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Brand profile
Explicit Poets
Athens-based independent sunglasses label making affordable contemporary eyewear, sold online worldwide and through two retail stores in Athens.
AthensOrigin
UnisexFocus
StreetwearStyle
$$Price
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What to know about Explicit Poets
Sunglasses first, apparel second
Despite occasional streetwear pieces like t-shirts and hoodies, the label was founded in 2017 around eyewear, and sunglasses remain its core product.
Range, not one hero frame
More than 50 frame designs and over 400 frame-and-lens combinations, mostly contemporary everyday shapes with tinted lenses for men and women.
Athens-based, priced under €40
Original Collection frames start around €39.90, sold direct online with worldwide shipping plus two Athens stores on Veikou and Kidathineon streets.
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Brand facts
Explicit Poets is an Athens-based independent eyewear label founded in 2017, focused on sunglasses rather than apparel. The brand describes itself as Greece's largest independent sunglasses brand, offering more than 50 frame designs and 400-plus frame and lens combinations, with prices in its Original Collection starting around €39.90. Styles lean toward contemporary everyday shapes with tinted lenses for men and women. It sells direct-to-consumer online with worldwide shipping, plus two Athens retail stores on Veikou and Kidathineon streets, and reaches customers through Instagram and TikTok.
- Founded
- 2017
- Origin
- Athens, Greece
- Made in
- Asia
- Price
- $$
- Focus
- Unisex
- Facts checked
- August 2026
- Styles
- Streetwear, Minimalist / Contemporary, Skatewear