The John Lennon-Inspired Sunglasses You Didn't Expect

"Lennon was, after all, a man enamored of statement-making glasses. There were the round ones, of course. The style that became a signature element of Lennon's look throughout the heyday of the Beatles. But they're just part of the story. In the band's early days, he wore wayfarer-esque acetate shades both on and off stage. In the early to mid 70s, after the guys had gone their separate ways, he could be spotted in wire framed styles of both the angular and aviator variety."

"It's that last pair that Jacques Marie Mage looked to when creating the John & Yoko by JMM Collection (there's also a tribute to Ono's own glasses from the era). The new spectacles, dubbed Dr. Dream in honor of the man who inspired them, are crafted in Japan from plant-based acetate in a 300-step process that requires the artisanal expertise of nearly 100 different people. They're finished with precious-metal accents in sterling silver and plated silver palladium."

John Lennon favored a range of eyeglass styles across his career, from round frames to wayfarer-like acetate and wire-framed angular and aviator styles, ending with a distinctive acetate pair featuring a keyhole bridge and mid-century vibe. Jacques Marie Mage modeled the John & Yoko collection on that final acetate look and included a tribute to Yoko Ono's glasses. The Dr. Dream spectacles are produced in Japan from plant-based acetate via a 300-step process involving nearly 100 artisans, finished with sterling silver and plated silver palladium, and packaged in limited-edition boxes with debossed Lennon artwork and a custom case.

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