Gothic

Gothic does not pretend to be subtle. The round metal frame with its lateral cage construction — two parallel metal rails wrapping each lens, connected by a coiled spring mechanism at the temple — is the most mechanically complex silhouette in the Urban Vintage collection. It references the side-shield goggles that appeared in Victorian industrial photography, in early motorcycle culture and in the kind of festival crowds that take their aesthetic seriously. This is a pair of sunglasses that has a point of view.

A steampunk frame with cage side shields

Gothic runs at 51mm wide and 51mm tall — a perfect circle, identical in diameter to Paris but constructed entirely differently. Where Paris is clean and architectural, Gothic is layered and mechanical. The cage side shields wrap each lens in a double-rail metal guard that sits flush against the frame and extends toward the temple. The coiled spring mechanism at the hinge is both functional — providing an adjustable fit — and visually central to the frame's identity. Nine colorways across two frame finishes: Black and White, each paired with vivid lens tints. Black/Black for maximum authority. Black/Yellow and Black/Red for festival presence. White/Blue and White/Yellow for those who want the construction without the darkness.

UV400 with lateral light protection

Scratch resistant eco-friendly polycarbonate lenses with full UV400 protection. The cage side shields provide an additional layer of lateral light blocking that most round frames do not — useful during outdoor festivals where sun angles are low and peripheral glare is a genuine issue. Gothic is the only frame in the Urban Vintage collection with built-in side protection, which makes it the most technically complete option for full-day outdoor wear.

The dark edge of the Urban Vintage collection

Every collection needs a frame that pushes the boundary of what the aesthetic can hold. Gothic is that frame in the Urban Vintage lineup — the one that sits closest to the Trippy collection in spirit while remaining grounded in a recognizable vintage reference. At €20 it is the highest-priced frame in the collection, which reflects the construction complexity. The cage mechanism, the spring temple joints, the double-rail side shields — these are details that take time to assemble. If you are building a festival wardrobe that needs one statement piece that no one else in the crowd will be wearing, Gothic is the answer.