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An edition of bestselling sunglass frames released as opticals offers a perfect solution for winter updates – the styles fuse timeless design with signature handcrafted details and some bolder statement looks

SALT. Optics has released a capsule edition of six optical frames, all of which are well-known sunglass styles from its core collection. Worn as opticals, the designs offer bold looks which are a perfect fit with the winter season’s apparel. The frames included are Andy, Desna, Sierra, Teton, Rhine and Rockwood.  Each of the designs is featured in new images shot in the Camargue in the south of France. Above: Model Sierra by SALT. Optics – proposed in the new edition as an optical shape

Model Rhine has an oversized statement design that is fresh in eyewear right now. The style is well-known as a SALT. Optics classic with overtones of vintage classics. The style has a 1mm acetate insert that adds a new level of structure and protection around the lens whilst adding to the colour variation with bold and contrasting monochrome colourways.

Model Teton has a striking acetate structure, and comes in enticing gradient colours, another detail that has become an important reference in the current season. The coastal and desert fog variations have a particularly beautiful finish.

All frames in the SALT. Optics collection are made in Japan in 100% Japanese acetate and titanium. The brand has created an impressive number of details featured in each and every design including temple core decorations and attractive metal hardware, as well as offering exclusive nature-inspired colorations and proprietary sun lenses across the collections.

Find out more about the new styles by SALT. Optics at www.saltoptics.com 

Re-launched in 2022, the iconic French brand NYLOR offers a collection of eyewear created according to the brand’s traditional values – the frames are already stocked by some of the most highly regarded opticians around the world

Inspired by the iconic vintage designs that made the brand famous, NYLOR has repositioned its collection with a contemporary flavour, selecting the finest materials in the present to recreate the unique new variations of the handcrafted designs of its past. Made in Italy, the designs come in a range of materials including acetate or metal coated in precious metals such as gold or silver.  For sunglasses, the frames are fitted with Zeiss Originals tints from the 1950s, specifically reissued to fit perfectly with the style and 50s origins of the range. Above: elegant and refined, the Nylor frames of today closely observe the quality and refined details of the original collection – they frames have a particular and inimitable style

Highlights this season include the model Leopold, a tribute to the poet, Léopold Sédar Senghor. The design is all about the structure of the brow line, a thick, delicately bevelled acetate bar which curves into the temples seamlessly creating a single line which wraps around either side of the face. The frame is available in many different colours including glossy cherry red (pictured above), matt khaki, glossy dark tortoise or a very classic matt black that defines the original mood of the 1950s.

Nylor was registered as a brand in 1955 by SL, the Societe des Lunetiers cooperative based in rue Pastourelle – the Marais in Paris. The brand featured a newly patented technology at the time which allowed the lenses to be attached to the frame with an invisible nylon thread. The innovation was a huge step forward for the production of rimless eyewear – lightening the contours and allowing for new possibilities for their design and fashion appeal. Find out more about Nylor today at www.nylor.fr

The French brand has launched a collection which fuses colour with bold interpretations

The collection includes several exciting shapes with inventive sculptural silhouettes and contemporary colour ideas. The model Glitch 1 is inspired by the aesthetic of digital screen glitches. The finely crafted frame has a three-step milled design with layers in the transparency. The frame blends charisma, individuality and a modern angular fashion-focused style that will make a great eyewear statement. Above: the Glitch model from FACE A FACE

Framed is another colourful example in the range, and a true signature concept of the brand. The style is quite surprising with its blend of angles and softer lines. The designers explain the concept: “inside a very organic shape – the faceted contour of the glasses – you will be able to see a very structured rectangular shape, which draws the inner shape of the eyes, like a cookie cutter….”

The new colour palette features interesting tones of candy pink, cerulean blue grey and transparent sky blue. By fusing these colours together, the frames feel fresh and inventive with a dreamy and digital aura that expresses something magical and new! Find out more at www.faceaface-paris.com