Coats out, mornings cold, and nearly every woman on the street is still in dark lenses.
Made where it snows
Belluno, in the Dolomites, makes roughly 80 percent of Italy's eyewear. Its makers never saw sunglasses as a beach thing.
The winter sun sits low
In November it comes in sideways, straight into your eyes, on every walk to the market and every drive home at four.
Bought once, worn all year
One or two good pairs, not a basket of cheap ones. They finish a coat the way they finish a sundress.
No fussing with the face
No squinting, nothing to perfect before the bakery. The outfit can stay quiet: a fitted knit, a plaid midi, a good bag.
Put them back on
Wear your sunglasses with a sweater this month. You will look like a woman who knows where the light is coming from.