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Huge '70s Sunglasses are Back

The nostalgic trend of oversized sunglasses worn by '60s and '70s divas has made a resurgence in 2021.

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Photographed by Michel Picard for L'OFFICIEL Paris in 1977.
In the '60s and '70s, stylish women didn't dare leave their homes without a pair of oversized, statement sunglasses. Just think back to Gloria Steinem's signature look.
This season, many fashion designers gave this timeless and beloved eyewear silhouette the update we never knew we needed, embracing the '70s with retro-inspired shades like Gucci's  tinted frames and Bottega Veneta's angular aviators. Whether round, rectangular, or cat-eye framed, the oversized eyewear trend from the era has become an iconic style, perfect to complete literally any look.

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Gucci Spring/Summer 2021

From movie stars like Elizabeth Taylor and Sophia Loren, to French sex symbols like Jane Birkin and Brigitte Bardot, L'OFFICIEL rounds up some of the most nostalgic vintage sunnies wore by the fashion idols that defined those years.

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French actress Brigitte Bardot is photographed in 1968 by Ghislain Dussart in a pair of orange lens oversized round shades.
Audrey Hepburn's iconic sunglasses from "Breakfast at Tiffany's" show the popular Wayfarer frame.
Singer Diana Ross dons a funky pair of huge sunnies from the '70s.
Activist Gloria Steinem is often seen in statement tinted aviators in images from the era.
Actress Grace Kelly wears a pair of white frame big cat-eye sunnies while at the beach in "To Catch a Thief."
Italian actress Sophia Loren is photographed wearing a pair of huge sunnies.
Former First Lady Jackie Kennedy sports her famous oversized sunnies.
Actress Marilyn Monroe rocks her big cat-eye shades.
French singer Françoise Hardy opts for large, white frames.
French actress Jane Birkin wears a pair of huge '70s sunnies on the set of "La Piscine" by Jacques Deray.
British model Twiggy poses in a pair of geometric sunnies from the Mod era.
Elizabeth Taylor is pictured in her large cat-eye frames.
Actress Natalie Wood wears a pair of oversized round sunglasses from the hippie era.

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