Summer is just around the corner and that means, so is the season of sunglasses. While the world’s favourite (in our opinion) accessory is actually incredibly useful year-round, they’re even more important in the scorthing summer months- it’s important to protect your eyes from those harsh UV-rays!
So, if you’re currently on the hunt for a new pair of sunnies or in the mood to update your summer look, you’ve come to the right place.
Design is obviosuly a key factor in choosing the right pair of sunnies, but so are quality and price, of course. So, we did a bit of hunting ourselves to find the perfect pair that takes the cake in all three categories.
Walk into any fashion (or convenience) store and you’re sure to find a rack of sunglasses somewhere. Accessibility isn’t really an issue, but design, quality and price certainly are. Often sunglasses have two out of the three attributes. A really cool design and excellent quality but they’ll cost you an arm and a leg. Or fine design, decent price but the quality screams ‘temporary’. What we wanted to find was a well-designed pair of sunglasses that you’d feel confident wearing anywhere, made to last for more than one season and with a price tag that won’t completely break the bank. Is that too much to ask for? Well, apparently not! Enter MESSYWEEKEND™️.
LIV — bold, classy & playful
MessyWeekend Copenhagen is a small but growing eyewear startup based in Copenhagen, Denmark. They have a pretty extensive line of sunglasses, but one pair in particular stands out from the rest: LIV. These sunglasses are simply gorgeous and come in four colourways: Black, Pink, Tortoise, and Horn. The Black model is your classic pair of sunnies, perfect for practically any occasion. The Pink model is bright and fun— ideal for those looking for a pop of colour! They are rectangular in their shape and slightly oversized, though not aggressively so. Design-wise, we’re big fans.
So, what about quality and price? LIV is handcrafted using high-quality acetate. There are almost 200 steps in the production of these sunglasses, a manual process that can take somewhere between six and eight weeks to complete. They are assembled using 5-barrel hinges and feature shatterproof lenses with full UV400 protection. These beautifully designed, high-quality sunglasses cost only $160 AUD — a very reasonable price compared to similar brands!
A brand with an impact
We’ve gone over each of our three points, but we actually discovered there is a fourth. How does the brand you choose to support look beyond business? Nowadays, there are numerous brands who are giving back in various ways to their communities and MESSYWEEKEND™️ is no exception. For each product sold, they donate a portion of their revenue to their partner organisations Plastic Change and ReSea Project, to secure the collection of 100 plastic straws from the ocean! We love a brand that goes above and beyond what is expected of them, as do most of their Trustpilot reviewers, who gave MESSYWEEKEND™️ 4.7 out of 5 stars. Very impressive for a small startup!
If you’re interested in learning more, you can read about MESSYWEEKEND™️’s Clean Oceans initiative here.
