Tried and tested: Rapha Classic Sunglass

Cycling and sunglasses are made for each other. They both require function and performance, they increasingly look to style and history to entice in customers and they appeal to those people who enjoy form and fashion.

When one of the most iconically-stylish cycling apparel purveyors announced its entry into the sunglass market Optician was naturally curious to see what the British cycling brand, Rapha, would put forward for its tilt at the sunglass market.

Off the bike the Italian made pieces are indeed stylish, light and elegant. There are three models in a single size constructed of metal cored, Mazzucchelli acetate in black, tortoiseshell and grey, featuring Carl Zeiss lenses in grey, brown and pink. The look is very Italian, chic yet smart without being ostentatious while the frame is comfortable and the lenses visually excellent.