Summer is the season of colour; from flowers blooming across your garden, ice cream cones dripping with pastel-coloured sorbets to the clink of Aperol-filled glasses and chic summer clothes billowing in the breeze. Whether you’re looking to update your style game this season or simply add some new pieces to your wardrobe, it’s time to adorn yourself with some game-changing accessories.
Easy-p-UV
Despite the risks of UV rays on children’s eyes, parents are resistant to spending much money on sunglasses that they think their kids are going to either break or lose. Izipizi’s range of sunglasses is suitable from children as young as nine months old and have an RRP of just £30. These colourful, quality frames are stylish, sturdy and, with polarised lenses, provide 100% UV protection.
They offer a wide choice of shapes and colours, feature straight temples to allow them to grow with the child, as well as an adjustable silicone strap to stop them from getting lost. Seriously cute and seriously cool.
Citrus tints
Bonnie Clyde was founded by Jon Yuan and his brother in Downtown LA. The collection was inspired by Santee Alley, the famed flea market in LA’s fashion district and has a cool, playful vibe to it. Colour is the easiest way to update a seasonal look and nothing screams style more than rich citrus-coloured lenses.
The Traction style comes in seven colourways, with sunglow, orange and red witness leading the summer style stakes.
Taste the rainbow
The humble glasses chain is an accessory that’s finally getting the credit it deserves. Versatile, adaptable and affordable, they’re a brilliantly fun embellishment to add to frames and outfits. This rainbow-coloured chain from Cibelle Eyewear features a unique matte resin aesthetic, engraved gold-plated logo charm, and a clasp closure to use it as a necklace or mask chain. It’s the ideal summer accessory; useful, vibrant and at a great price point.
Campari and orange
Vada is a jewellery brand founded in 2013 by Katie Caplener in Austin, Texas. In 2020, Caplener introduced eyewear to her collection and the styles have become instant cult classics. Tokio is the summer sunglass for 2022 – an understated cat-eye designed with reference to ska fashion and the 1980s underground scene in Tokyo. The vibrant, orange acetate is reminiscent of cocktails such as Campari and Aperol Spritz. Slipping on a pair of these is only going to elevate your summer vibe.
Make it personal
Chic, personalised accessories will last a lifetime and make excellent gifts. Why not up your sunglass game with this personalised leather sunglass case from Leatherology?
The perfect size to throw in a bag or pocket and the structured leather case is robust enough to protect even the most delicate of frames. You can choose from three different types of personalisation: debossed, hand-
painted or trapunto, which is a larger, raised monogram, to make the case unique.
Buckets of fun
Hats require minimum effort but result in maximum impact and the bucket hat trend shows no sign of slowing down. Choosing a textured material like this one by Mango (opposed to anything too summery) will give it longevity, as you’ll be able to wear it most of the year, and this shade of lime works with absolutely every colour in a wardrobe.
Unisex, universal and bang on trend, the bucket hat is the perfect choice for your summer head gear.