A few years ago there was a very popular metal frame from Oliver Peoples called Keats. Those who know, know. It had no nosepads, was simple, thin, elegant and smart. There was not really anything that could replace it’s simplicity. Until now. Gallagher is the “new” Keats.
Vasuma inc introduces “Diamondback” in two new colors this year:
Tortoise and Red Havana. The red tone of “Red Havana” is epic!
Photos: Opening Ceremony
Oh, so adorable!
These over sized, perfect circle, sunglasses have a very carefree glamorous 70’s look that i really love and are avaliable in pechy pink or blue with a heart on each lens in a lighter shade. Not only do they look amazing, there’s a story behind them as well.
Chloë Sevigny got together with Barton Perreira when designing sunglasses for Opening Ceremony. The three models are all inspired by Andy Warhol’s superstar Candy Darling from the documentary Beautiful Darling. These round ones are named after the actress Candy herself.
This week we had the pleasure to meet the founders and designers behind the new eyewear brand E&E. The brand name comes from their names Erik  and Emilia. They are both from northern Sweden and all their sunglasses are named after different  Swedish summer resorts.
Emilia and Erik. (Photo from: http://www.eoe-glasses.com)
The sunglasses are all handmade in acetate. In the same factory as Ralph Lauren Eyewear. Despite all of this, the prices are very friendly and it might inspire you to go a little bit more crazy, or maybe buy two of them?
E&E “BÃ¥stad”
E&E “Falsterbo”
E&E “Ribban”
E&E “Falsterbo” and “Bettnes”
Jasmin and I like the brown “Falsterbo” with the faded glasses a lot and we think this one will be E&E’s bestseller! But, if you want to go more crazy, I would like to recommend the orange one, that color is just so happy and cool.
Shane Baum has been in the eyewear business for 20 years. He is the president of Baum Vision, former designer for Louis Vuitton Eyewear and current designer of Paul Frank Eyewear, just to mention a few things. Needless to say he has exceptional taste in luxurios quality items. Mr. Baum’s new baby is Leisure Society.
Leisure Society is an high-end handmade luxury eyewear brand with both an optical and a sun collection.
The frames are tastefully detailed with etchings and they look rich, not in the bling way, rather in an “old money”-style. The sun collection holds exceptional quality where the lenses are 99.9% distortion-free and has a 12-layer anti-reflectiong coating. As an optometrist i think the lens quality is important but often times not thought of when buying expensive sunglasses. Of course the price is set even higher when the frames are wrapped in 12 k, 18 k and 24 k gold. Think of these frames as something that will last a lifetime, perhaps to be handed on to the next generations.
Sit back, relax and enjoy this beautiful video. Would you like to join their world too?
Photo: Leisure Society
We are very excited right now because on Tuesday we’ll look at lots of new frames from MYKITA! Here is a sample!
And people, this year’s sunglasses are so much fun! Round shapes and lots of happy colors! Of course we’ll share the news with you. Stay tuned.
Bonocle 
