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14 new styles to show at opti munich

Fleye Copenhagen’s Silent Noise collection includes 4 acetate frames in stylish colours with links to Asta Nielsen and the movie posters in which she featured. Silent Noise is a line that pays homage to the silent movie actress, with an expressive and edgy style and a special “joie de vivre”. Additionally the line offers 7 new carbon/wood frames that take extravagance and coolness to a whole new level and three beta-titanium frames with subtle details and expressive colours. Above: the models Stella and Peter in the Silent Noise Collection

Model Stella is an almond shape with a modern appeal, created in a wonderful carbon wood combination enhanced by lightweight titanium temples. The deep blue wood coloration with shiny light blue temples has an air of lightness and summery chic while a classic black answers a desire for classical timeless design.

The man’s style Peter is made in the same carbon wood and titanium combination with dark blue wood front and a masculine matt dark blue temple tone. Other colours available include carbon pattern and black wood.

Fleye Copenhagen will exhibit at opti munich this weekend. Find details about the brand at www.fleyecopenhagen.com

Pince-nez design Arsene – 60122M and the panto Valentin – 60144M – icons from Morel – recreated for the here and now

A line engaged with heritage and history, Morel’s 1880 collection remains a very striking focal point in a portfolio of brands that continues to evolve. The 1880 collection has become a reference for  reinterpretations of classic designs for modern times, among them a panto called Valentin, which is newly released and offers a timeless look. Details of this elegant frame include a keyhole bridge, narrow metal temples and a matt or translucent acetate front. A double metal pin on either side of the front harks back to the traditional style of this design. (Above: model Valentin in classic colours)

The iconic pince-nez – Arsene – is based on an early design with a semi-rimless underwire. The frames, which were released in three shapes, and feature stainless steel wire temples, are immediately recgnisable for the letter M on the rims and are also distinguishable by a decorative engraving all around the rim, described as refinement “pushed to its peak”, using the emblematic Morel ‘tenon n°3’. The frame comes in gold or silver and also boasts end tips and nose pads in thermotube material for added comfort.

Asked to expand on the draw of French design and production in modern times, Amelie Morel told Eyestylist: “As part of its CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility)  approach, but also faithful to its history and values, Maison Morel has invested in its site in Morbier for the production of acetate glasses. Since 1880, Morel has perpetuated the family tradition. Driven by the same entrepreneurial passion and more than ever, with respect for the environment, the company based in the Haut Jura dedicates its know-how to the creation and marketing of iconic glasses around the world.” Find out more at www.morel-france.com

l.a.Eyeworks cat’s eye Cowgirl – a feline beauty

Exceptional angles, keen edges, pointy corners, and a classically oriented inner eye shape: all the details of the Cowgirl offer a “sharply-tailored” design for ’22, as the cat’s eye frame shape gets a fresh vote of confidence as one of the staple looks for Spring. The frame is proposed in several different luxe patterns and deep, infused colours, each one conveying a particular mood and character, an edge with elegance, or a perfectly individualistic and alluring style.

“Although inventive variations of cateye designs are deeply ingrained in the house codes of l.a.Eyeworks,” notes Brent Zerger, Director of Communications, “the expressive, angular brow of Cowgirl performs an especially fancy rope trick of projecting both power and elegance.” Above: ad campaign featuring LA-based DJ and poet, Mia Moretti in the Cowgirl in colour “Comet” – Moretti is one of the latest faces to feature in the brand’s portrait campaign of artists, actors, activists and muses, from LA.

With so much history that has gone before, the Cowgirl cat’s eye pays homage (with respect) to the idiosyncracies of the iconic feline shape while also playing out a dramatic statement in contemporary colours and patterns which all come together in a powerfully provocative way. To get your hands on one of these styles, which, from what we hear, are already flying off shelves, find out details at http://www.laeyeworks.com/detail/cowgirl CN