Sunglasses with your prescription
The same bespoke frame, with lenses that filter the sun and correct your sight. One pair, from the sea to the motorway.
The sun down here asks for serious lenses
The point
Bari gets sun three hundred days a year, and on the water it doubles. A dark lens with no filter is worse than no lens: the pupil opens and the UV comes straight in.
Our sun lenses filter 100% of UV up to 400 nanometres, in any colour and with any prescription.
And because the frame is bespoke it stays put when you sweat, run or lean out of the boat.
Four lenses for four uses
You choose them by looking out of the studio door.
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01
Polarised
They remove glare from water and tarmac. For driving, sailing and fishing.
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02
Graduated
Dark at the top, light at the bottom. Elegant, and easy to read with outdoors.
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03
Photochromic
Clear indoors, dark outside. One pair if you are in and out all day.
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04
Prescription
All of the above, with your correction. Progressives too.
The frame
For the sun the shape can be bolder
You wear prescription glasses sixteen hours a day and they have to disappear. Sunglasses you put on by choice, and they can say something.
Bigger shapes need more precision, not less. A wide lens is heavy, and if the bridge is wrong you feel it within half an hour.
What a pair of sunglasses costs
Bespoke frame plus lenses.
| Lenses | Who for | From |
|---|---|---|
| Plain sun lenses | If you do not wear prescription glasses | €120 a pair |
| Polarised, plain | Driving, sea, snow | €160 a pair |
| Prescription sun lenses | If distance is blurred without glasses | €190 a pair |
| Progressive sun lenses | Distance and reading in the sun | €390 a pair |
Frames start at €290 made to measure and €480 fully bespoke.
On the sun and on lenses
Three things to know before you choose.
Does a darker lens protect more?
No. Protection comes from the UV filter, which is clear. Colour is only about comfort, and you pick it by how much light bothers you.
Are polarised lenses good for driving?
Yes, they are the best against glare from a wet road. They can make some car displays harder to read, and we test that together.
Can I put sun lenses in my prescription frame?
Yes, if the shape can take a thicker lens. Or we make a second pair in the same shape, which then costs less.
Where to begin
The frame and your sight come before the colour of the lenses.
