Hollywood Icons and the Sunnies They Made Famous
Even iconic stars like Marilyn Monroe, Grace Kelly, and Elizabeth Taylor have their favorite go-to shades.
Even iconic stars like Marilyn Monroe, Grace Kelly, and Elizabeth Taylor have their favorite go-to shades.
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Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn pairs her favorite cat-eye sunnies with a headscarf while on a drive with then-husband Arthur Miller.
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe steps out—in her favorite shades—after a trip to the salon in New York City.
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor sports her go-to shades on the set of her film The Sandpiper in 1965.
Elizabeth Taylor
White glasses go perfectly with Elizabeth Taylor's white bikini top on the set of her film Giant, released in 1956.
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor and two-time husband Richard Burton prepare to board a plane in France, 1965.
Ginger Rogers
Ginger Rogers relaxes with husband Jacques Bergerac after a round of tennis in Palm Springs, 1955.
Ginger Rogers
Ginger Rogers debuts a pair of round frames on the beach in 1936.
Grace Kelly
Seen in some of her last pre-royal days, Grace Kelly spends some time with fiancee Prince Rainer III and her too cute dog Oliver on a yacht in Monte Carlo.
Grace Kelly
It doesn't get more glamorous than Princess Grace in sunglasses, a green turban and a fur coat.
Grace Kelly
Sunglasses always—even at Grace Kelly's April 1956 wedding rehearsal.
Brigitte Bardot
In Rome, an all-white-clad Brigitte Bardot is all the cameramen have eyes for, 1967.
Brigitte Bardot
From sun to snow, Brigitte Bardot sports her go-to square shades on vacation with her family in Switzerland, 1967.
Brigitte Bardot
Brigitte Bardot arriving at London's Heathrow airport in style, 1966.
Audrey Hepburn
Are any pairs of sunglasses more iconic than Audrey Hepburn's Breakfast at Tiffany's cat-eye frames?
Audrey Hepburn
On Audrey Hepburn, cat-eye sunglasses and a little black dress (in Paris!) are an unbeatable combo.
Lauren Bacall
Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart rock his and her's sunglasses in 1945.
Natalie Wood
Natalie Wood pairs her oversized brown shades with a very hippie chic outfit in 1972.
Natalie Wood
We're not sure what we love more—Natalie Wood's cut out dress, or her big sunnies, in Saint Tropez circa 1968
Ava Gardner
Nighttime is no reason for Ava Gardner (with husband Frank Sinatra) to take off her shades.
Sophia Loren
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