Vintage Gucci Cat-Eye Sunglasses Early 2000s Black Gold

Sculpted black plastic frames sweep upward into a sharp cat-eye, the line punctuated at each temple by a gold-tone interlocking G plaque — a flash of hardware set against the depth of the acetate. Purple gradient lenses shift tone from charcoal to amethyst in the light, with the interior arms marked by the model code in crisp sans-serif white. Slight, well-kept scratches are visible on the surface of the lenses, without interruption to clarity.

The gold-tone logo detail at the hinge is a signature of Tom Ford’s tenure at Gucci, an era when the house’s Milan studio was turning out eyewear with precisely this kind of sleek, logo-driven glamour — the same mood as the Testino campaigns that made every accessory feel like a midnight in Los Angeles. The style code and typography date these sunglasses to the early 2000s, in the last years of Ford’s direction.

Plastic construction delivers lightness in hand; the arms close with a clean snap. No prescription strength is visible. Accompanied by the original Gucci case, embossed with spaced capitals.

Model: Cat-Eye Sunglasses
Era: Early 2000s (visual dating; style code and hardware consistent with Tom Ford era)
Condition: Very Good — slight surface scratches to lenses, hardware bright
Material: Black plastic frames with gold-tone logo hardware
Colour: Black frames with purple gradient lenses, gold-tone interlocking G plaque at temples
Serial: GG 2151/N/S 807
Made in: Italy