#1Moscot
Family-owned New York eyewear brand, founded 1915, known for hand-finished acetate frames like the Lemtosh and Miltzen.
Best Streetwear Sunglasses
22 brands · Brands by scene · Updated September 2026This page is for anyone building a streetwear-leaning sunglass rotation, from $30 running frames to hand-made Japanese titanium. The 22 labels below are eyewear specialists, sorted so you can compare shape, build and price rather than hype — bold acetate from RetroSuperFuture, Gentle Monster and Thierry Lasry at the fashion end, Oakley and goodr for sport, Warby Parker and izipizi when you need prescription lenses cheap. One correction: "Nick Square" isn't a brand, it's the Nick square frame from WMP Eyewear (formerly WearMe Pro), and it's treated that way here.
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#2Crap Eyewear
Independent Los Angeles sunglass brand making retro, bio-acetate frames at accessible prices, sold direct and through retailers like Urban Outfitters.
#3izipizi
French eyewear brand making affordable, colourful ready-to-wear reading, sun and screen glasses for adults, children and babies.
#4krewe sunglasses
New Orleans eyewear label founded in 2013 by Stirling Barrett, making hand-finished acetate and metal sunglasses named for Louisiana places.
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#5Quay Australia
Australian eyewear brand making affordable, trend-driven sunglasses and blue-light glasses, known for oversized frames and celebrity collaborations.
#6ollie quinn
Ollie Quinn is a London-founded, Canada-focused optical brand selling in-house designed frames at flat, lens-inclusive prices.
#7Mykita
Berlin eyewear manufactory making screwless steel, acetate and 3D-printed MYLON frames in-house, with a minority LVMH/Thélios investor since 2024.
#8Oakley
Californian sport-performance eyewear and apparel brand, part of EssilorLuxottica, known for Prizm lenses and Frogskins, Holbrook and Sutro frames.
#9Goodr
goodr is a US brand selling inexpensive polarized performance sunglasses for runners, cyclists and golfers, known for playful naming and limited-edition drops.
#10Warby Parker
Direct-to-consumer eyewear brand selling prescription glasses and sunglasses from about $95, known for Home Try-On and hundreds of North American stores.
#11Ray Ban
American eyewear house founded in 1937, now owned by EssilorLuxottica, known for Aviator and Wayfarer sunglasses and Meta AI smart glasses.
#12Persol
Italian eyewear house founded in Turin in 1917, known for acetate frames with silver arrow hinges and the folding 714 Steve McQueen model.
#13RetroSuperFuture
Milan eyewear label, founded 2007, known for retro-shaped acetate sunglasses in bold colourways, handmade in Italy.
#14Matsuda
Japanese label founded in 1967, now focused on handmade Sabae eyewear with engraved titanium and Art Deco-inspired detailing.
#15GENTLE MONSTER
Seoul eyewear brand founded in 2011, known for sculptural oversized frames, art-installation retail, and a Google-backed push into smart glasses.
#16Sun Buddies
Swedish unisex eyewear line from the Très Bien team, making Italian-acetate frames with Zeiss lenses and pop-culture-referencing shapes.
#17Nick Square
A square frame style from budget US eyewear label WMP Eyewear (WearMe Pro), not a standalone clothing brand as previously listed.
#18Garrett Leight
Los Angeles eyewear label founded in 2010 by Garrett Leight, making acetate and metal frames and sunglasses with mid-century California styling.
#19BRU EYEWEAR
Independent Los Angeles eyewear label making small-fitting unisex acetate sunglasses defined by contrasting colors and mixed materials.
#20CHIMI Glasses
Swedish eyewear brand making colourful acetate, steel and titanium sunglasses, optical frames and sports eyewear at mid-market prices.
#21Thierry Lasry
Paris eyewear house making handmade French acetate sunglasses in bold geometric, cat-eye and oversized shapes with tinted lenses.
#22Akoni Eyewear
Independent luxury eyewear brand making minimalist titanium and Japanese acetate frames and sunglasses, sold through specialist optical boutiques.
