Smith Cheetah Sunglasses

Since they were introduced in 1988 the Smith Cheetah Sunglasses have become something of a cult classic thanks to their balance of outdoor functionality and style. This is a medium fit, medium coverage pair of sunglasses that look like they should be being slid down the nose with red tipped nails as you sit at a table on the Piazza San Marco wearing a slim summer dress that attracted that nice Italian man who you assume is paying you extravagant compliments and offering to buy you another glass of wine. But he might be asking if you’re leaving soon, since you’ve been monopolizing the table for an hour. Either way, he sounds delicious and you look sophisticated and friendships have been formed on less. The rounded cat-eye brow flatters virtually every face and is the same as on the original, you know, the ones your favorite aunt wore when she was in Venice at your age and came home with stories of nights spent on the lido. But the lenses have been upgraded to Carbonic lenses for a crystal-clear view, of the lido, the piazza, or this nice young man heaping praise or scorn on your head. Let’s assume praise. The Cheetah sunglasses. A 6-base lens curvature for the modest wraparound fit of a sport glass (so you can run for the train) with the appeal of an Italian summer day.