A Softer Take on the Cat Eye With Gold Inlay Detail

The Maisie polarised takes the cat eye silhouette and rounds off the edges. Where a classic cat eye has a sharp upswept corner, the Maisie's curve is gentler and more relaxed, which makes it a more wearable everyday option for people who like the shape but find harder versions a bit much. Gold inlay detailing runs through the frame adding a quiet warmth that lifts the whole thing without making it feel dressed up. It's a frame that works just as naturally on a beach walk as it does somewhere a bit more polished.

Medium sizing at 14 cm wide suits a broad range of face shapes and sits comfortably without the oversized feel that larger cat eye frames can carry. Available in several colours so there's a version that sits with your wardrobe rather than against it.

Size: 14 cm wide x 5 cm high. Polarised Lenses

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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.