Who wears Anna-Karin Karlsson? Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Harry Styles and the frames they chose

Who wears Anna-Karin Karlsson, with the source for every name. The house’s frames are on stage more than on the red carpet, which suits them, and the list below is drawn from Vogue Scandinavia’s reporting in May 2024 and December 2025 rather than from the brand’s own claims. Where a frame the wearer chose is still made, it is linked; where the house has retired it, the page says so and points to the current equivalent.

“The Swedish eyewear designer is not a new kid on the block. The optical couturier has spent years dressing some of the most recognisable eyes in pop culture,” Eleanor Kittle wrote in Vogue Scandinavia on 17 December 2025.

Key facts

• Beyoncé: the Crystal Mirage in gold and the Shady Luv on the Cowboy Carter tour; the Shady Luv 2.0 in May 2024 (Vogue Scandinavia)
• Lady Gaga: The Cat, in black, during her maximalist era; the style is discontinued (Vogue Scandinavia)
• Jennifer Lopez: the Half Moon in the Pa Ti video (Vogue Scandinavia)
• Harry Styles: the Half Moon in the Music for a Sushi Restaurant video (Vogue Scandinavia)
• Mary J. Blige: the Crystal Mirage in black and the Shady Luv 2.0 with a rippling blue two-piece (Vogue Scandinavia)
• Fergie: the Crystal Mirage in several colourways; Snoop Dogg: the Crystal Mirage in green; Winnie Harlow: the Billion $ Boo; Kyle Richards: the Logo Dude (Vogue Scandinavia)
• Chappell Roan: Le Swag at the Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards party, March 2025 (Vogue Scandinavia)

Beyoncé

The house’s most documented wearer. Vogue Scandinavia reported her in the Shady Luv 2.0 in May 2024, paired with glittering bodysuits and latex corsets, and in December 2025 listed the Crystal Mirage in gold and the Shady Luv on the Cowboy Carter tour, noting that she returns to the designs “time and again”. The designer’s reaction to the first sighting, in the magazine’s words, was “utterly chuffed”. The Crystal Mirage Sunglasses in White Gold is the current Crystal Mirage.

Lady Gaga

At the height of her maximalist era Gaga wore The Cat, a black frame the house has since retired. The current cat-eye is the Lioness 2.0 and The Claw and the Nest Cat 2.0.

Jennifer Lopez and Harry Styles

Both in the Half Moon, a round frame with a crystal half rim: Lopez in the Pa Ti video, Styles in the Music for a Sushi Restaurant video. The Half Moon is no longer on the house store; the Strawberry Moon Sunglasses in Black and the Full Moon are the current round frames with the crystal detail. That two of the most photographed people in music chose the same frame is the best argument that the range is unisex.

Mary J. Blige, Fergie and Snoop Dogg

All three in the Crystal Mirage, the rectangular frame outlined in Swarovski crystals: Blige in black and in the Shady Luv 2.0, Fergie in several colourways (Vogue Scandinavia says she returns to the designs “time and again”), Snoop Dogg in green at a party.

Winnie Harlow, Kyle Richards and Chappell Roan

Harlow was photographed dancing in the Billion $ Boo Sunglasses in Gold Emerald, the oval frame ringed in crystals. Richards, the magazine notes, reaches for the frames more selectively, in the Logo Dude Sunglasses in Amber Tortoise. Chappell Roan wore Le Swag, an earlier frame, to the Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards party in March 2025.

What the list says about the frames

The wearers are performers, and they chose the stage frames: the Crystal Mirage, the crystal half-rim rounds, the Billion $ Boo. The everyday titanium frames, the Claw Voyage and The Claw Pilot, are what the house’s other customers buy, and they are the ones to start with. The edit puts them in order.

Frequently asked questions

Which celebrities wear Anna-Karin Karlsson?

Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Harry Styles, Mary J. Blige, Fergie, Snoop Dogg, Winnie Harlow, Kyle Richards and Chappell Roan, per Vogue Scandinavia’s December 2025 round-up.

What Anna-Karin Karlsson sunglasses does Beyoncé wear?

The Crystal Mirage in gold and the Shady Luv, including the Shady Luv 2.0 in May 2024 and on the Cowboy Carter tour.

What Anna-Karin Karlsson sunglasses did Harry Styles wear?

The Half Moon, in the Music for a Sushi Restaurant video. The Half Moon is no longer on the house store; the Full Moon is the current round crystal frame.

What did Lady Gaga wear?

The Cat, in black, a discontinued cat-eye. The current cat-eyes are the Lioness 2.0 and The Claw and the Nest Cat 2.0.

Does Anna-Karin Karlsson lend frames to celebrities?

The house does not say. Vogue Scandinavia notes that Beyoncé and Fergie return to the designs repeatedly, which is the mark of a bought frame rather than a loan.

Are the celebrity frames still available?

The Crystal Mirage, the Billion $ Boo and the Logo Dude are current and at Coveti. The Cat, the Half Moon, the Shady Luv and Le Swag are retired from the house store.

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More Anna-Karin Karlsson guides

Every Anna-Karin Karlsson page by Coveti’s fashion editor Gemma Deeks: Is it a luxury brand?, How to style, Brands like Anna-Karin Karlsson, The edit, Who is Anna-Karin Karlsson?, History timeline, Price guide, Where to buy, Sale, Review, Real vs fake and dupes, Materials and care, Glossary, vs Schiaparelli, Size and fit guide, Prescription lenses, Face shape guide, New arrivals 2026, Men’s sunglasses, The Claw family, The panther frames, Crystal frames, Lion and Lioness, Diamond and limited editions, Cat-eye, Round, Aviators and pilots, Oversized, Rimless, Acetate, Titanium, Gold, Black, Tortoise and caramel, Pink and red, Green and purple.

Sources and method

Checked on 19 September 2026 by Gemma Deeks, fashion editor at Coveti. Product facts, the materials, stones, plating, lens supplier, dimensions, weights and country of manufacture, are the brand’s own product-page text; counts, prices and price ranges are Coveti’s live catalogue on that date and move with stock; the designer’s biography and the wearers come from the brand’s own pages and the press articles listed below, each read on the date above. Where a claim could not be checked against one of these it was left out, and where the fitting room is giving its own advice the page says so.

• annakarinkarlsson.com, Our Story: the house’s own description of itself, its materials and its 50-country reach
• annakarinkarlsson.com, Contact and FAQ: prescription lenses, intended use, lens categories and the care instructions
• annakarinkarlsson.com, Warranty: the two-year limited warranty
• annakarinkarlsson.com, Shipping policy: dispatch from Sweden, the US warehouse and DHL
• annakarinkarlsson.com, Refund policy: the 14-day return window and the company address, Anna-Karin Karlsson Exclusive AB, Katarina Bangata 52, Stockholm
• Anna-Karin Karlsson product pages: the Specifications block of every style (colour name, made in, stone type, frame material, dimensions, width, weight) and the design and craft copy, 130 pages saved on 19 September 2026
• Vogue Scandinavia, Eleanor Kittle, 17 December 2025: ten times celebrities have worn Anna Karin Karlsson
• Vogue Scandinavia, Lisa Hasselgård-Rowe, 4 December 2025: at home with Anna-Karin Karlsson
• Vogue Scandinavia, Billie Miro Breskin, 16 May 2024: the sunglasses Beyoncé and Mary J. Blige wear
• I Visionari, stockist profile: the designer’s start at nineteen with one of the oldest opticians in London
• Alara, designer profile: the 2011 launch of the eponymous brand
• Anna-Karin Karlsson on Instagram, @annakarinkarlssonofficial
• Coveti live catalogue, 19 September 2026: prices, fit and stock