Sunglasses: from origins to SS21 trends Where do the sunglasses come from and which are the hottest silhouettes of the moment

From the legendary heart-shaped sunglasses of the Lolita by Stanley Kubrick to the iconic Manhattan designed by Oliver Goldsmith and worn by Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's, sunglasses define a character's personality and tell us a lot about who they belong to. Whether it is sunglasses or eyeglasses, it doesn't matter, what really matters is that they know how to give the right twist to their look so as to make it an element of strong distinction. This is therefore the case of Woody Allen, who with his thick black-rimmed glasses has traced the ideal of the intellectual director, or that of Lina Wertmüller, white, square and irreverent enough. From the first differentiation between magnifying glass and glasses, here is a brief history of the accessory that none of us are able to do without.