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REF. TA-DIO-0054
| Designer | Christian Dior |
| Period | 2000s |
| Type | Cat-eye sunglasses |
| Frame | Acetate |
| Pattern | Dark blue stripe |
| Lenses | 100% UV protection |
| Condition | Excellent vintage, lenses immaculate |
A cat-eye frame, lifted at the outer corners, cut in acetate with a dark blue stripe. It brings a 1950s outline into Dior's eyewear of the 2000s.
These Christian Dior sunglasses date from the 2000s. The cat-eye frame is made in acetate with a dark blue stripe pattern, and the lenses provide 100% UV protection.
A 1950s outline in striped acetate.
Christian Dior was among the first fashion houses to license its name for eyewear, beginning in the 1960s. In 1996 the Italian group Safilo took over the Dior eyewear licence through its acquisition of Carrera-Optyl, and it produced Dior frames for more than twenty years.
The upswept cat-eye frame was widely worn in the 1950s and has returned many times since. Its raised outer corners give the face a lifted line.
The dark blue stripe gives the acetate frame movement and depth. The lenses are immaculate and the frame is in excellent condition.
The stripe gives the frame movement.
Designer sunglasses from the 2000s have become a defined category for collectors of the period. A Dior frame in excellent condition represents the house's eyewear of those years.
Vintage Dior sunglasses continue to attract interest among collectors of designer eyewear.
Lenses scratch easily with use, so lens condition plays a large part in how vintage sunglasses are assessed.
The cat-eye frame has returned regularly since the 1950s and remains a recognised eyewear shape.
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