New York-based eyewear brand offering handcrafted, vintage-inspired sunglasses with a raw, contemporary city sensibility.
ORIGIN
United States
PRICE TIER
premium
Founded in 2023 by New Zealand-born stylist and photographer Thistle Brown, Thistles is a New York City-based eyewear brand that merges a raw downtown sensibility with the quiet confidence of heritage design. Brown, whose background in fashion and photography deeply informs the brand’s visual identity, created Thistles to offer a contemporary take on traditional silhouettes. The brand’s core product line consists of vintage-inspired sunglasses, characterized by clean lines, enduring shapes, and a pared-back aesthetic. Handcrafted in small batches in Italy, Japan, and China, the frames are designed to provide a dual function: offering anonymity while simultaneously making a subtle statement.