Le Specs
Offside Sunglasses
Offside Sunglasses are unisex polarized sunglasses from Le Specs' Australian collection, featuring a lightweight biosourced acetate frame in a glossy black rectangular style with dark gray lenses and gold hinge accents. Designed for sunny conditions, they provide level 3 UV protection and glare-free vision, suitable for everyday outdoor wear. Key specifications include 57 mm eye width, 17 mm bridge, 145 mm temple length, and they come with a designer case and cleaning cloth.
- Material
- biosourced acetate
- Category
- Apparel & Accessories > Clothing Accessories > Sunglasses
Color
Size
Specifications
Polarized sunglasses with level 3 UV protection in a lightweight biosourced acetate frame.
Polarized lenses for glare-free vision; Level 3 UV protection; Lightweight biosourced acetate frame; Includes soft case and cleaning cloth.
- Material
- biosourced acetate
- Gender
- male
- Age Group
- adult
- Condition
- new
- Category
- Apparel & Accessories > Clothing Accessories > Sunglasses
Additional Attributes
- polarized lenses
- UV protection level 3
- biosourced acetate frame
- lightweight
- includes soft case and cleaning cloth
- Le Specs Australian collection
- eye width 57 mm
- bridge 17 mm
- temple 145 mm
Product Insights
The Le Specs Offside Sunglasses are polarized, prescription-ready, biosourced acetate frames with Level 3 UV protection, priced at $120—undercutting Ray-Ban’s polarized options—and feature an oversized 57mm square silhouette rooted in 1979 Bondi Beach design heritage, though the frame’s medium-to-broad face fit and requirement of optician adjustment for prescription mounting or heat-fitting represent the main compromises for wearers.
Verified claims
- Frame fit
- Frame dimensions (57/17/145, total 148mm) fit medium to broad faces
- Adjustability
- Bioplastic frame adjustable by optician; accepts prescription lenses
- Value
- At $120, includes polarized lenses and undercuts Ray-Ban's polarized by 30-45%
- UV protection
- Level 3 UV protection (86-97% filtration) meets performance sport sunglasses
- Brand story
- Le Specs' 1979 Bondi Beach founding and Simons' editorial curation add design credibility
- Optician compatibility
- An optician can heat-adjust the frame and mount prescription lenses.
- Brand heritage
- Originating at Bondi Beach in 1979, Le Specs rose to high fashion through the Adam Selman collaboration and is now curated by Simons.
- Material
- Frame is biosourced acetate — a plant-based bioplastic that is hypoallergenic, color-through, and industrially compostable.
- Design
- Oversized 57mm square silhouette with straight-temple design is a Le Specs hallmark with coastal design sensibility.
- Polarization
- Polarized lenses standard, bypassing typical $50 surcharge.
- Prescription fit
- Frame can be fitted with prescription lenses by an optician.
- Lens centering
- Optician can center prescription lenses to align with pupils.
- Peripheral vision
- 57mm lens width provides generous peripheral coverage for corrected vision.
- Compostability
- Frame is industrially compostable (breakdown in months).
Product record
- Title
- Offside Sunglasses
- Brand
- Le Specs
- Price
- 120 CAD
- Availability
- In stock
Image Analysis
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Product
Glossy black rectangular/square-frame sunglasses shown in a three-quarter front view; dark gray lenses and small gold rectangular hinge accents on each temple; visible inner temple text and markings on the inside of the right temple tip.
- Frame shapeThick, full-rim rectangular/square frame with a straight top bar and slightly rounded inner lens cutouts.
1 region
x 0.06 · y 0.34 · w 0.72 · h 0.44 (medium) - Finish and materialHigh-gloss black plastic/acrylic finish across the front frame and temples, showing specular highlights.
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x 0.06 · y 0.34 · w 0.72 · h 0.44 (high) - Lens appearanceFlat, dark gray tinted lenses with even tint and faint internal reflections; lenses sit flush within the thick frame.
2 regions
x 0.10 · y 0.50 · w 0.30 · h 0.26 (high); x 0.40 · y 0.50 · w 0.34 · h 0.26 (high) - Temple designWide, straight temples that taper slightly toward the curved ear tips; temples are the same glossy black as the frame.
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x 0.38 · y 0.30 · w 0.50 · h 0.36 (medium); x 0.06 · y 0.28 · w 0.36 · h 0.22 (medium) - Hinge hardwareSmall rectangular gold metal hinge plates on each temple near the front, inset into the temple surface.
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x 0.58 · y 0.50 · w 0.12 · h 0.08 (high); x 0.12 · y 0.36 · w 0.06 · h 0.04 (medium) - Nose bridgeWide molded saddle nose bridge integrated into the same glossy black frame material.
1 region
x 0.28 · y 0.48 · w 0.18 · h 0.12 (high) - Inner temple markingsWhite printed characters and symbols visible on the inside of the right temple near the tip.
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x 0.46 · y 0.18 · w 0.18 · h 0.12 (medium) - Inner temple text“OFFSIDE///2627936”Partial
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x 0.08 · y 0.26 · w 0.24 · h 0.08 (low) - Regulatory marks“CE and other certification-like symbols printed in white on the inside of the right temple tip.”Partial
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x 0.52 · y 0.16 · w 0.10 · h 0.08 (medium)
Other
Studio product shot on a neutral light gray background with soft shadow beneath the sunglasses; image shows a three-quarter front view with the right temple angled back.
- Shot compositionThree-quarter front view with the left lens closer to camera and right temple angled rearward; product centered in lower half of image.
- BackgroundEven light gray seamless background with subtle vignette and a soft shadow under the sunglasses to indicate surface contact.
- LightingSoft, diffused studio lighting producing gentle highlights on the glossy frame and faint reflections on the lenses.
Colors
gloss black· frame and templesdark gray· lenses#6B747Bpolished gold· hinge hardware#88959E- Frame shapeThick, full-rim rectangular/square frame with a straight top bar and slightly rounded inner lens cutouts.