Prepare to show more of your face this summer! Smaller and more traditional shaped sunglasses are back in style replacing the huge wraparound masks dominating the scene over the last years.

As Filipa Fino, the Senior Accessories editor at Vogue USA, states, “there is definitely a move to more conservative eyewear and vintage shapes. For a while, everything has been oversized. In the sunglass market, specially it was about overpowering the face. Now the trend in fashion is to go back to classics”.

Classics with a retro “nerdish” flair and round or semi-round frames (influenced by Harry Potter or Ugly Betty?) are in the works for this spring and summer by edgy labels such as Balenciaga, Paul Smith or Temperley. A trend already embraced by stars like Bono and Mary Kate Olsen.

Not all frames, specially the round ones, are suitable for all face shapes. Those with a long, slim face are most likely to look good and with that intellectual, je-ne-sais-pas-quoi flair that round frames bestow. You don’t want to end up looking like Gandhi or John Lennon though!