May 2014

Don’t Leave Home Without…….

27th May 2014 Coppe+Sid in England and Carter Bond in Australia have launched striking sunglasses with flair and style. St. Bart’s by Sid Firoozkoohi and Coppe Gualtiero put the wearer in the right mood for summer activities – or just elegantly chilling out in the sunshine. Silky acetate is sculpted into a sophisticated shape in chic grey. All Coppe+Sid frames are handmade in Italy to exacting standards, with beautiful crafting and details. www.eyedesignclub.com

Daimon Downey is a multi-faceted, multi-talented Australian musician and painter. In his collaboration for a Limited Edition with Carter Bond, Downey puts his artistic energies into bold, strong acetate sunglass shapes, accented with a mix of fluros, primaries and pastels. www.carterbond.com JG

23rd May 2014 As well as the resurgence of sun-clips (Eyestylist Exclusives, May 2014) look out for a trend where acetate layering creates the illusion of a frame with a clip. Summer releases by Italian artisan label Res/Rei include the Giulio and Luciana, frames that play with this concept, with layers of classic acetate in contrasting colours.

Using Mazzucchelli acetate materials with a taste for classic vintage – find crystal, tortoise, silky black, honey and havana, all on-trend, and unique in the combinations selected – each of these handmade styles – produced in the Italian mountains, balances grace and style with functionality and precision.  www.resrei.com CN

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19th May 2014 This season’s subtle blocked pastel shades are a highlight of the accessory collections and mesh beautifully with the clothes we’d all like to be wearing. Alongside the much featured teal and turquoise, find an array of soft nudes and pale pinks. Perfect this look with pretty, pale sunglasses, and their 50s, 60s or 70s retro flourishes – whatever shape suits you best. Face à Face Idols 2, with its gentle 50s cat eye design, combines see-through crystal acetate with a smooth “icing-like topping”, defining the brow, in creamy latte. www.faceaface-paris.com

Greek designer Bela Louloudaki launched her Jewellery for the Curious C0llection during Milan Design Week and showcased glorious treats of colour with specialised geometric patterns – created using ceramic tubes, and coated with on-trend pastel-toned layers or gold-dipped elements. Each piece is made by hand, and each one is slightly different and therefore unique.  www.belalouloudaki.com

You could also choose a style classic for your sunglass statement this summer – such as this aviator, transformed with an unexpected wash of soft colour. Oliver Goldsmith model Glyn is a sunglass design dating back to 1971. Named after the gentleman in the OG workshop who had worked for OG for over 30 years, and retired at 75, Glyn actually designed this frame for himself before he left the studio for a cruise around the world with his wife!  www.olivergoldsmith.com  CN