When they were invented, back in the 1700s, temples immediately became an area of experimentation both aesthetically and technically. Function and decoration still coexist today even in contemporary models; indeed, temples increasingly represent a space to be transformed into the visual narrative of a brand, evoking its imagery through immediately recognizable symbols, even without resorting to the logo.

For example, the snake, declined in different variants, has always characterized all the creations of Roberto Cavalli and in the SRC183 model (as seen in the opening image) it coils, sensual and tempting, around the temples. The sunglasses in Special Edition, which are inspired by the new “Serpentine” fragrance, are in acetate and, in the shiny black version, the snake is in antiqued metal. Also available in shiny full white, they are supplied complete with an elegant black case with a gold chain.

And if for Roberto Cavalli the snake is the absolute emblem of the brand, for Cartier it is naturally the panther. In the precious CT0634S Panthère de Cartier model, in acetate and gold metal, the feline seems to leap onto the lens, triggering a movement that propagates through the entire frame. The stylistic exercises continue with Celine which, through the temples of the CL40349U The Branch model, composes a true visual poem, fresh and summery. Branches, leaves and flowers follow the thin volutes of the metal in a wide, airy and light rimless model, while the Triomphe logo transforms into a bridge and trait d’union between the two lenses. For the S/S 2026 shows of Dior, the new creative director of the maison, Jonathan Anderson, instead recovered elements from the archive to transform them into suggestions and leitmotifs of the new collection. Such as the delicate “Le Noeud de Dior” that stands out on the temples of the CD40280U Dior Bow model in metal, the only whim in a pair of sunglasses with a small and minimalist shape.