This is a fun frame in crystal acetate with confetti sparkles that enliven the perky round shape. The bright pink is contrasted with a darker tone on the metal temple, and the rubber ends provide a comfortable fit, so that glasses stay in place on active little faces. There are other delicious colours too – blue marine, rich red and black. This is just one example of Lafont’s diverse collection of children’s eyewear. www.lafont.com JG
This adorable cat eye is from Red Optical in The Netherlands. They specialise in children’s eyewear, and the designs have great appeal – because Red Optical knows that kids follow fashion trends too! Los Angeles allows youngsters to feel very grown up, with the exaggerated cat eye design in classic tortoise Mazzuchelli acetate. The beautiful shaping and fine quality are crafts that Red Optical ensures feature in all their designs. www.redoptical.com JG
Teenagers will enjoy wearing frames from Vanni Tribe – the look is uncluttered and discreet, and keeps pace with fashion trends. The metal collection features rims that are lightly sheathed in rubber, and the colours are luscious – contrasting twin tones or tone-on-tone, in royal blue, burgundy (shown above) and aubergine. For active teenagers, Nico Design uses strengthened metal, so shock resistance is maximised.
1st July 2013 Christian Dior’s family home in the French seaside town of Granville, was an inspiration for his work throughout his life. Villa “Les Rhumbs” now the Christian Dior Museum, presents an intriguing exhibition this summer that links Impression art with Dior’s creations. The enchanting surroundings of “Les Rhumbs” with its garden overlooking the sea, echoes the “alfresco” – open-air ideal – of Impressionist artists that notably influenced Dior’s fashion creations. Above: Rose Pompon, silk chiffon dress printed with roses. Dior Haute Couture collection, spring-summer, S/S 1952, Sineuse line. Copyright: Laziz Hamani
There is an exceptional array of loans from prominent museums, including Musée d’Orsay, Musée Galliera, Musée Marmottan-Monet and Musée des Arts Décoratifs. In addition, there are splendid items from private Dior collectors. The exhibition establishes a dialogue between more than 70 dresses, plus a selection of masterpieces from Impressionist painters themselves, ranging from Monet to Degas, Renoir to Berthe Morisot. In conjunction with the exhibition, Rizzoli has published Impressions Dior by Florence Müller, fashion historian and curator of the exhibition. Impressions Dior continues through 22nd September 2013. www.musee-dior-granville.com JG
1st July 2013 The Kuboraum Limited Edition gold burnt masks are something of a spectacle. They combine a futuristic identity with references to the ancient traditions of mask making and they are made with painstaking care and attention to minute detail and special handcrafting techniques. Designed in Berlin and made in Italy, Ltd Burnt is based on an extraordinary and still patent pending handcrafting technique. Every mask is burnt by hand in a complicated process that makes each design unique. During the process, 24 carat gold accessories, made by a Venetian artisan, are inserted onto the frame itself. The lenses are treated with 18 carat gold for the ultimate luxury look.
Sergio Eusebi of Kuboraum told Eyestylist: “With our eyewear, we would like to give people the opportunity to feel unique and special, with a timeless taste; to be able to look in the mirror and have a feeling of evolution, authenticity, and amazement. We see eyewear as sculpture, attracting a strong relationship from which it would be difficult to return. Our Ltd Gold Burnt is without doubt the maximum expression of the power of the Kuboraum mask, a power that is ready to be revealed on real faces.”
Kuboraum was created in February 2012 by Livio Graziottin, designer/artist, Sergio Eusebi, anthropologist/marketing director and Antonio Pincin, production engineer. The Gold Edition has been made exclusively for show at Isetan Tokyo and Monocle Rome, stores that both have a special relationship with the Berlin label. Kuboraum will open a new store and showroom in Berlin during Berlin Fashion Week on 4th July 2013. Kopenicker Strasse 96, D-10179, Berlin, Germany. In the UK, Kuboraum can be found at selected stockists including Viren Jani (www.virenjani.com) and Layers (www.layerslondon.com).