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SHOP THE TREND: 20 of the season’s boldest shades, in covet-worthy styles and shapes –elle.com + photos

RETRO

The ’50s cat eye and ’70s round frame remain two of eyewear’s most stylish shapes. Modern-day trendsetters like Olivia Palermo and Nicole Richie don the perennial classics reframed in striking silhouettes. Photo: Splash

Karen Walker round-frame sunglasses, $210; shop now: eyegoodies.com Photo: courtesy of Karen Walker

Alexander Wang pointy cat-eye sunglasses, $355; shop now: forwardforward.com Photo: courtesy of Forward Forward

Selima Sun for J.Crew cat-eye sunglasses, $98; shop now: jcrew.com Photo: courtesy of J. Crew

Super translucent round-frame sunglasses, $163; shop now:piperlime.com Photo: courtesy of Piperlime

Illesteva tortoiseshell cat-eye sunglasses, $220; shop now:net-a-porter.com Photo: courtesy of Net-A-Porter

WAYFARER

A pair of wayfarers has long been the downtown scene’s calling card and the choice eyewear of Hollywood’s A-Listers like Jessica Biel and PYTs like Selena Gomez. Photo: Splash

DKNY two-tone wayfarer, $90; shop now:sunglasshut.com Photo: courtesy of Sunglass Hut

Charming CHARLIE wayfarer, $10; shop now:charmingcharlie.com Photo: courtesy of Charming Charlie

Acne translucent wayfarer, $363; shop now:brownsfashion.com Photo: courtesy of Acne

Prada tortoiseshell wayfarer, $268; shop now: mytheresa.com Photo: courtesy of My Theresa

Topshop Ikat-print wayfarer, $32; shop now:topshop.com Photo: courtesy of Topshop

OVERSIZED

Channel the chic and famous in oversized sunnies with touches of old Hollywood glamour à la Victoria Beckham, or a beloved shape amplified like Beyoncé‘s round frames. Photo: Splash

Linda Farrow round oversized sunglasses, $530; shop now: asos.com Photo: courtesy of Asos

Diane von Furstenberg oversized sunglasses, $166; shop now:matchesfashion.com Photo: courtesy of Matches Fashion

Dolce & Gabbana lace-print oversized sunglasses, $360; shop now:sunglasshut.com Photo: courtesy of Sunglass Hut

The Row oversized round sunglasses, $445; shop now: net-a-porter.com Photo: courtesy of Net-A-Porter

Marc by Marc Jacobs oversized sunglasses, $98; shop now:marcjacobs.com Photo: courtesy of Marc Jacobs

AVIATOR

The go-to accessory of the cool girl set (here, Ashley Olsen and Zoe Saldana), the aviator is the sleekest shade around. This summer, opt for the freshest takes on the sporty staple to streamline any look. Photo: Splash

Burberry metal aviator, $200; shop now:sunglasshut.com Photo: courtesy of Sunglass Hut

Joe Fresh tinted aviator, $19; shop now: joefresh.com Photo: courtesy of Joe Fresh

Oliver Goldsmith gradient plastic aviator, $380; shop now: barneys.com Photo: courtesy of Oliver Goldsmith

Kate Spade New York aviator, $128; shop now:nordstrom.com Photo: courtesy of Nordstrom

MANGO oversized aviators, $30; shop now: mango.com Photo: courtesy of Mango

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