Matte Black Soft Touch Frames with Red Mirror Lenses

The Mason Red is a men's sports frame. Matte black with red accents and a soft touch finish that feels as good as it looks.

Red mirror lenses give these shades a bold edge, popping in the sun and knocking back harsh light when conditions get intense. The soft touch coating on the frames means no slipping and no sticky plastic feeling, just a smooth grip that holds up whether you're sweating through a run or sitting in a hot car.

Category 3 polarised lenses handle the brutal NZ sun from early morning glare on the windscreen to late afternoon light bouncing off the water. The wraparound fit sits close and stays put through a surf, a bike ride, or a weekend fishing trip.

Size: 13.5 cm wide x 4.5 cm high.

Not all sunglasses are suited to driving and the difference shows up quickly on a bright NZ road. See our guide to choosing the right sunglasses for driving in NZ.

Red Mirror Category 3 Lenses for the NZ Sun

Polarised Lenses

New Zealand sun is some of the most intense in the world, and standard tinted lenses only solve part of the problem. They darken the view but leave the glare. iPOP polarised lenses have a built-in glare-filtering layer that targets the specific type of light that causes the problem in the first place.

How polarised lenses work

Glare happens when sunlight bounces off a flat surface, water, wet roads, a car bonnet and hits your eyes as a concentrated horizontal beam. Your eyes struggle to process it, so you squint, strain, and lose visual detail in the process. Polarised lenses block that horizontal light before it reaches your eyes, so surfaces become readable again rather than a wall of reflected brightness. On a typical New Zealand summer day, the difference is noticeable within minutes of putting them on.

Where it makes a real difference

Driving Cuts glare off wet roads and oncoming windscreens so you're not squinting into the morning sun

Fishing and water See below the surface instead of staring at a mirror of reflected sky

Beach and outdoors Reduces the all-day eye fatigue that builds up when everything around you is reflecting light

Sport and activity Sharper contrast and truer colours so you can read terrain, track movement and react faster

Lens specifications

Category 3 rated for high sun conditions. Full UV400 protection blocking 100% of UVA and UVB rays. Scratch-resistant hard coating for everyday durability.

Find out more in our guide to how polarised sunglasses work or read up on choosing polarised lenses for fishing. Browse the full polarised sunglasses range.