Sunglasses have gone from big to genuinely enormous. Bug-eye frames, the exaggerated, heavily curved shape that covers most of the upper face, have taken over spring and summer collections, with Celine leaning into rounded, insect-like frames that reportedly sold out almost immediately, and Balenciaga pushing things further with a butterfly-wing silhouette that stretched the idea even wider. Rihanna and Rosalía have both been photographed in the runway versions, which is usually the final seal of approval before a trend goes fully mainstream, and the whole thing is being framed as the 2000s sunglasses moment finally landing in its most extreme form.
My honest take: not for me, and I don’t think that’s going to change.
I actually think this trend looks great on a specific type of person, generally someone with a smaller, more delicate bone structure where the exaggerated scale of the frame creates a real contrast, the kind of proportion play that makes an outfit look considered instead of just big for the sake of big. Rosalía has this. The frame reads as a deliberate styling choice against her frame, not something wearing her.
On me, and I think on a lot of people with fuller faces or already-strong features, the bug-eye shape just adds bulk in a way that doesn’t flatter, it just covers. There’s a difference between a statement accessory and an accessory that swallows your face, and this one, worn by the wrong person, tips into the second category fast. I also find, practically, that anything this oversized starts sliding around by hour two, which is a very unglamorous problem to have in an otherwise glamorous accessory.
Where I’ve seen it work best is exactly what Who What Wear and others have pointed out: paired with something relaxed, straightforward denim, a plain tank, minimal accessories elsewhere, so the glasses get to be the one loud statement instead of competing with a busy outfit.
I’d never wear these myself, but I’ll happily admit they’re one of the more interesting eyewear shapes to come along in a while, and on the right face they genuinely look like main-character energy. Mine is just not that face, and I’ve stopped fighting it.