French President Emmanuel Macron’s “Top Gun” sunglasses worn at the World Economic Forum (WEF·Davos Forum) in Switzerland sparked online buzz, leading to an unexpected sales boom for the manufacturer.

Other images on social media showed Macron playing the rebel Maverick from the Top Gun franchise, while facing off to Trump.

The surge added around £3.1million (€3.5 million) to the company's market capitalisation as fans rushed to buy the shades - briefly crashing the firm's website.

French President Emmanuel Macron’s aviator sunglasses at Davos sent eyewear maker iVision Tech shares soaring, adding about ...

Emmanuel Macron's aviator sunglasses drove the shares of their maker, iVision Tech, ⁠almost 28% higher today after the French president's look during his speech at the annual World Economic Forum in ...

The Davos summit saw an unexpected fashion moment as a world leader’s bold eyewear choice sparked global chatter, jokes from ...