Where the money goes
Price tiers here split cleanly. Under roughly $50 you have goodr, whose OG, Circle G and Mach G polarized frames run about $25-$45 and are built no-slip for running, cycling and golf, plus WMP Eyewear (WearMe Pro), the budget direct-and-Amazon label whose Nick square frame comes in transparent, crystal brown and emerald green. Crap Eyewear and izipizi sit just above: Crap works in bio-based acetate with 1970s shields and cat-eyes typically under $100, while izipizi's numbered #A-#E shapes cover sun, reading and blue-light in one flexible, colour-blocked system. Quay works the same accessible tier with oversized squares and celebrity collaborations across some 2,000 retailers.
Mid-market is where fit and lens quality start to show. Sun Buddies makes Italian acetate frames with Carl Zeiss lenses and film-and-music references — Bibi, Courtney, Ozzy, Zinedine. BRU EYEWEAR cuts unisex acetate deliberately small, roughly $135-$170, and stocks at Kith, Revolve and Nordstrom, so it's the pick for narrower faces. CHIMI covers colourful acetate, steel and titanium plus ski and swim eyewear. Warby Parker and Ollie Quinn are the prescription-first options: Warby starts around $95 with single-vision lenses included, Ollie Quinn sells flat lens-inclusive pricing through Canadian boutiques.
Statement frames and heritage
For shapes that read from across the street, look at RetroSuperFuture's flat-top and squared acetates in marbled colourways, Gentle Monster's oversized sculptural frames in Asian-fit proportions, and Thierry Lasry's handmade French acetate in hexagonal and oversized cat-eye. KREWE brings layered acetate and mirrored lenses out of New Orleans; Mykita builds screwless steel and 3D-printed MYLON in Berlin. Heritage anchors are Ray-Ban (Aviator, Wayfarer, Clubmaster), Persol (arrow hinge, folding 714) and Oakley (Frogskins, Holbrook, Sutro with Prizm lenses) — all three now inside EssilorLuxottica. Moscot's Lemtosh and Miltzen and Garrett Leight's Kinney and Wilson give you thinner, quieter vintage-American shapes. At the top, Matsuda's engraved titanium from Sabae and Akoni's aerospace-grade titanium are craft buys, not trend buys.
Notes before you commit
Two status changes worth knowing: Ollie Quinn's UK company entered administration in February 2024 and its business was bought by OQ Eyewear Limited, and CHIMI entered Swedish court-supervised reconstruction in November 2025 while continuing to trade. Mykita took a minority investment from LVMH's Thélios in November 2024 but keeps creative independence.
Common questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Which of these brands are actually cheap?
goodr is the cheapest, with most polarized performance frames between roughly $25 and $45, followed by WMP Eyewear (WearMe Pro), which sells low-cost acetate and metal frames direct and through Amazon. Crap Eyewear prices most retro acetate styles well under $100, and izipizi and Quay also sit in the accessible tier.
What should I buy if I need prescription lenses?
Warby Parker starts around $95 with single-vision lenses included and runs Home Try-On plus in-store eye exams across hundreds of US and Canadian locations. Ollie Quinn sells flat lens-inclusive pricing and Avulux migraine lenses through its Canadian boutiques, and Moscot fits prescription lenses in its own shops. Many others here — izipizi, Quay, CHIMI, Gentle Monster, Garrett Leight, Akoni — offer optical frames alongside sun.
Is Moscot worth the money?
Moscot has been family-run in New York since 1915 and is now in its fifth generation, with hand-finished acetate frames like the round Lemtosh and keyhole-bridge Miltzen. If you want a vintage New York shape you can have glazed in the Orchard Street flagship, it earns its mid-to-high price; if you want a sport or novelty frame, look at Oakley or goodr instead.
Is "Nick Square" a brand?
No. Nick is a square-classic frame style from WMP Eyewear, the US budget eyewear company also trading as WearMe Pro. It has a vintage-inspired square front with tapered rims, rounded lower lens edges and metal temple accents, in transparent, crystal brown and emerald green, with polarized sunglass versions.
Where can I buy these sunglasses?
disco is a directory, not a shop — we don't sell eyewear. Buy direct from each brand's own site or stores: Moscot on Orchard Street, KREWE in the French Quarter, Mykita's monobrand stores, Garrett Leight's optical shops, Thierry Lasry's Paris store, CHIMI in Stockholm, Oslo, Paris, New York and Cape Town. Real stockists include Urban Outfitters for Crap Eyewear, Kith, Revolve, FWRD and Nordstrom for BRU, SSENSE and Mr Porter for Thierry Lasry, SSENSE for CHIMI, and independent optical boutiques for Akoni and Matsuda.