Sometimes, it’s about the looks.
Smart glasses can do some pretty useful things. Take a call, listen to your favourite playlist, capture a moment hands-free, and ask AI questions about the world. Available features depend on the pair you choose.
However, choosing which pair to buy isn’t always about capability. Sometimes it’s simply about style. Wayfarer or Skyler? Black or Havana? Clear lenses, green lenses, or something that changes tint when you step outside?
With eight styles and what feels like a bajillion colour options, some of us just want to know: which pair can I rock?
If that sounds like you, welcome. Let’s find a pair that works with your wardrobe and feels like you.
For everyday versatility, our pick is the Wayfarer. With a tailored jacket, we’d start with the Clubmaster. For a frame that makes a plain outfit interesting, look at Zena.
The shape is only the start. Black and Havana give the same frame a different mood. Clear lenses keep your eyes visible; a dark tint makes the sunglasses a more prominent accessory. Fit matters too: you want the frame to sit comfortably where you like it. There are all these variables to consider.
For a more comprehensive inquiry, however, let’s take a detailed look at each style:
1. Wayfarer Gen 3: the everyday all-rounder
Start here if you want a shape you can wear with a T-shirt, denim and a jacket. We like the Wayfarer’s square outline for adding definition to a relaxed outfit, without having to build the whole look around your glasses.
The Gen 3 collection has Havana, Matte Black, Shiny Black, Transparent Black and Transparent Matte Ocean Blue colours. You can go for:
- Matte Black: a starting point for a restrained look that’s easy to repeat throughout the week.
- Havana with Green lenses: paired with cream, brown and olive clothing for a warm, earthy palette.
- Transparent Matte Ocean Blue with Grey Transitions: with denim if you’re trying to bring blue into your accessories.
And much more.
The Gen 3 Wayfarer comes in 50mm and 53mm lens widths, both with a 22mm bridge and a high-bridge fit. You can use the comparison tool in our size guide to check whether they’re a good fit for you.
Our style pick: Havana with Green lenses for the weekend; Matte Black with Clear lenses for an everyday optical look.
Explore the Wayfarer Gen 3 collection.
2. Skyler Gen 2: a softer cat-eye with a little polish
Skyler gives you an upswept outline without making the whole outfit about your glasses. We’d wear it with a simple blouse, knit or open-collar shirt when the look needs a finishing touch.
The Gen 2 collection includes Shiny Black, Shiny Chalky Grey, Shiny Mystic Violet and Shiny Transparent Peach.
Black with Clear lenses keeps the emphasis on the frame’s shape. Mystic Violet with Amethyst Transitions makes colour a bigger part of the accessory. If you like warm neutrals, try Transparent Peach with Brown Transitions for a softer-looking alternative to solid black.
The 52mm lens and 20mm bridge version has a high-bridge fit. Use our size guide to compare with a pair of glasses you own.
Our style pick: Transparent Peach with Brown Transitions, paired with cream or a warm neutral knit.
Explore the Skyler Gen 2 collection.
3. Headliner Gen 2: rounded, relaxed and easy with layers
Headliner’s rounded shape is our choice with textured knitwear, a chore jacket or a shirt worn under a sweater. We like it for giving a structured outfit a more relaxed finish.
The Gen 2 collection includes Matte Black, Shiny Black, Shiny Asteroid Grey and Matte Transparent Peach.
Black with Green lenses gives you a familiar sunglasses look. Asteroid Grey with Emerald Transitions is worth trying if your wardrobe is mostly muted colours and you’d like one distinctive detail.
Headliner also gives you a meaningful fit choice: High Bridge and Low Bridge options are available for selected frame-and-lens pairings.
Bridge fit describes how the glasses sit around your nose and cheeks; it isn’t simply another name for frame size.
- High Bridge Fit: 50mm lens width, 23mm bridge and 132mm hinge-to-hinge width.
- Low Bridge Fit: 51mm lens width, 23mm bridge and 134mm hinge-to-hinge width.
Use our size guide to compare those measurements with a pair of glasses you own.
Our style pick: Asteroid Grey with Emerald Transitions, worn with textured layers and understated colours.
Explore Headliner colours and bridge fits.
4. Zena Gen 3: let the frame do the accessorising
Zena has the bolder cat-eye of the two. If Skyler is a finishing touch, Zena can be the main accessory.
We’d put it with a plain shirt, simple dress or monochrome outfit and let those pronounced corners provide the focal point. You can keep the clothes uncomplicated and give the glasses room to stand out.
The Gen 3 collection includes Havana, Shiny Black and Milky Grey Lilac.
Try Havana with Gradient Brown lenses for a warm colour pairing. Shiny Black with Clear lenses keeps the outline prominent indoors. Milky Grey Lilac with Copper Transitions is our most adventurous colour choice in this edit.
Zena has a 49mm lens width and 22mm bridge, with a high-bridge fit. Use our size guide to compare with a pair of glasses you own.
Our style pick: Shiny Black for an everyday signature; Milky Grey Lilac with Copper Transitions when you want the glasses to lead the outfit.
Explore the Zena Gen 3 collection.
5. Aviator Gen 3: the pilot shape, with more presence
The smart Aviator has a fuller, injected frame. It has a more substantial appearance than the thin metal-wire versions you may already know.
