Legend has it: Cazal 623, 856, 901 and 904

Cazal is one of the most sought after brands in eyewear. Overwhelmingly original it became a favoured hip hop brand in the 1980s and its German designer Cari Zalloni and his team continue to create "maximalist" designs, which pay little attention, if any, to dominant trends.

Here are four styles reissued from the 1980s and available now in limited editions. Top is Cazal 623, next Cazal 856, then Cazal 901, and finally Cazal 904.

ic! berlin - Freitag, ich bin in der Liebe

There was me doing a top 5 of all things Swiss, missing out Freitag, those guys who - any day of the week - make bags and accessories from truck taupaulin but make it sehr cool.

Now they've teamed up with German specsters IC! Berlin to create one of those limited edition collaborations.

The Freitag brothers designed the aviators in the IC! Berlin screwless sheet metal style, and have then made some tarpaulin sleeves to keep said shades in...