When we first considered including Gucci sunglasses in our stable of reliable fashion brands, we thought of the billion dollar empire this exclusive Italian fashion brand has made for themselves. What once was a family-owned business in Florence has become part of a reliable contributor to a French fashion holding company, ninety years in the making.

In that time, the house of Gucci has earned the right to be proud of many accomplishments, and the accessories line this company now offers its customers is extensive and impressive. With respect to Gucci sunglasses, the company has found fans in all corners of the globe for its rich, decadent designs that appeal to the most design-conscious people on the planet.

We could rattle off a list of names, men and women among the social elite who have converted to wearing Gucci because of its reputation as a premium designer. More impressive, however, are the styles themselves, which explain why the following is so fervent and reliably constant among its clientele.

Gucci women’s sunglasses, for example, project a look of power, of taste, of simple style that beautifully completes anyone’s wardrobe. Lots of metallic style points here, but never at the cost of dominating the overall look and feel of the lenses and frames.

As the brand’s offering migrate from mild to wild, the consistency of reliable colors and features that translate power are what separates Gucci glasses from the “next best thing.” Long ago, Gucci realized that taste in fashion is not a by-product of good design, but that good design is a product of good taste.