Vox Narrow Rectangular Sunglasses

Verified claims

Fit

51mm lens width and 140mm temples fit narrow faces.

Face shape

Rectangular shape balances round, diamond, or heart faces.

Adjustability

Acetate frame can be heat-adjusted for a custom fit.

Tint category

ISO category 2 tint transmits 18–43% visible light for overcast days

UV protection

100% UVA and UVB (UV400) protection, independent of tint darkness

Polarization

Non-polarized lenses prevent screen interference for everyday urban use

Design heritage

Logo-free design rooted in Brutalist and Memphis influences, with an architectural approach.

Temple detail

The Vox uses a custom metal temple connection instead of spring hinges.

Design philosophy

Frames express Brutalist honesty in materials, using pure acetate.

Materials

Eastman Acetate Renew™: 60% biobased/40% recycled, 50% lower carbon footprint, plus custom metal temple connection.

Brand cachet

Brutalist-inspired, logo-free Scandinavian design with celebrity cachet; $250 CAD but ~$130 from Sweden.

Temple connection

Rigid metal connection replaces spring hinges — no moving parts to wear.

Branding

Double-bar metal joint acts as CHIMI’s primary brand signature across models.

Celebrity following

Worn by Hailey Bieber, The Weeknd, Billie Eilish, and Beyoncé.

Retail partners

Available at Selfridges, Le Bon Marché, and Browns.

Pricing

Priced at $250 CAD to encourage effortless replacement.

Brand design

Architectural, logo-free frame with celebrity and high-fashion retail credibility.

Daily functionality

Heat-adjustable fit for narrow faces, UV400 protection for cloudy days.

Product record

Title

Vox Narrow Rectangular Sunglasses

Brand

CHIMI

Price

250 CAD

Availability

In stock

CHIMI’s design ethos and Stockholm roots

• Lindström set out to 'create iconic styles without any big logos' and make 'the best possible product when it comes to quality' — for the Vox buyer, that means the frame's identity is carried entirely by its shape and the custom metal temple detailing rather than by a conspicuous brand mark, aligning with a quiet, insider-recognized confidence.
• Lindström's parents are architects and designers, which directly informs his view of eyewear as architectural — the Vox's sharp, narrow rectangle is not a random shape but the product of a design sensibility that treats each frame as a small-scale building, where proportion and profile are paramount.
• Co-founder Charlie Lindström describes Chimi's approach as 'futuristic simplicity,' anchoring the collection in a balance of bold, playful forms and honest materiality — the Vox's narrow rectangular silhouette in matte or glossy Eastman Acetate Renew is a direct expression of that, shaped more by sculptural intention than seasonal trend.
• Chimi runs an experimental 'labs' program that produces limited collections around subcultures — car culture with Koenigsegg, futurism with astronaut Christer Fuglesang — making the core Vox part of a larger world that rewards repeat exploration and signals that the brand isn't just iterating on one safe shape year after year.
• Lindström sees eyewear as 'an architectural piece for the face,' and the Vox's clean geometry inherits cues from deconstructivism and Brutalism as much as Scandinavian design — the frame's structural emphasis and honest acetate surface make its identity more about proportion and profile than any applied decoration.
• Where many Swedish brands lean into steely minimalism, Chimi's design language — evident in the Vox's chunky yet refined form — incorporates what Vogue characterized as 'Memphis touches,' importing the 1980s postmodern movement's playful, graphic sensibility into an otherwise functionalist silhouette.
• The frame's Eastman Acetate Renew — a blend of certified biosourced and recycled materials — is not just an eco-checkbox; it extends the brand's Brutalist-inspired 'love for honesty in materials, like acetate in its purest, most expressive form,' ensuring the Vox delivers the weight and hand-feel of premium acetate while reducing virgin petrochemical content.
• From the outset, Chimi aimed to make eyewear 'designed for everyday life and priced to feel effortless to replace' — at $250 CAD, the Vox sits in that sweet spot where the investment is real (Eastman Acetate Renew, Stockholm design) but low enough that a scratch or a style pivot doesn't feel catastrophic, encouraging daily wear rather than special-occasion care.
• With a following that includes Hailey Bieber, The Weeknd, and Billie Eilish, plus doors at Selfridges, Le Bon Marché, and Browns, Chimi has the cultural capital of a much pricier eyewear brand — choosing the Vox means buying into a line that already gets the nod from stylists who have access to every logo on the market, yet it remains understated enough to feel personal.

