‘Sport 1’ Sunglasses — Gray/Gold, One Size

SPORT 1

The ‘Sport 1’ belongs to the early 2000s moment when John Galliano’s Dior was in sustained conversation with athletics, motorsport, and the energy of the street — a wraparound shield silhouette in gray plastic with gold-tone hardware that represents the house’s most restrained frame of the period. It features:

- Wraparound shield silhouette in lightweight gray plastic with full-coverage lens
- Gold-tone hardware throughout — hinges, temple logo, and frame detailing
- Gray-tinted lenses with neutral, wearable tint and full UV coverage
- Secure wraparound fit with close, sport-influenced construction
- Unisex silhouette that resolves equally on men’s and women’s faces
- Includes original Christian Dior case

The gray plastic carries the quality and weight characteristic of early Galliano-era Dior eyewear — not the cost-reduced lightness of contemporary sportswear frames, but something denser and more considered. The gold hardware introduces the house’s luxury codes without undermining the frame’s athletic references.

The Sport 1 is Galliano’s Dior in its most restrained register: a frame that earns its place through construction and proportion alone. The gray and gold combination sits at the intersection of athletic utility and luxury — functional enough for sport, elevated enough for the editorial. Two decades later, it reads less as a relic of the 2000s than as a precursor to the shield silhouette that every contemporary eyewear brand has since attempted to replicate.

Size: One Size
Made in Italy
Condition: Very good vintage condition — some wear consistent with age
Inclusions: Original Christian Dior case