The sunglasses trend that will actually make you happier, and sleep better  - from £14

It wasn’t on plan for me to Google, “can sunglasses help you sleep better?” today. But after seeing my 100th pair of yellow aviator style sunglasses on upbeat, confident looking women around town, I gave in.

The style inspiration behind their current popularity is clear. Yellow lensed aviator style glasses are featured in arguably the most inspirational, and copied, collection for spring/summer 2025 by Chemena Kamali for Chloé. The pair you want from Chloé is the Salome. If £315 breaks your budget, our curated edit here starts from £14.

Before you add to basket though, it’s worth knowing what yellow lenses actually do. Yes, they warm up a grey day and tint the world gold, but their real benefit is in what they block: blue light. The kind that pours from your phone, your laptop, your TV, keeping your brain wired and your sleep disrupted.

The science is clear. By reducing blue light exposure particularly from screens, and especially at night, you align your your natural sleep-wake cycle, helping your body release melatonin at the appropriate time, making it easier to fall asleep and stay asleep.

Then there’s the clarity of vision. Yellow lenses sharpen contrast and enhance depth perception. They also reduce glare. Golfers, night drivers and insomniacs swear by them. And the mood-lifting effect of yellow? Science backs that, too.

A single style accessory to make you feel happier, clearer of vision, less tired and more fashionable, and you can legitimately wear them day and night. Not bad for a pair of sunglasses.