How the Vox compares to similar sustainable sunglasses

• Designed in Stockholm, the Vox inherits a Scandinavian minimalist aesthetic that sets it apart from the more mass-appeal styling of generic DTC frames — for a buyer who values design lineage as part of the product's identity, this adds a layer of cultural credibility that the Quince Bali's unspecified design origin does not convey.
• With eye width 51mm, bridge 21mm, and temple 140mm, the Vox shares a nearly identical narrow-fit silhouette to the Quince Bali (51-19-140), but the Vox's rectangular shape and 2mm wider bridge produce a more angular, less curved look that suits diamond or heart-shaped faces better than the Bali's oval form.
• The Vox's Level 2 UV protection is engineered for cloudy and partly sunny environments, which means it lets through more visible light than the polarized UV400 lenses on the Quince Bali — this positions the Vox as a style-driven accessory for low-light urban days rather than high-glare beach use, a purposeful design choice that sacrifices all-day bright-sun defense for a lighter tint aesthetic.
• The Vox is handcrafted from Eastman Acetate Renew™ — a material that combines bio-based content with certified recycled inputs — whereas competing sub-$100 sustainable sunglasses like the Quince Bali are made from generic plant-based acetate without certified recycled content, making the Vox a stronger pick for buyers who want third-party-verified eco-credentials rather than just plant-based marketing.
• At 250 CAD from Simons, the Vox carries a notable premium over its direct-channel price of 1020 SEK on CHIMI's site and 164 EUR at European optical retailers like Alverottica — so while the Canadian price includes the convenience of local shipping and returns, internationally savvy buyers could acquire the identical frame for substantially less by ordering from Sweden or the EU.

Frame construction and temple detail

• Handcrafted from Eastman Acetate Renew — a blend of 60% bio-based and 40% certified recycled content — the Vox’s frame benefits from acetate’s inherent ability to be heated and adjusted by an optician for a custom temple fit that reduces slipping and pressure behind the ears, all while retaining its original strength and color depth over years of wear.
• The Vox’s temple attachment is a custom-made metal connection rather than a spring hinge, a detail that recurs across CHIMI’s line — from the rectangular Noct to the oval Vox — and serves as a signature design element; the exposed metal joint reinforces the temple-front junction and gives the frame a structured, long-lasting feel compared to a standard embedded hinge, while also avoiding the small moving parts that can wear out over time.

Lens performance in cloudy and partly sunny conditions

• The product's 'Level 2 UV protection rating' refers to an ISO 12312-1 filter category 2 tuned for cloudy and partly sunny conditions, not a weaker UV block — the lenses pair that lighter tint with a full UV400 shield that blocks 100% of UVA and UVB, making the Vox a purpose-built overcast performer rather than a casual tint compromise.
• UV filtration is independent of how dark a lens looks — the Vox's category 2 tint delivers the same full UVA/UVB coverage as much darker category 3 or 4 shades, so on a fully overcast day the eye still receives comprehensive shielding despite the absence of visible glare.

Acetate Renew material: weight, comfort, and sustainability

• MYKITA, a high-end independent brand, became the first eyewear company to fully convert all its acetate frame production to Acetate Renew in 2022 — an endorsement that signals the material meets the aesthetic and durability standards of the luxury tier, where frames typically retail for $500 and above.
• Acetate Renew is 60% biobased, drawn from FSC and PEFC certified wood pulp — this renewable fraction directly displaces fossil fuel-based feedstocks, strengthening the frame's environmental profile beyond its recycled content.
• Since up to 80% of sheet acetate becomes offcuts during frame production, Eastman’s ability to recycle that scrap back into Acetate Renew creates a closed loop — the Vox frame’s production waste can effectively feed the next batch of material instead of being landfilled.
• Compared to conventional acetate, Acetate Renew cuts the carbon footprint by half — so the Vox frame's climate impact is meaningfully lower than a similarly styled frame made from standard acetate, a fact supported by a full life cycle assessment.
• Acetate Renew is BPA-free and has been tested in compliance with ISO 10993-5 and 10993-10 for skin contact, meaning the frame is unlikely to cause irritation even during all-day wear — a significant benefit for those with metal allergies or sensitive skin.
• Eastman Acetate Renew incorporates 40% certified recycled content (ISCC mass balance) produced through molecular recycling of hard-to-recycle plastics, giving each Vox frame a quantifiable waste-diversion story without visible or tactile difference from virgin acetate.
• Acetate Renew is engineered to feel, flex, and hold colour exactly like premium conventional acetate — so the lightweight comfort and polished finish of the Vox frame do not signal 'recycled' to the wearer or observer, delivering full luxury aesthetics with a lower environmental bill.