Large Coverage With Silver or Gold Temple Detail

The Duchess is an oversized square frame that commits to its proportions. Large coverage, clean squared corners, and either silver or gold temple detailing depending on the colourway - it's a frame with a bit of presence that still manages to feel wearable rather than theatrical. Oversized square frames suit oval and longer face shapes particularly well, where the width and strong horizontal lines balance out the face without overwhelming it. Four colour options give you enough range to find a version that works with your usual wardrobe rather than around it.

The silver and gold detailing is worth paying attention to when choosing. Silver temple hardware sits cooler and works naturally alongside grey, black or blue tones. Gold leans warmer and tends to complement brown, cream and earthy tones in clothing. Both are subtle enough that they're not the first thing people notice, but they do make a difference to how the frame sits overall.

Super dark lenses in full NZ sun conditions do exactly what you want from a frame this size -proper coverage with serious glare management to match. Rated Category 3.

Size: 14 cm wide x 5 cm high.

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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.