Elle_Australia_Sep_2019

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AS THE OLSEN TWINS will attest, there’s real

power in a good pair of sunnies. Having said

that, you’d be forgiven for feeling a little

polarised by fashion’s recent offering. Matrix-

style tiny glasses were the shades du jour of

2018 – beloved by Rihanna, Bella Hadid and

Kendall Jenner. Were they cool? Sure.

Wearable? We’re still on the fence. Perhaps

that’s why street style at the

autumn/winter 19-20 shows

felt like a breath of fresh air.

Sunglasses weren’t joke-sized

mini or celebrity-at-the-airport

oversized – they were a neat,

clean, wearable rectangle

shape and the result looked

out-of-this-world modern.

If modern is the game, it’s

nosurpriseLoewe and Gucci are among the

brands leading the charge. Loewe’s candy-

coloured concoctions marry simplicity with

a hint of avant-garde charm, while Gucci’s

were uncharacteristically minimal in black and

white. What to wear them with? The world’s

your oyster. Available in colourways ranging

from tortoiseshell to clean white and strawberry

pink, there are iterations for every style bias.

Stock up accordingly. E

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Words: Grace O’Neill. Photography: Sevak Babakhani (still-life); Jason Lloyd-Evans. Styling: Nichhia Wippell

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