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Samantha Nakata

Polarised and polarising: the Ombraz Viale sport a quality lens, a comfortable fit but the armless design won’t be for everyone

Ombraz Viale, armless sunglasses.

Polarised and polarising. There’s just something about taking the arms off of sunglasses — you’ll either love them or hate them. Ombraz, a brand dedicated to armless eyewear, challenges you to rethink just how much you really need those temple pieces. (Spoiler alert: you don’t.)

According to the company’s website, this armless design has an origin story set during a camel safari in India, where a set of broken sidearms was salvaged with a simple piece of twine to surprising success. And thus, Ombraz was born.

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