In this part of the photos for Optik Magazine, Dominique and I wanted to focus on antique style and intricate details such as filigree metal, fine acetates and leather.
Photography: Dominique Hernandez.
Styling: Jasmin Yaya
All frames from Bågar & Glas
Love the fine details! Father and son.
Garrett Leight Venezia MPT and Oliver Peoples XXV Sunglasses.
Leather side shields on Moncler Lunettes MC1106
Ray-Ban 3475-Q 2N with leather on the frame!
The other day I got the chance to see the complete collection of Giorgio Armani and PRADA, coming out in the stores now for SS13. I’ve a favorite from each collection!
From the Giorgio Armani collection:
This beautiful little red piece, with an amazing matte surface and lovely double nose bridge. Retro with a modern fusion of color and elegant silver details.
From the PRADA collection:
This pure retro look, available in a range of awesome colors! Simply lovely! Can’t decide on which color to love the most? I want them all. The blue/gold feels like the most classic choice, while the silver/mirror one is the party choice and the soft orange & pink ones have the perfect 70’s summer look.
This year Garrett Leight California Optical had a monter at the SILMO fair in Paris for the first time! And what a great monter! Filled with the best collection so far and still keeping it classic and unisex.
GLCO has managed to combine the best materials with the best shapes.
These classics are hand made in America. Everything from hinges, acetate and plaques are of the best materials.
These beauties are lovely, slightly cat shaped and made of great custom made acetate.
Oscar Magnuson “Strinning” in a transparent violett nuance.
Oscar Magnuson “Roisin” in a transparent dark purple.
Two nice frames suitable for cool ladies. I actually ordered “Strinning” for myself. Love that model! Retro/Classy meets colors.
GRAZ, Stray I in Black. So thin. So refined. So classy. So perfect.
Some of you regular readers might know by now I’m a big fan of cool metal frames. This i definitely a Bonocle favorite!
Black Optical (a very cool and modern optician shop) have collaborated with Makr Carry Goods (a lovely leather maker) and came up with this lovely leather eyewear sleeve. The cases are designed & made in the USA, using Horween leather. The eyewear business do need more cool eyewear sleeves -Good job!
I passed by this man today and as he caught my attention with his awesome frames I just had to run back and ask for a picture to share with you guys.
He is wearing a Japanese metal frame which he added a black windsor ring on for a more intense look. I love the idea of modifying your own eyewear! Like Jasmin did with her Savile Row (see post HERE) or like I did with my Vasumas (see post HERE).
I went to Crete for a sunny and lovely vacation. Of course I brought a whole collection of sunglasses with me! One of my favorite sunglasses this year is the classic Keelback from Vasuma, which I’ve modified a bit by changing the regular brown lenses to classic green lenses for a more retro style.
I think I could spend a whole day in there.
The boutique Pour Vos Beaux Yeux on 10, rue Alexandre Mari in Nice, France carries eyewear from 1890 to 1900.
Elias, a friend of mine took this picture when he was in Nice, France. Check out his blog Fed Up. There he writes about amazing food from all over the world – and of course: Nice!
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