run into evening
  • Driving, where the gradient tint does the most work
  • Wearing with a shirt or a jacket rather than a t-shirt
  • Anyone who wants one piece doing the talking, quietly