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Mars + Venus, TOGETHER FOREVER

The planets are aligning as the gender-specific lines between men’s and women’s eyewear design are more blurred than ever before. Still, some styles draw the line with color, shape, and pattern. Explore our Spring 2016 fashion pages here for gender-bending inspiration in frame design for men and women.

PHOTOGRAPHED BY JURGEN REISCH
STYLED + DIRECTED BY ERINN MORGAN
ART DIRECTION BY RACHAEL WEISSMAN
FITTING OPTICIAN: TEDDY HAMILTON FROM GOGOSHA OPTIQUE
MODELS: NORA O’NEIL/L.A. MODELS + STELIOS NIAKARIS/WILHELMINA MEN
HAIR + MAKEUP BY PRISCA WILLE

BEAUTY AND THE BLUES.
The crystal blue acetate Dolce & Gabbana DG3240 from Luxottica (on Nora) and the browbar-accented Dsquared2 Geremy DQ0207 matte blue acetate sunglass from Marcolin (on Stelios)

DEFYING THE (GENDER) RULES.
The classic, on-trend Oliver Goldsmith Consul from Prisme Optical Group was originally designed for actor Michael Caine

MOD MUSINGS.
The geometric metal pink Fendi Facets FF0152/s sunglass from Safilo (on Nora) and the crystal clear Aspire Remarkable from ClearVision with stainless steel temples (on Stelios)

MIRROR IMAGE.
The McQ MQ00240-003 from Kering Eyewear is a modern and unconventional full-lens-concept shield crafted of ultra-thin nylon and acetate

LUXE ACCOUTREMENT.
The Bon Vivant Elise from OGI is crafted of lightweight stainless steel and acetate and accented with organically patterned etching

RETRO CHIC.
Bookish good looks are the inspiration behind the Ray-Ban RB7068 acetate frame from Luxottica (on Nora) and the Evatik E9111 from Westgroupe in matte black acetate (on Stelios)