Dsquared2 sunglasses FW 2012: design with decor

Dsquared2 sunglasses for Fall/Winter 2012. Am loving the influence of a-morir and Mercura NYC on the big brands.

Is everyone getting a little braver?

More is more with Mercura NYC sunglasses

Natalie wears Mercura NYC - always a pleasure to feature its creations here!

Knit one purl one: Mercura enters knitting pattern cool...

Love these images, thanks to Deutsche Vogue: more here on the Mercura NYC blog.

More Mercura NYC magic: black cat's eye sunglasses

Mercura NYC doing sunglasses in the way only Mercura NYC can... If you tried to describe them you'd never do them justice - these are remarkable.

Mercura NYC sunglasses - sculptured eyewear art

Usually when I write about good glasses, a thick slice of it is around good design - functional, aesthetic, technical, combining infuences, whatever.

What I like about Mercura NYC, from Rachel Cohen-Lunning and Merrilee Lichtenstein Cohen at the Hotel Chelsea, is that it goes beyond all that. It's bigger, more profound, it's art and I love it. Next time I'm in Manhattan, I know where I'm going. More on Mercura here and an inconceivable amount on Facebook...

Since the 1970s Rachel and Merrilee have designed fantasy jewelry, metal dresses, metal bustiers, headdresses, crowns, cigarette holders and more. Oh, and eyewear...

Photos: Curtis Eberhardt