Inspired by the venerable acting legend, Persol has introduced the Steve McQueen Special Edition sunglasses. More than 30 years after his death, McQueen is still held in incredibly high regard both for his style and character — no sheen has disappeared from the halo around the King Of Cool. His love of racing and bravado […]

Giuliano Fujiwara gives a small preview of their upcoming eyewear collection for Spring/Summer 2012. The prescription eyeglasses from the premium Japanese label feature a half-rim acetate frame with thick temples, and will be part of a larger collection to be revealed soon. We’ll keep our eyes open… via Selectism

Here’s a first look at the W Hotel’s collaboration with eyewear maker Contego for the hotel chain’s three Global Glam locations. Taking Contego’s standard Kipling frame, the duo have re-imagined a pair for each of the Global Glam hotels: Austin, Taipei and Mexico City. Austin gets woodgrain frames, Taipei red frames and Mexico City gets […]

Tom Ford releases a new pair of sunglasses for his Spring/Summer 2011 collection. The eyewear consists of a classic round shaped frame with Tom Ford branding on the lens and at the tip of the ear stem in gold. More subtle gold detailing can be found at the hinges. Pick them up for about $454 […]

Venice Beach manufacturer LINUS uses French and Italian bicycle designs of the 1950s and ’60s as inspiration for their simple and dependable city bikes. As bike culture grows evermore from LA to Portland and Denver to NYC, new companies seem to crop up everywhere, but few have put as much thought and personality into the […]

Swedish fashion house WeSC teams up with Italy’s SUPER sunglasses to create this style of sunglasses. The acetate frames are handmade in Italy and feature UV protected Zeiss lenses in 3 colors: Moose Black (above), Tortoise and Clear. Each available for $187. Moose Tortoise and Moose Clear styles of the WeSC vs SUPER Sunglasses after […]

It takes a lot to make headlines with a new pair of Aviators, one of the most iconic frame shapes in the history of eyewear. So how does Dior Homme manage to do it? Easily, just handcraft your very own pair out of solid 18k gold, and only offer these extremely limited edition glasses to […]

Supreme‘s latest eyewear release for Spring 2011 are a new frame style called The Alton. The sunglasses come in three styles — black, tortoise and checkerboard — all handmade in Italy with Barberini glass lenses. Featuring anti-reflective coating, the Barberini lenses have excellent optical clarity and glare protection. Pick them up at Supreme boutiques or […]