We’d style its pilot-shaped lenses with an open collar, a leather jacket or loose summer clothing. The taller outline makes it a good starting point when you want your sunglasses to be a visible part of the outfit.
The collection includes Havana, Shiny Black, Transparent Umber and the Milky Warm Beige anniversary edition.
Havana with Brown lenses is our choice for a warm, coordinated look. Try Transparent Umber with Jade Transitions if you want an interesting lens colour framed by something softer-looking than solid black.
The Gen 3 Aviator has a 54mm lens width and 18mm bridge, with a high-bridge fit. Alongside the width, check how the taller lenses sit near your cheeks. Use our size guide to compare the frame’s measurements with your current glasses.
Our style pick: Havana with Brown lenses, worn with cream, denim or brown leather.
Explore the Aviator Gen 3 collection.
6. Burbank Audio: clean lines, without a camera
Burbank is the straight-edged, rectangular option in the camera-free Audio range. Start here if you want calls and music in a frame that fits neatly into your usual work clothes.
The Burbank Audio collection includes Matte Black on Warm Silver, Matte Black, Shiny Black and Transparent Sky Blue.
We’d choose Matte Black on Warm Silver with Clear lenses for the working week. Transparent Sky Blue with Sapphire Transitions is a more colourful option to try with a white shirt or light knit.
Burbank comes in 51mm and 54mm lens widths, both with a 19mm bridge. The collection offers Standard and Large sizes, including both sizes for the Matte Black on Warm Silver frame with Clear lenses. Use our size guide to compare both frame sizes with a pair of glasses you own.
The Audio range also has adjustable or swappable nose pads and professionally adjustable temple tips. Those adjustment points give an optician more ways to help position the glasses comfortably.
Our style pick: Matte Black on Warm Silver with Clear lenses for a straightforward everyday pair.
Explore the Burbank Audio collection.
7. Clubmaster Audio: our pick with tailoring
The strong browline and finer lower rim give Clubmaster its character. We particularly like it with a collared shirt or tailored jacket, where the frame adds detail without needing a loud colour.
Shiny Black on Gold with Green lenses is our first choice for that look. We’d pair its gold-coloured detailing with warm metal jewellery or brown leather accessories.
The collection also includes Shiny Black, Transparent Iron Grey on Gun Metal, Transparent Sky Blue and Transparent Orchid on Gun Metal.
Orchid with Ruby Transitions is the pairing we’d try when we wanted the retro shape with a more unexpected use of colour.
Clubmaster Audio has a 51mm lens width and 21mm bridge. Use our size guide to compare those measurements with your current glasses. Like Burbank, it belongs to the camera-free Audio range and has the range’s adjustable fit points.
Our style pick: Black on Gold with Green lenses for versatility; Orchid with Ruby Transitions for a more expressive look.
Explore the Clubmaster Audio collection.
8. Meta Ray-Ban Display: a bold frame with a different job
Display has a substantial, angular outline and fuller temples. Consider it if you like a prominent frame and want the in-lens display.
This is a separate hardware category. Display isn’t a lens option you add to a Wayfarer, Skyler or one of the other frames above.
You can choose Black or Sand, in Standard or Large, with Clear-to-Grey Transitions lenses. Use our size guide to compare the frame fit with your current glasses.
We’d choose Black for a strong outline. Sand is our pick with an outfit built around beige, stone and cream, where the frame becomes part of the colour palette.
Include the supplied Neural Band in your styling decision too. Glasses size and band sizes are separate, so choose the frame size to fit your face and the Neural Band size to fit your wrist.
Our style pick: Sand with warm neutrals; Black if a prominent frame is already part of your look.
Explore Display colours and sizes.
Choose the lens as carefully as the frame
A different lens can change the whole impression.
Clear lenses keep your eyes visible and let the frame define the look. Green, grey and brown sun lenses give you a familiar sunglasses finish. Gradient lenses have a tint that becomes lighter towards the bottom.
With Transitions, consider both appearances: the lighter indoor lens and the tinted outdoor one. You’ll want to enjoy wearing the frame in both states.
When choosing, select the frame colour, lens and size together. For example, a Havana Wayfarer with Green lenses is one pairing; a Matte Black Wayfarer with Clear lenses is another.
The available lens choices depend on the frame colour, so check your preferred pairing before ordering. If you need prescription lenses, ask us to confirm suitability for that frame and your prescription.
Finish with fit and weight
Once you’ve found a look you like, check how the glasses will sit. Compare the width, bridge fit and cheek clearance with a pair of glasses you already enjoy wearing. Use our size guide tool to compare your glasses size to Ray-Ban Meta sizes.
Standard in one frame family doesn’t always fit like Standard in another. Our Ray-Ban Meta sizing guide will help you make those comparisons.
Weight is another useful checkpoint. Meta quotes 43g for the Audio range in its Audio announcement and 69g for Display in its Display launch announcement. The 26g difference is worth considering, but it doesn’t tell you how comfortably either pair will fit.
Our shortlist? Wayfarer for an easy everyday match, Clubmaster for a dressed-up finish, and Zena for a statement.
Start with whichever catches your eye. Explore the colours, consider the lenses, and picture the pair with clothes you already love wearing.
Then use our Meta glasses buyer’s guide to check the features, or ask us to help confirm your frame, lens and fit.