Retrosuperfuture and Carhartt WIP have teamed up for a line of cool-weather eyewear this season, claiming a joint mission of function over form that fuses utilitarian with the cutting edge. Featuring Italian-made acetate frames and ZEISS lenses, styles of the Fall/Winter 2014 Eyewear Collection include the Delrey, the Hampton and the Stokely. More looks at the Retrosuperfuture x Carhartt WIP […]
Entertainer and enfant terrible Bernard Willhelm is nothing new in terms of collaborations with MYKITA, their pre-established crossover now adding the Ursula and Erwin designs to the current Spring/Summer collection. Each design is based around a lightweight adjustable steel frame with a snap hinge available in several shades of mirrored lenses. The Ursula holds a streamlined shaped version […]
Premier Milano eyewear maker Retrosuperfuture has united with the Andy Warhol Foundation of the Visual Arts to create a series of four classic SUPER frames (the America, Ciccio, Classic and the Drew) each accented with the collaged artwork of Andy Warhol’s self portrait. Frame your face and stand up to the sun in a way that is truly pop […]
This summer, Supreme will be releasing four new eyewear designs: the Frances, the Wellington, the Tunnel Metal and the Factory, each taking a unique view through the brand’s lenses. The Factory (above) stands apart in that it is handmade in Italy, with mirrored lenses and anti-reflective coating. Each of the other designs is handmade in Japan and […]
Coming from Super by Retrosuperfuture out of Italy is their new frame the “Sonny.” The look is a clean, tasteful one which pays homage to 70’s bike riders, but also bears a low fit on the brow, holding a certain intensity despite a simple appearance that is reminiscent of futuristic imagery. Be bold. Be elegant. […]
The highly talented brothers over at RETROSUPERFUTURE have collaborated with Carhartt’s premium Work In Progress sub label to release their latest collection of handmade eyewear. Specifically for the upcoming 2014 Spring/Summer season, RETROSUPERFUTURE have taken three of their silhouettes and had them customized by Carhartt WIP, who names each frame after an area of their hometown […]
Acclaimed Michigan techno label Ghostly International is tapped by the independent eyewear makers at Warby Parker to collaborate on a series of shades. Available in either black (above) or “Ghostly Grey” transparent matte (below), the Curtis frames — named after Joy Division’s legendary joyless singer Ian Curtis — feature Ghostly’s ghost mascot on the temples, and […]
You’d literally have to be the most unstylish dude in the world to go wrong with a pair of Wayfarers. Despite their endless popularity among the hipsterati, it seems like their iconic shape and timeless appeal will never fade (and probably shouldn’t). Of course you still gotta keep things fresh, so Ray-Ban is releasing two […]