84% matchSun Buddies
Indie streetwear-adjacent acetate frames, playful shapes
What changes: Scandi color-pop rather than 90s/Y2K skate references; smaller range
Brand profile
Akila Glasses
Independent Los Angeles eyewear label making acetate and metal frames with 90s and Y2K shapes, sold through its own New York and LA stores.
Los AngelesOrigin
UnisexFocus
Minimalist / ContemporaryStyle
$$Price
21 brands like Akila Glasses like Sun Buddies, RetroSuperFuture, CHIMI Glasses →
What to know about Akila Glasses
Nineties and Y2K shapes, redrawn
Frames pull from 1990s and Y2K silhouettes with skate and surf references, rather than the classic round-and-wayfarer template most eyewear labels default to.
Spec sheet above its price
Italian acetate, stainless steel and bonded neoprene builds with nylon Optical Class 1 lenses, at mid-tier pricing rather than luxury-house markups.
Streetwear roots, not optical retail
Founder Chris Mart came from streetwear and a Spanish sunglasses brand, and AKILA keeps that lineage through regular artist and streetwear collaborations.
If you like Akila Glasses
See all 21 brands like Akila Glasses →84% match
82% matchRetroSuperFuture
Retro-shaped Italian acetate in bold colourways
What changes: Higher price, Milan handmade heritage, less optical/metal focus
72% matchCHIMI Glasses
Colourful acetate and metal frames, DTC with own stores
What changes: Cleaner Scandinavian minimalism, no collab/streetwear angle
68% matchGENTLE MONSTER
Concept-store retail and sculptural frames over classic shapes
What changes: Bigger, pricier, more avant-garde and fashion-house scaled
Brand facts
AKILA is an independent Los Angeles eyewear label founded by designer Chris Mart, who previously worked in streetwear and as creative director of a Spanish sunglasses company. It makes optical frames and sunglasses in Italian acetate, stainless steel and bonded neoprene, with nylon Optical Class 1 lenses, drawing on 1990s and Y2K shapes plus skate and surf references. The brand runs regular artist and streetwear collaborations, opened a New York flagship in 2022, and added a Silver Lake store on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles in 2024.
- Founded
- 2018
- Origin
- Los Angeles, United States
- Made in
- China
- Price
- $$
- Focus
- Unisex
- Facts checked
- August 2026
- Styles
- Minimalist / Contemporary, Streetwear