Tag Archives: tortoise

Best Sellers From Vasuma In New Tortoise

Vasuma just received the following best sellers in a new retro cool nuance of tortoise. You find Yarara, Puff Adder and Cotaira in this new lovely color.

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Hexagonal And Ocagonal

Lately I’ve had a thing for hexagonal glasses. Here are my favorites: Jacqueline Onassis, 1971. A very classic picture of Jackie in her tortoise hexagonal over sized sunglasses. Photo from here. Faux-Bamboo Injection-modeled octagonal sunglasses, Italy circa 1960′s. Picture from … Continue reading

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On the Plaza…Stortorget, Stockholm, Sweden

These two ladies live in Finland and they both fell in love with this bold frame. Fun!

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On the Square…Stortorget, Stockholm

I met a guy wearing the classic Moscot Lemtosh och the historic square Stortorget in Stockholm.

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On the Street…in Spain

My great friend Frida took this picture during her vacation in Spain. She’s wearing a thick round acetate frame from Erdem for Cutler And Gross called Tomoko in Tortoise with Dark Green lenses.

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SUNGLASS WEEK – Classics

The Classics are a great investment and will look good for many occasions and for many years. If taken good care of, a classic sunframe may be passed down to the next generation. If you find one of these in … Continue reading

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Green is the new brown

Lately, we’ve seen a lot of frames in green nuances. It’s like a couple of years ago, when all the classic black frames became brown, and now they are turning into green. Green is the new brown? Tom Ford 5197, … Continue reading

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Wood grain

l.a. Eyeworks always has crazy shapes and colors. And now they have the craziest textures as well. It looks and feels like wood grain – feels very soft and natural – but its actual acetate! Even other brands, such as … Continue reading

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Classic Persol

Persol is a very classic Italian eyewear brand founded in 1917 and several of their glasses feature the characteristic metal arrow hinges. The name is derived from “per il sole”, Italian for “for the sun”. If you find a pair … Continue reading

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