The sunglasses to spot and own this summer

The season’s shades come in shapes that stand out

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Photographs by Chris Brooks. Fashion by Felix Bischof. Fashion Assistant: Alicia Ellis

Lost and found

For The Blend’s May issue, photographer Chris Brooks pictured the season’s most in-demand sunglasses as left behind across Paris. A new pair of glossy black cat-eye shades by Chanel, designed by the brand’s creative director Matthieu Blazy, remain table-top at a cafe; a pair of metal-tone Balenciaga Racer sunglasses wait for their owner’s return atop a roadside plinth, near the river Seine. Loewe’s Speed Shield sunglasses, a model made from metal that featured in the Spanish maison’s Spring / Summer 2026 show by Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez, have been propped up by a blue door; there are more sunglasses including a tortoiseshell theme pair by Celine and black Alaia aviators to be retrieved.

Felix Bischof
Felix Bischof

Felix Bischof is the executive editor of The Blend. A contributor to HTSI, British Vogue, Pop and Vanity Fair, he has also worked with brands such as Dior, Piaget and Herzog & de Meuron.