DITA Sunglasses

    What our ambassadors say about us

    DITA: Category of One

    Perfecting the Art of Eyewear

    For over 20 years, DITA has focused on one thing: perfecting the art of eyewear. We are not a fashion house license; we specialize in eyewear.

    • Unseen Craftsmanship: Every DITA frame involves extensive design, research, and development. The months of effort are evident when you hold a DITA frame.
    • Industry Benchmark: DITA’s standards are the benchmark for luxury eyewear.

    Serving Discerning Clientele

    DITA caters to the world’s most discerning clients, forming unique relationships in culture, style, sport, and entertainment.

    Design That Finds Beauty in Purpose

    Innovative Design Process

    • Focus and Discipline: Each design is treated independently, taking months from conception to production.
    • Transdisciplinary Approach: Designers and engineers from various fields, including automotive design, sculpture, and architecture, collaborate.
    • Experimentation: Designers experiment with ideas, technology, and materials outside traditional eyewear. Prototypes are refined until they meet DITA’s high standards.

    Key Features

    • Premium Lenses: Known for optical clarity, beautiful tintability, and superior color holdout.
    • Acetate Finishing: Uses a proprietary tumbling process for a beautiful finish and high-quality acetate.
    • Optical Coatings: Lenses feature AR coating to reduce glare, with a chemical hard coat for scratch resistance and durability.
    • Titanium Production: Utilizes high-grade Beta-Titanium, which is thin, durable, and flexible, weighing 1/3 of steel.
    • Hinge System: Designed with removable and replaceable parts for longevity.

    DITA’s History and Evolution

    1995: Brand Inception

    Founded in 1995, DITA reinvented eyewear by transcending conventions, creating discreet luxury with bold character frames and innovative technology.

    • Early Collections: Vintage-inspired frames from the 50s and 60s with bold colored lenses.

    1998: First Men’s Collection

    • Top Sellers: Double Agent and Agent 99, retro-inspired wrap frames with modern touches.
    • Celebrity Influence: Celebrities and musicians began wearing DITA frames.

    Milestones

    • 1999: Established relationships with highly regarded artisans in eyewear.
    • 2006: Focused on challenging preconceptions of eyewear design.
    • 2018: Opened a proprietary factory in Japan to invest in R&D for unique design and production methods.

    Celebrating Craftsmanship and Culture

    Craftsmanship

    • Expertise: True value lies in the effort and skill behind each frame, which can only be felt, not measured.

    Culture

    • Innovation: DITA’s designs are informed by art, architecture, cinema, and sport.
    • Collections: From ultra-thin acetates in the DITA-FEATHERLIGHT collection to luxurious titanium and custom hardware in the DITA-SERIES collection.
    • Heritage: A culture that transcends convention and offers a vision for the future as memorable as its past.

    Explore DITA’s collection at Sun of Japan and experience eyewear that combines tradition with innovation, creating a statement of luxury and individuality.

    THE LEGACY CONTINUES: BUGATTI EYEWEAR BY LARRY SANDS

    Optical legend, createur Larry D. Sands is no stranger to hyper luxury. With a legacy spanning over 60 years of incredibly successful eyewear brands— ®Chrome Hearts, ®Matsuda, ®Kieselstein-Cord, ®Shamballa Eyewear, ®Paradis Collection, and the ®Optical Shop of Aspen dynasty. 

    This industry vanguard shows absolutely no signs of slowing down, and at 84 years of age, his refusal to boundaries and desire to create is stronger than ever. “When I got the call from BUGATTI, I was a little surprised, but to be approached by the world’s most powerful and luxurious auto manufacturer, to create their eyewear, was an honor.”  

    For over 110 years, BUGATTI has been at the pinnacle of the automotive industry, creating the most exclusive next-generation hyper sports cars. Following Ettore Bugatti’s motto: “If comparable, it is no longer BUGATTI”, the nine piece debut collection is just that— incomparable, capturing the rich essence of BUGATTI automobiles in a wearable form. 

    Spending over 2 full years in design and development, Sands uses materials and manufacturing techniques the eyewear industry has never seen before, with the goal to design a collection for those who are unafraid of the future. Each piece is meticulously crafted in Japan, from solid 925 sterling silver trim with genuine 18k gold and palladium. The most expensive materials in the world.  

    Other industry-first techniques are used across the collection such as PVD, positive vapor deposition, a process in which a solid material is vaporized in a vacuum and deposited onto the surface of the eyewear. 

    For the brand loyalists, details taken from BUGATTI’s iconic design language are woven throughout the collection, capturing the feeling of the early brand from the 1930’s and 40’s with a unique modernization. The unmistakable red enamel macaron, a badge of honor ornamenting each vehicle, and even custom wirecore developed in sheets to mirror the intricate grill pattern from BUGATTI’s horseshoe radiator. The BUGATTI Eyewear collection elegantly reinterprets the spirit and tones of the brand, forming an exquisite fusion of ‘then’ and ‘now’.

    PREMIUM MATERIALS

    Each piece of BUGATTI Eyewear is meticulously crafted in Japan, from .925 Sterling Silver and finished with genuine 18k gold and palladium coatings; the most expensive materials in the world. The use of real carbon fiber and Macassar ebony wood is another impeccable design iteration that is unique to the collection and pays homage to BUGATTI’s incredible automobiles. No detail is overlooked, with components rendered in Grade 5 Japanese titanium— the highest available, used for aerospace and known to withstand temperatures up to 600° F.

    PVD COATINGS

    Positive Vapor Deposition (PVD) is a process in which a solid material is vaporized in a vacuum and deposited onto the surface of the product– a key breakthrough for the eyewear industry and is also used in the development and production of BUGATTI automobiles. The PVD acts as a Diamond Like Coating, creating a surface that is highly resistant to wear and guaranteed for the lifetime of the product.

    ZEISS LENS

    BUGATTI Eyewear doesn’t compromise with vision, which is why ZEISS® lenses are used in every frame— providing optimal vision clarity from the lens center to the periphery, in a lens that is flatter, thinner, and more attractive than standard lenses. The leader in lens technology, ®ZEISS coatings offer scratch resistance, anti-reflective properties, and a surface that is more dirt resistant and easy to clean.

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