Dramatic Sunglasses Are 2026’s Biggest Eyewear Trend

Woman takes a selfie wearing Celine's Disc Sunglasses.

Friends, the time to retire your tiny sunglasses is nigh. Bold, dramatic sunglasses are on the up and up for spring. At Celine’s and Gucci’s S/S 26 shows, we saw oversize, vintage-inspired frames à la Jackie O. Think extra-large circle-shaped lenses and aviators. The sentiment of more is more could be seen at Balenciaga and Margiela, too; their takes went in a decidedly futuristic direction. Balenciaga’s sunglasses were particularly out of this world, with one butterfly-shaped pair extending way above the model’s eyebrows and below the cheekbones. Strange, exaggerated shapes and lens colors that span the rainbow also fit the bill.

Aimee Song wears aviator sunglasses with red-tinted lenses, a leather biker jacket with a fur collar, brown corduroys and brown loafers.

Sunglasses have always been a “personality” accessory. Whether you’re running around in gym clothes or jeans and a T-shirt, your eyewear is an opportunity to communicate the style you feel most aligned with. If you find yourself tiring of minimal, ’90s-inspired frames after several seasons with them at the forefront, a pair of dramatic sunglasses could very well be where it’s at for you this spring. You might be channeling your kooky aunt, but whose to say she wasn’t on to something?