I Was Seven And Accidentally Miu Miu: The Glasses Trends of 2025

When I was seven, I got my first pair of glasses. Thin, red, metal frames with those tiny rubber pads that left little dents on my nose. They definitely didn’t suit my round cheeks, but I didn’t care. I had glasses, and at seven, everyone wanted glasses. (A mistake I’d come to regret after years of monthly contact lens orders and poking my own eyeballs every morning).

It was the 2010s, the era of oversized frames and ironic “geek chic.” My slim metal specs didn’t exactly scream cool. Vintage styles were making a comeback, the “hipster” aesthetic reigned supreme, and everyone wanted to be Zooey Deschanel.

So, by the time you could add ‘teen’ to my age, those little red frames were gone, and all of a sudden, the bigger the glasses, the better. You can call it the time when I finally became fashion-forward and decided to listen to trends, but really, it was the state of self-consciousness unlocking. Spoiler alert: any knowledge of fashion didn’t happen until years down the line. I finally needed to fit in, and as the trends dictated at the time, the way to do this was to either lose the glasses or wear a huge pair.

I found my seven-year-old self's glasses the other day, and sadly, if my head hadn’t outgrown them, they would be deemed to today’s standards as corporate office siren-chic. When mini-Mia only cared about finally being able to see the whiteboard, little did she know she was accidentally Miu Miu? Slim bayonetta glasses are back, and like Gisele Bündchen’s cameo in The Devil Wears Prada, conventionally unfashionable glasses are the new chic. From red carpets to street style, glasses are taking center stage, and honestly, if this means I can ditch my contacts and channel Sex and the City’s Samantha Jones— “Yes, I need glasses and I’m not ashamed!”—then consider me fully on board.

Here are some iconic glasses of the moment:

Sabrina Carpenter

The glasses of the year are undoubtedly the Miu Miu 01XV; these oval glasses completely fit the 2025 brief of shouldn’t work, but somehow do.

When Sabrina Carpenter arrived at Saturday Night Live in New York on May 18, 2024, in a full Miu Miu look, the standout piece was the 01XV spectacles. They weren’t just eyewear; they were the finishing touch that made the outfit unmistakably Miu Miu. No logos needed. You glance at the frame shape, and you just know. Miu Miu. 

MIU MIU 
01XV Glasses
Was $459, now $275.40

Emma Chamberlain

Even the Met Gala, the biggest fashion event of the year, has space for glasses. At the Met Gala 2025, Emma Chamberlain was seen wearing a pinstripe Courrèges ensemble, accompanied by oval, thin, metal-framed glasses.

Emma has even made glasses part of her business endeavors with a collab with Warby Parker. She re-partnered with them in November 2024, mainstreaming high-fashion style frames, which featured thin frames. 

BALENCIAGA
Silver Tag 3.0 D-Frame Sunglasses
$490

Chelsea Lazkani

At the 2024 People’s Choice Awards, Chelsea Lazkani wore a form-fitting black latex-effect dress with a white collar and cuffs. The look was topped off by a thin rectangular-framed pair of glasses.

Billie Eilish

Billie Eilish has been seen on many occasions wearing glasses, a now clear go-to accessory for Billie. At the 2024 Grammys, Billie traded her usual bold sunglasses for slim Y2K-style specs.

Doja Cat

At that same 2024 Grammys, Doja Cat made headlines in a sheer strapless Dilara Findikoglu gown and even more so for her Prada glasses. The bold, black rectangular frames provided the perfect contrast to her muted dress, creating an intellectual yet avant-garde look. It was a librarian-meets-high-fashion blend, and it worked.

The line between function and fashion has been blurred, and my little red frames, which made me the nerd of my class, are now the blueprint for office siren chic. If 2025 has taught me anything, it’s this: glasses are cool, so never throw your old ones away. Their comeback is inevitable…unless, of course, your head outgrows them.