Experimental is the word du jour in high-end eyewear design.
In fact, luxury itself is defined with cutting-edge silhouettes, details, color, and prints more than ever before. Specs design is anything but expected—here, we present a curated collection of a few of our favorite things.
Photography by Jurgen Reisch • Still Life Photo by David Kressler
Styled + Directed by Erinn Morgan • Art Direction by William Pfaff
Styling Associate: Christine Reisch • Hair + Makeup: Erin Skipley / Art Department LA
Models: London Knight + Alyona Subbotina / Photogenics
INVERSION PRACTICE.
The Longchamp LO709S from Marchon Eyewear mixes things up in an oversized black acetate sunglass that’s wider on the frame front bottom and accented with gradient lenses and prominent temple logos.
NOUVEAU HUES.
From top:
The OVVO Optics 6004 serves up the sublime in a classic shape enveloped in a midnight/bubble gum hue.
The Face a Face Quartz 1 from Design Eyewear Group packs a punch in a pop purple hue with a polka-dot outline.
SUPERLATIVE STYLE.
The Blake Kuwahara Hall optical style is a stunning take on the cat-eye silhouette in the brand’s forest hue, a luscious green-to-silver-sparkle gradient.
INTO THE WILD.
Fresh from the debut Glemaud x Tura collection (see page 50 for details), the VGO001 is a standout interpretation of leopard-print style, complete with the modern accents of a white stripe on the top bar and rose-gold double-wire temples with rhinestones.
IN THE HOUSE.
The Gucci GG0318S from Kering Eyewear is a retro-chic style in black acetate with lightly tinted lenses and a classic Gucci logo on the temples.
FLY BY.
The wildly oversized Dita Telemaker DTS704 in clear crystal acetate is long on style and light on feel with a butterfly shape and light gray gradient lenses.
SUPER STUD.
It’s all in the details on the Jimmy Choo Sonja/G/S black acetate sunglasses from Safilo, featuring standout silver studs lining the frame front and an eye-catching logo on the temples.
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