<p>The nostalgic trend of oversized sunglasses worn by '60s and '70s divas has made a resurgence in 2021.</p>

<div class="slideshow-desktop-dek" tabindex="0">In the <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/beauty/twiggy-model-mod-eye-makeup-60s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">'60s</a> and <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/70s-fashion-fall-winter-2021-vintage-inspired" target="_blank" rel="noopener">'70s</a>, stylish women didn't dare leave their homes without a pair of oversized, statement <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/vintage-sunglasses-summer-accessories-trend" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sunglasses</a>. Just think back to Gloria Steinem's signature look.</div>
<div class="slideshow-desktop-dek" tabindex="0">This season, many fashion designers gave this timeless and beloved eyewear silhouette the update we never knew we needed, embracing the '70s with retro-inspired shades like <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/gucci-epilogue-collection" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gucci</a>'s&nbsp; tinted frames and <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/quilted-fashion-trend-bottega-veneta" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bottega Veneta</a>'s angular aviators. Whether round, rectangular, or <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/beauty/how-to-create-perfect-cat-eye-liner-makeup-vincent-oquendo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cat-eye</a> framed, the oversized eyewear trend from the era has become an iconic style, perfect to complete literally any look.</div>
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<p>From movie stars like <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/pop-culture/elizabeth-taylor-jewelry-diamonds-cartier-bulgari" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Elizabeth Taylor</a> and <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/sophia-loren-netflix-documentary" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sophia Loren</a>, to French sex symbols like <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/how-to-dress-like-jane-birkin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jane Birkin</a> and <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/style-brigitte-bardot-marilyn-monroe-french-fashion" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Brigitte Bardot</a>, <em>L'OFFICIEL</em> rounds up some of the most nostalgic vintage sunnies wore by the fashion idols that defined those years.</p>

French actress Brigitte Bardot is photographed in 1968 by Ghislain Dussart in a pair of orange lens oversized round shades. 

Audrey Hepburn's iconic sunglasses from "Breakfast at Tiffany's" show the popular Wayfarer frame.

Singer Diana Ross dons a funky pair of huge sunnies from the '70s.

Activist Gloria Steinem is often seen in statement tinted aviators in images from the era.

Actress Grace Kelly wears a pair of white frame big cat-eye sunnies while at the beach in "To Catch a Thief."

Italian actress Sophia Loren is photographed wearing a pair of huge sunnies.

Former First Lady Jackie Kennedy sports her famous oversized sunnies.

Actress Marilyn Monroe rocks her big cat-eye shades.

French singer Françoise Hardy opts for large, white frames.

French actress Jane Birkin wears a pair of huge '70s sunnies on the set of "La Piscine" by Jacques Deray.

British model Twiggy poses in a pair of geometric sunnies from the Mod era.

Elizabeth Taylor is pictured in her large cat-eye frames.

Actress Natalie Wood wears a pair of oversized round sunglasses from the hippie era. 

Photographed by Michel Picard for L'OFFICIEL Paris in 1977.

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