A bold statement of style, flat-top glasses express a contemporary mood through a compact silhouette and clean, exact lines that define essential architectural outlines. A synthesis of form and function, many brands also draw inspiration from iconic shapes of the past, particularly from the 1980s and 1990s. For Alaïa, it is above all a question of harmonies and contrasts, creating a strong, daring impact that transforms the maison’s codes into a powerful, distinctive language with no compromises. The AA00104S model, in acetate, features sculpted profiles of varying thicknesses that reinforce its sharp geometry, softened by chamfered edges.

Finishes become fundamental in making the shapes less severe while preserving their rigorous appearance. This is what Kaleos calls “Beautiful shapes”: a blend of intuition and experimentation with bold shifts in direction. The acetate Bender model (as seen in the opening image) has a form that is both essential and complex, thanks to the modulation of thicknesses that lend depth, movement and light to the frame. Valentino, meanwhile, relies on the maison’s signature aesthetic vocabulary with the women’s VG0005S model, characterised by a rectangular shape and wide temples, also available in a striped version. And, of course, within the colour palette, the legendary Valentino red could not be missing.