Semi-Signal
The semi-rimless and bottom wire rim look continues as a favored approach to obstruction-less done with a stylish temper of color materials and detailing.
From left: BADGLEY MISCHKA Jilian from The McGee Group; FYSH UK 3556 from WestGroupe; STETSON T508 from Zyloware;COLE HAAN 4010 from Altair Eyewear; MILA 626 from Teka Eyewear; TAKUMI 1007 from Aspex Eyewear
Foil Proof
Anyone recalling the optical tradition of “foiling” color (usually tortoise) onto frames will appreciate the giant leap forward here as a metal frame takes on unique detailing, texture and a modern marbleEYEzed effect that is at once delicate-yet-distinctive.
EVOLUTION 4318 from Ogi Eyewear
Textured and Technical
Touch that eyewear. Go ahead. It feels as amazing as it looks. And then there’s that hinge. Fantastically functional art. THAT’s what anyone should want on THEIR face.
OGA 7951O from Morel
The New Colors of Crystal
It’s clear but… it’s more than that with a deep sense of color (and at times, some added temple interest).
From top: ROY from Kirk and Kirk; LIGHTS Canarsie from Colors in Optics; ROBERT GRAHAM Admiral from Revolution Eyewear
Anew
A whole neubau world is about to impact the very “silhouette” of what we think of as… Silhouette.
NEUBAU Georg from Silhouette
Every Super Hero Needs a Super (side)Shield
The clear shield is detailed like a modern automotive dream and the fact that it can be removed—leaving a sleek and stylish frame on face—is an adored bonus factor, completely new to the realm of safety eyewear.
WORKSIGHT Contour from Wiley X Eyewear
The New Buy-One-Get-One
To varied degrees, the frame-in-a-frame concept grows.
From left: ALAIN MIKLI 05024 from Alain Mikli; SI BY HELIUM 1007 from Match Eyewear; X-IDE Tiglio from Villa Eyewear; TED BAKER 881 from Tura
The Outer Limits of...
Titanium. The lightness. The brightness. This.
MALARKEY 8689 from Bevel Specs
FuturEYEzed
A temple that flexes like an anatomy lesson and another that folds in on itself for a more compact package. Welcome to optical’s tomorrowland NOW.
From top: TAMAL-S from Gotti Switzerland; SPINE OPTICS 6004 from Rem Eyewear
Multiple Choices
Herewith, a dimension of time and space and place and face.
DAMIR DOMA Madeleine from Mykita
Multiple Media
Venturing far beyond the days of tortoise as the perfect facial blend, eyewear continues its inroad of swirling coloration effects; here all glowing with desired impact.
From left: CLARKE from Kaenon; ETRO 2605 from Marchon Eyewear; MONTBLANC 593S from Marcolin USA; SCOTT HARRIS 434 from Europa International
Behind the Drapes
The flow and finesse of fabric draping and delicate ribbon swirls can be a challenge for eyewear designs, dependent on more static profiles. Burberry rises to the flowing occasion with a bejeweled ribbon temple in a moment of stilled drama.
BURBERRY 4208-Q from Luxottica
The Gold Standard
“I can’t remember much about him… except… he had on amazing gold eyeglasses.”
MATSUDA 3049 from Matsuda Eyewear
Quiet Rightly So
Rimless edges back toward the front of eyewear trends with a discrete acknowledgement of fine details via temples, nosepads and signature bridges.
From left: KISHIMOTO HI-TECH 708 from Global Optique; EMILIO GIANI 823 from Artoptic International; BOSS HUGO BOSS 0710 from Safilo
Modo a la Modo
For those instances when you want a subtle version of two frames on one face.
VS1 Stendhal from Modo
The Fabric of Our Eyes
Likely, the only eyewear creator that could make this work. A bolt of fabric. A bolt of genius. Voila… Lafont!
SENEQUE from Lafont
