NAUTICAL Wave

AMY SPIEZIO

High Seas Style in Eyewear and Sunwear for Spring

PHOTOGRAPHY: BILL DIODATO billdiodato.com

Stylist: FRANCESCA BARBAROSSA

Hair/Makeup: ALFRED LESTER/UTOPIA

Model: MARIEL BOOTH/TWO MANAGEMENT

Maybe it’s a desire to set sail into exciting new worlds. Maybe it’s the need to experience nature at its most beautiful. Maybe it’s just indulging in a fantasy of escape from the doldrums of day-to-day life.With many lines of inspiration, nautical fashion has set sail for the center of style this spring and can be seen in eyewear and sunwear offerings.

The nautical look is one that taps into nature and history while moving into the future.

Look for the following sea-inspired elements in eyewear and sunwear this season.

THE COLORS OF THE SEA. Blues in every hue will be on the frame boards this spring for men, women, and children alike. A growing trend for sea glass colors of matte green, blue, and brown provides a softer take on color.

Another take on the seafaring color palette is a coordinating earthtone, with tortoise and browns representing the teak and cedar of decks and docks, while ultra-light tans and taupes blow through with a sandy take on the oceanic theme.

ELEMENTS OF STYLE. Stripes, stars, and sailcloth are just a few of the seaside inspriations that will enliven wardrobes this spring as fashion sets sail with strong nautical trends providing a fresh and fun look.

In ophthlamic and sunglass models, zyls are stacked with both nautical stripe color blocks and small star screw heads that can be seen anchoring hinges on some hot frames.

TIED TO THE OCEAN. Another aspect of oceanic chic is the mini trend of rope detailing.Whether it’s acetate knots on temples, corded detailing sliding along the browbar, or rope textured surface finishes, eyewear styles are tangled up in fresh new line looks.

Check out the following pages for the best nautical eyewear for spring 2013. FB

Up anchor! Up anchor! Set sail and away! The ventures of dreamland Are thine for a day.

— Silas Weir Mitchell

Converse style Z002 from REM Eyewear

And some folks thought ’twas a dream they’d dreamed of sailing that beautiful sea.

— Eugene Field

l.a.Eyeworks style Hoxie

So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.

— Mark Twain

Claire Goldsmith Legacy style Harris

On life’s vast ocean diversely we sail, reason the card, but passion is the gale.

— Alexander Pope

Kate Spade New York style Cordelia/S from Safilo

The cure for anything is salt water—sweat, tears, or the sea.

— Isak Dinesen

Frost style Burlesque from Optical Exchange

Some years ago—never mind how long precisely— having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world.

— Herman Melville

Kirk Originals style Star

I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky; and all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by.

— John Masefield

Leisure Society by Shane Baum style Cambridge