Designer
Tech packs, patterns, mockups
$5,500
Products
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Designer sunglasses are premium eyewear crafted with distinctive frame shapes, quality lens options, and standout details that elevate a brand's accessory lineup - from polarized aviators and cat eye silhouettes to rhinestone-accented statement pieces. As a designer sunglasses manufacturer platform with a production team built in, THE/STUDIO connects your brand to vetted custom factories worldwide and supports every step from brief to sample to finished drop, making private label and white label eyewear development seamless.

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WHAT WE BUILD
From aviator to cat eye, our custom designer sunglasses manufacturer network produces every style your brand needs - with your production team built in from brief to delivery.

Prescription
Custom prescription designer sunglasses with corrective lenses fitted to your proprietary frame designs.

Polarized
Glare-reducing polarized lenses paired with private label frames for a premium finished product.

Aviator
Classic teardrop-shaped aviator silhouettes manufactured with metal or mixed-material bridge and temple construction.

Clip on
Clip-on sunglasses engineered to attach over existing eyeglasses, ideal for white label accessory lines.

Cat eye
Retro-inspired cat eye frames with upswept corners, a custom factory favorite for women's eyewear collections.

Your spec
Bring your own pattern or tech pack and we build to it.
A clean acrylic frame with no embellishment is straightforward manufacturing work. A fully developed pair of custom designer sunglasses featuring rhinestone / crystal detailing across temples and bridges is the construction brands actually brief our production team to build. At our vetted factories, the elaborate end is the norm.


START YOUR BRIEF
You don't need a finished design to begin. Bring a sketch, a reference designer sunglasses, a tech pack, or an AI-generated spec, and we develop it into a production-ready designer sunglasses.

A rough concept is enough to start a designer sunglasses brief.

Send a spec or a reference designer sunglasses and we build to it.

Bring a spec from ChatGPT, Gemini, or Copilot. We productionize it.
MATERIALS
Explore premium frame materials for your custom designer sunglasses - from lightweight acrylic and natural wood to zinc alloy metal hardware and rhinestone crystal accents, every manufacturing detail is covered.

Acrylic
Knit yarn (beanies) and cast sheet (keychains, pins)

Wood / bamboo
Wooden sunglasses, keychains, jewelry boxes, watch parts

Zinc alloy / metal
Die-cast metal for buckles, keychains, cufflinks, hardware

Rhinestone / crystal
Applied crystals for hats, hair, sunglasses, belts

Anything you want
Source a fabric we don't list, we'll find the mill.
Designer Sunglasses customization options
Work with your dedicated production team to develop custom designer sunglasses tailored to your brand's exact specifications, from frame shape to lens type.
THE/STUDIO connects your brand with 1,500+ vetted factories worldwide, giving you access to a dedicated production team that handles briefs, samples, tech packs, and production tracking for your custom designer sunglasses. Our sourcing network spans top eyewear manufacturing regions known for precision optics, premium frame construction, and refined finishing - so every pair meets the quality your brand demands.
China
Leading eyewear manufacturing hub with deep expertise in acrylic, metal, and polarized lens production at scale

Italy
Heritage craftsmanship in luxury designer sunglasses with premium acetate finishing and rhinestone detailing

Taiwan
Advanced optical lens technology and precision tooling for prescription and polarized custom sunglasses

Japan
Ultra-refined frame manufacturing specializing in wood, bamboo, and zinc alloy hardware with meticulous quality control

South Korea
Trend-forward factory capabilities for cat eye, aviator, and clip on styles with rapid sample turnarounds

Building it yourself
Adjust the timeline, project complexity, and team structure to see the fully loaded monthly cost before producing a single unit.
Project timeline
6 months
Project complexity
Turn roles on or off to explore different setups
Designer
Tech packs, patterns, mockups
$5,500
Sourcer
Finds and vets the factory
$4,500
Production lead
Sampling, timelines, quality control
$6,500
Monthly INTERNAL team cost
$19,800
Typical range: $18,000 to $22,000
Estimated team utilization
68%
Base salaries
$16,500
Taxes and benefits
$3,300
Your total in house cost
$118,800
You are paying for idle capacity
At this setup, your team may spend about 32% of its time waiting on samples, factory replies, and approvals.

From $500 / month
Skip hiring. Start building.
GET YOUR DESIGNER SUNGLASSES QUOTE
TIMELINE
From your initial brief to final delivery, our custom designer sunglasses manufacturing process keeps your production team, factory partners, and timeline aligned at every stage so you can launch your private label or white label eyewear drop with confidence.
1
Brief
1-3 days
2
Sample
10-15 days
3
Validation
5-7 days
4
Production
20-40 days
5
Delivery
7-20 days
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Brief, samples, tech packs, costing, and production tracking live in one place. Your designer sunglasses program runs on the platform, so every drop builds on the last instead of starting over.
ORDER TIERS
Start with one sample and scale to full production when you're ready, with low minimums and unlimited revisions built in.
1-5
Sample
Validate fit, fabric, and finish before you commit.
30-100
Small drop
Test a collection or a launch run.
100-500
Core run
Your standing private label program.
500+
Scale
Full production with locked specs and tooling.
Your branding model
Run your designer sunglasses as private label, white label, OEM, or ODM. We support all four, and can move you between them as your line grows.
Private label
Your brand on a developed designer sunglasses platform.
White label
A ready design, your label applied.
OEM
We build to your full spec and pattern.
ODM
We bring a design, you brand and refine it.
Quality control
Seam strength
Tested for stress at high-wear seams.
Colourfastness
Checked against fade from wash, light, and wear.
Wash and shrinkage
Verified to spec after repeated wash cycles.
Measurement tolerance
Graded sizing checked against your spec.
Fabric weight
Confirmed to the agreed GSM.
Many designer sunglasses can be built with recycled or certified fabrics when your brief calls for a lower-impact line. Tell us your sustainability targets and we'll match them to mills and materials that can document the claim, from recycled content to certified organic and bluesign-approved options.
SUSTAINABILITY

WHO WE SOURCE FOR
1
Men
Custom aviator and polarized designer sunglasses built to your specs - from first sample to your first 1,000 units, then scaling into a full line, the manufacturing team you can't yet afford.
2
Women
Private label cat eye, rhinestone-accented, and prescription designer sunglasses produced by vetted factory partners ready for your next drop.
THE/STUDIO gives you a production team built in - from brief to sample to finished drop - so you can develop custom designer sunglasses without hiring in-house. Our platform connects you with 1,500+ vetted factories, including every designer sunglasses manufacturer capable of working with materials like acrylic, wood and bamboo, zinc alloy, and rhinestone detailing. Request low-MOQ samples, review tech packs, and move into production all from one dashboard, whether you're launching a private label collection or scaling an existing line.
Every pair is made to your spec and your branding, so you keep full control over frame shape, lens type, materials, and packaging. THE/STUDIO's factory-matched quality checks and production tracking help ensure each custom run meets your standards and ships on time for every drop. Whether you're developing polarized, aviator, cat eye, clip-on, or prescription styles for men and women, the platform keeps your white label sunglasses program organized from first sample through final delivery.
1,500+
vetted factories
50+
countries
Built in
production team