This past New York Fashion Week , the models on Luar’s spring 2025 runway emerged wearing gigantic shield shades. They were impossible to miss, punctuating nearly every one of the brand's distinctively-cool looks with their bold, oversized silhouette. Intrigued, we soon learned that the statement styles stemmed from a collaboration between designer Raul Lopez and Fellow Earthlings, a Canadian eyewear label based in Prince Edward Island that’s fast becoming the go-to source for fun runway glasses.
You could call Fellow Earthlings co-founders Sydney and Christopher Seggie masters of eyewear. Before launching their brand in 2015, the husband and wife duo worked in cities like Hong Kong and London managing licensed eyewear products. “It often felt creatively limiting, and that frustration drove us to learn how to make eyewear ourselves,” Sydney tells Vogue .
When the pair eventually moved back to their native PEI, they began toying with the idea of launching their own brand. Fast-forward to today, and they have a full-fledged studio on PEI, crafting their signature sunglasses from materials such as recycled acetates. “They’re made in-house from what would normally be manufacturing waste,” says Sydney.
“Typically, 80 percent of each slab is discarded in standard production. Developing our recycling process also gave us the ability to create custom acetate, allowing us to experiment with color and thickness.” It didn’t take long for fashion brands to notice thei.