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The fashion brand has moved to the independent company RETROSUPERFUTURE for a special new partnership

The fashion brand MARNI has partnered with RETROSUPERFUTURE to release a new collection that’s exciting and strong. In this new departure, both optical frames and sunglasses are a feature, characterised by a cutting-edge design and bold, attention grabbing aesthetic that is always a fundamental vision at the brand which loves to push an original offbeat style.

The new collection promotes a bold and carefree style with a unique inspiration, mirroring the design of the luxury brand with quirky elements and chunky acetate shapes, oversized silhouettes and bold colours which come together with an acutely studied Italian expertise. RSF’s know-how in the production of cutting-edge eyewear complements Marni’s aesthetics, offering a fresh take on contemporary eyewear and one that will attract attention both for its daring fashion spirit and panache as well its break with the norm – “subverting the traditional templates that exist within fashion”. Marni’s new signature eyewear collection is released 6th December at retrosuperfuture.com and selected optical doors, forming a perfect dialogue with Marni’s distinctive runway style.

1980s revisited in Centiles Collection, says Jason Kirk

Eyestylist Exclusive  – 21st November 2021 – To design a new eyewear collection that embodies strength and power post-pandemic was the drive at Kirk & Kirk for their new Centiles Collection – previewing for the first time on Eyestylist – where they have created “frames that immediately put you in a superhero state of mind.”

Talking to Eyestylist ahead of the launch, Jason Kirk cited the 1980s sports trend and some well-known 80s sports heroes as inspiration: “Centiles is an evolution of the Centena collection, and we see it as the complete embodiment of what we stand for. We have combined the bold 10mm acrylic material used in Centena with two-toned colours made popular in Kaleidoscope. The frames here are inspired by 80s sportsmen like Björn Borg or Alain Prost with completely fresh shapes and a powerful and expressive style.” Above: model Storm in colour ‘Passion’  – a statement square outer shape combines with a round eye shape

On working with the two elements, the structure of the material and the combination of colours, Jason told Eyestylist: “Marrying these two elements into one frame was challenging, and took us two years to get right. The handcrafted nature of the manufacturing process means that each frame has a slight variation in the colour pattern and no two frames are exactly alike.”

The Centiles Collection launches with six new bold shapes – named Elektra, Storm, Thor, Robin, Lotus and Blaze, each one available in five colorways where two hues are combined. These vary from tone on tone combos such as Bluemoon and Citrus to ‘Meadow’, a green on blue “fusion” informed by the colours of the horizon “where the grasses touch the sky.” The Centiles Collection is coming soon to specialist shops pre-Christmas! Find out more about this statement-making range by Kirk & Kirk at www.kirkandkirk.com  – For more on this brand click on the link – https://www.eyestylist.com/2020/09/kaleidoscope-of-colours-kirk-kirk/ Written by Clodagh Norton, Eyestylist.com – All Rights Reserved.

Geometric independent eyewear designs are a hit this season, if you dare!

For those seeking something new and a bit different as their accessory of choice, a geometric frame is simple and iconic, and follows the trend for bold, confident design. Its vintage overtones and angular corners give a brand new finish and cool edge to the look in many variations – thick rims, layered rims or even very slim and minimal metal wires. Model Sheryl by Anne & Valentin is an example of an updated retro hexagon with a structural design and an expressive, angular form. The design is by the French label known for their glamorous and fine quality frames: https://anneetvalentin.com

At Oliver Goldsmith, the rich archives have several special geometric designs which were classics of their time. Among them, Yatton, a frame from the 60s we’ve mentioned in the past (https://www.eyestylist.com/2020/04/oliver-goldsmith-sunglasses/), and Ego, a truly brilliant geometric design dating back to 1971. It plays with layers to reconfigure the design. The colours available include the tortoise and sand pictured. https://www.olivergoldsmith.com/product/ego/

Other varieties we’ve spotted in the optical collections, use the angular shape in a more pared back form. The hexagon and the other multi-sided shapes are well represented in fine metal collections such as the refined handmade Erker’s example above in stainless steel in classic tones of silver and gold or modern versions of navy or gun. https://erkers1879.com

At Woow, the classic angular eyewear form was a starting point for the shape of FeelFree3 – an alluring 70s “hippie” inspired concept design that adds a selection of lively colours to the mix  – in this case an elaborate gradient brown/pink wit tortoise temples. www.wooweyewear.com

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