Västra Trädgårdsgatan, Stockholm
Here is a picture of myself on the street, wearing my favorite pair of glasses “Amber” from MYKITA. I love the feminine texture of the frame in a neat cat-style. And besides they are so comfortable, since they don’t weigh more than a couple of grams.
Framework has made these awesome limited posters.
I think everyone can recognize a few iconic frames that really are attatched to that evry person’s image and character such as Woody Allan’s, Kanye West‘s or Buddy Holly’s glasses. You can buy them here. I wish the DMC’s were made into one big poster or even a T-shirt.
They are all male actors, artists, musicians or politicians. Where are all the ladies?
Here is a collection of 28 iconic glasses.
01. Woody Allen 02. Kanye West 03. Buddy Holly 04. Michael Caine
05. Kurt Cobain 06. John Lennon 07. Geordi LaForge 08. Malcolm X
09. Johnny Depp 10. Dame Edna 11.Stephen Colbert
12. The Blues Brothers 13. Austin Powers 14. Yves Saint Laurent
15. Elton John 16. George Costanza 17. Bootsy Collins
18. Elvis Costello 19. Terry Richardson 20. David Hockney
21. DMC of Run DMC 22. Andy Warhol 23. Mohandas Ghandi
24. Steve Urkel 25. Napoleon Dynamite 26. Clark Kent
27. Shock G of Digital Underground 28. Truman Capote
We’ve already written about Johnny Depp’s Moscot here.
Norrlandsgatan, Stockholm.
These vintage powder blue frames were found at a flea market. Very rare shade of blue for eyewear! I think they work because the frame is very thin although the lens is huge.
(Photo from TVtropes)
MYKITA has a wonderful frame in their collection named “Ingrid”, which actually is named and inspired by Ingrid Bergman. This is one of my favorite frames from MYKITA! It’s slightly oversized but still feminine and elegant. Just like Ingrid Bergman, a classic beauty.
Here are some pictures of the frames that I took a while ago. I love the meeting between classic shapes and various colors.
The red one is definitely my favorite, since I love red details!
Sometimes it’s fun to accessorize with glasses in other ways than actual glasses.
I bought this broche at the Brillenmuseum in Amsterdam, Netherlands last summer. they have an excellent collection of old glasses and anything historical concerning optometry. I will post photos from the museum in the future. If in amsterdam, you should definately pay them a visit! They also sell vintage frames such as Persol Ratti.
Photo: Acne
French eyewear designer Thierry Lasry and Swedish Acnes Studios have collaborated on these handmade sunglasses for Spring 2011. They are thick and very straight plexiglas frames with mirrored flat lenses. Avaliable in blue, silver and gold (as seen in picture).
But lovliest of all is the inner temple text: Summer nights and long warm days. Yes, please!
With a delicate laser cut metal clip, you can transform your day glasses into glamorous fancy frames! Here is a sample from Belgian Theo, from their Eye Witness Collection.
In other words, you get 2 for 1!
Lately we’ve seen lots of matte acetate frames. This frosty texture adds an extra dimension to the frame and gives it a complete new look. It softens the dark colors and feels very comfortable against the skin. Take a look!
Oliver Peoples Wacks in Matte Red Havanna
Oliver Peoples Wacks in Sandalwood – you can clearly see the difference, right?
A few matte frames. Front to back: Theo Bonne in Matte Black, Oliver Peoples Wacks in Matte Red Havanna, Oliver Peoples Albert J in Matte Black and Cutler & Gross 1012 in Matt Dark Turtle.
Johnny Depp is really good looking with his signature retro-style frames! He’s wearing Lemtosh Tortoise from MOSCOT Originals.
MOSCOT was established 1915 in America as a small optical shop for the neighborhood. Today, four generations later, MOSCOT is a worldwide lifestyle brand loved by people around the whole world!
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