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Brand profile
Port Tanger
Moroccan-inspired eyewear label founded in 2020 by Vanessa Reid and Bibi Borthwick, making acetate and metal frames handcrafted in Japan.
TangierOrigin
UnisexFocus
Minimalist / ContemporaryStyle
$$$Price
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What to know about Port Tanger
Tangier references, Japanese manufacturing
Frames draw on Mediterranean and North African forms — many named in Arabic — but are handcrafted in Japan from acetate and metal.
Slim frames, tinted lenses, minimal hardware
The house look is narrow profiles, restrained hardware and coloured lenses, sitting between minimalist and slightly avant-garde eyewear.
Around $300, sold selectively
Sunglasses and optical frames run roughly $300 through the brand's site and multi-brand retailers like SSENSE and Antonioli, below luxury-house eyewear pricing.
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Brand facts
Port Tanger is an eyewear label founded in 2020 by stylist Vanessa Reid and photographer Bibi Borthwick, inspired by the city of Tangier, Morocco. Frames are handcrafted in Japan from acetate and metal, with slim profiles, restrained hardware and tinted lenses; many models carry Arabic and North African names. The design language pairs Mediterranean and North African references with Japanese manufacturing. Sunglasses and optical frames sell through the brand's own site and multi-brand retailers including SSENSE and Antonioli, typically around $300.
- Founded
- 2020
- Origin
- Tangier, Morocco
- Made in
- Japan
- Price
- $$$
- Focus
- Unisex
- Facts checked
- September 2026
- Styles
- Minimalist / Contemporary, Quiet luxury, Avant-garde