Tom Ford Eyewear - bold, black bins, breasts and bums

These are the Tom Ford Eyewear 09/10 advertising images of Jon Kortajarena and Anna Maria Jagodzinska - photographed by Tom Ford himself.

Paul Smith glasses - great acetates, made in Japan

Josh wears Paul Smith 294 glasses - you can tell how great the acetate on these frames are. Made in Japan. The current Paul Smith eyewear collection from Oliver Peoples includes more great acetate colourways - I particularly like the Pirroni in grey smoke.

Octagonal 1950s frames in tortoiseshell

Another great pair of round glasses frm Lis, a bit like these on eBay...

la Eyeworks' "Reed" frames - a classic 1950s eyeglass

Thanks to Steven who sent sent me this picture.

The frame is Reed by la Eyeworks, a super-duper Californian glasses design house close to my heart, as I frequently wear a similar frame, namely Hicks. Here they both are close up...

Why no pictures of me I hear you ask. Yes, I am a little shy, but more pertinently my digital camera is broken. A new camera arrived yesterday, so you'll see me soon.

*Update* Here I am in l.a. Eyeworks Hicks on a cold winter's day

Polished acetate glasses always shine through

Now I can tell these glasses are good, but I've no idea who they're by. I love the way the acetate material appears to be more reflective than the lenses.

Great photo thanks to Jérôme Chalansonnet.

Think you know who they're by? Let me know!

Alain Mikli glasses - check mate

A classic Alain Mikli look.

Ray-Ban Optical or Orgreen Optics - spot the difference

Now I'm a fan of Ray-Ban sunglasses as you can probably tell. It has a rich heritage which its owner Luxottica knows full well since it paid Bausch & Lomb US$1.2bn for the brand a decade ago.

After buying it, Luxottica decided to take the brand a little further and use it on to side of eyewear where the sun's rays are not banned. I've never been especially keen on Ray-Ban Opticals. Occasionally they borrow from the Wayfarer's or Clubmaster's styling and it works, but they don't do this enough.

Although... what do you think of these?



Not bad, eh? A little powder blue and a temple shape from a summer Wayfarer making its way into the optical collection, a little understated for specs... Good work Ray-Ban.

Oh, but what about these?



Spot the difference! The second one is from Orgreen Eyewear (remember my Molly Sims post?)or more accurately Ørgreen Optics, from its Intruder range in 2006.

“We're not offended, in fact we’re more honoured than anything, but why didn’t they just call on us for help?” Henrik Ørgreen asked after seeing the latest collection of glasses from Ray-Ban.

“Let’s just call it very strong inspiration”, he added. “And let’s congratulate Ray-Ban on their great taste.”

Vintage glasses from American Optical - 1950s

Wow - these vintage Amercian Optical horn rim eyeglasses are great. With thanks to Teresa who sells classic pieces on Etsy. I love the ornate detail on the corners which include an "AO". May have to buy a pair!

Mind the gap: Alain Mikli eyeglasses

The hot British weather sent me a little sunglass mad and I've realised I haven't posted a spectacles picture for more than a week.

Alain Mikli is a French glasses designer of huge importance. I have a pair of his frames not dissimilar to David Choe's in this self-portrait.

Click on the pic to enlarge the image and see Mikli's signature gap between front and temple. The clever hinge stops the glasses feeling too heavy on the nose.

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