From Britney Spears to Bella Hadid, Celebrities Have Always Loved Colored Lenses
During the Fall 2017 runway season, it seemed that you couldn’t exit a fashion show without bumping into a model rushing to her next show, shielding her eyes (those are the moneymakers, after all) with a pair of sunglasses featuring brightly hued colored lenses. Now that spring is officially here, not to mention festival season, it’s clear that the trend wasn’t just a fluke: colored lenses are officially a thing. And like all fashion trends, this isn’t the first time they are the sunglasses of choice for celebrities. Back in the ’90s, everyone from Gwen Stefani to Jennifer Lopez rocked the trend, often matching their lenses with the rest of their ensembles. Today, Bella Hadid is leading the charge, rocking orange, blue, red, and yellow with equal aplomb, followed by fellow It-models Hailey Baldwin, Gigi Hadid, Kendall Jenner, and Sofia Richie, among others. But this trend is just not for Millenials, as Cate Blanchett and Katy Perry have also gotten into the look. Here, a look at colored lenses now and then.
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Britney Spears paired a pink crop top with bright yellow shades to celebrate a milestone for her first album.
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Gwen Stefani, with “Let Me Blow Ya Mind” collaborater Eve, attended the 2004 premiere of the film XXX in an oversized pair of shades.
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Jennifer Lopez attended the 2004 MTV VMA’s wearing a knit minidress and orange sunglasses.
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Halle Berry kept it casual at a 2005 screening in a sporty t-shirt and purple sunglasses.
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At the 5th Annual New York Revlon Run/Walk for Women, Heidi Klum shielded her yes in over-sized red glasses.
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Eva Mendes was spotted on set of her 2011 film The Place Beyond the Pines in a gauzy maxi-skirt and baby blue glasses.
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In 2015, Cate Blanchett paired a Valentino dress with blue-tinted aviator glasses the upped the dosage of color in hot pink frames.
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Jamie King elevated an otherwise simple look with bright blue sunglasses with matching frames.
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Katy Perry performed at the 2017 Grammy Awards in a pair of John Lennon-esque red glasses.
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Emma Roberts attended the Fall 2017 Chloe show during Paris Fashion Week in a round pair of pink glasses.
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Delilah Belle Hamlin, alongside sister Amelia, was seen out and about in Los Angeles last month wearing a pair of yellow aviators.
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Bella Hadid went for a tonal look, wearing head-to-toe red–glasses included–while out during Paris Fashion Week.
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While in New York, the model stuck to all black, save for a pair of oversized yellow shades.
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Hailey Baldwin opted for blue shades to match with her oversized denim shirt while out in Paris.
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Gigi Hadid supported boyfriend Zayn Malik, pairing one of his concert t-shirts with a pair of aviator frames.
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During New York Fashion Week, Romee Strijd wore a fashion trifecta in a leopard print coat, Gucci t-shirt, and pink aviators.
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Taylor Hill matched a black bomber jacket with a pair of red sunglasses while exiting the Anna Sui show.
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Sofia Richie kept it casual in track-pants and a matching jacket, plus yellow sunglasses, while out in New York.
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Kendall Jenner matched her Balenciaga shirt with a pair of futuristic red shades during an outing in Los Angeles.
