Vintage 1990s Nina Ricci tortoiseshell sunglasses

It comes to something, in my head at least, when you can describe 1990s as vintage. Nevertheless, that's is what these are: Nina Ricci sunglasses in tortoiseshell acetate with a subtle cat's eye. These are the first of a number of posts of frames from Lunettes London, so if you're quick you can snap these up for a rather reasonable £55.

Triwa 2013 sunglasses: Henry, Debbie, Ernest and Thelma

Robert La Roche 2013: the Vienne collection

The trend for the uber-practical clip is really taking off in 2013 as shown here in the Vienne colection by Robert La Roche.

Oliver Spencer x Eye Respect: Bob and Sid

Menswear tailor Oliver Spencer has teamed up with Eye Respect to produce a collection of terrific sunglasses including these two, Bob and Sid.

Pared pairs: the Now & Then sunglass collection

Pared (good name alert!) is the new brand from Ksubi designer Samantha Stevenson. 

Here are four good pairs from the the first collection, Now & Then: top is Puss and Boots, then Bigger and Better and below is Salt and Pepper.

Handmade from top-qual Japanese acetate; prices start at AUS$220.

Brixton Village #2:Paul in Eyebobs tortoiseshell and bamboo glasses from the V&A shop

My second shot from my Saturday afternoon around Brixton, London, and here's Paul who looks great in these striking tortoiseshell framed and yellow bamboo templed glasses, which he bought from the shop at the Victoria & Albert Museum. They're by Minneapolis-based Eyebobs. They cost £75 from the V&A or $85 direct from Eyebobs. Also available on Glasseswebb here...

Medwinds x Henrik Vibskov On The Beach sunglasses

Continuing the trend for clips, increasingly with contrasting shapes, comes Medwinds' collaboration with Henrik Vibskov with these sunglasses from the On The Beach collection. Price: £180 online here.

YMC vs Mc Ginn Eyewear: Bonafide frames from rare acetates

How about that acetate for a debut? We've mentioned Mc Ginn before, but this is the first collection we've featured. You Must Create (YMC) is one of the most highly regarded men's fashion brands of the UK (have just visited its site and am resisting the urge to splurge). Mc Ginn, or Bonafide Mc Ginn, the name behind London eyewear designer Brian McGinn, has released these images and more of his collaboration with YMC: eight designs in five colourways, handcrafted in France with rare acetates. Above is Rocco, and below are Bonafide, Nitin, Parlour and Slim. Available soon...

Liam Gallagher's sunglasses: Slip inside the mind of Pretty Green Eyewear

Pretty Green Eyewear, as worn by Liam Gallagher. Top is PG383, above PG2576 and below PG2653. Thanks to Brillor.

Yves Saint Laurent SS2012 sunglasses: layer it on...

Am enjoying the use of layers in these Yves Saint Laurent 2012 sunglasses: above is YSL2350 and below the YSL6366 cat's eye. Interesting to see more subtle branding from the designer names...

CW Dixey's Chartwell 01 glasses as worn by Tony (and Churchill)

After the weekend's Diamond Jubilee celebrations here in London, the next anniversary is that of the Normandy landings, this day in 1944.

Fittingly, here's my father-in-law Tony, who lives in Normandy and is a keen reader of all books Second World War. So I was particularly pleased to find him in a pair of Chartwell 01s, by CW Dixey & Son, a faithful replica of Sir Winston Churchill's famous round frames.

More on CW Dixey, which has been making glasses since 1777, can be found in my post last September...

Buy contrast, buy colour: L.G.R 2012 sunglasses

L.G.R's creations for 2012 once again demonstrate that the Italian handmade frame designers are the cleverclogs of colour and contrast. Few top-end brands tick all the boxes quite like L.G.R – top to bottom: Nairobi with mirrored lenses, Tsavo in matt brown and green, Alexandria in black and dark grey, Carthago in havana and green, and Nairobi in honey and green. Yum!

Theo by Tim Van Steenbergen launches Trees sunglasses

Another terrific collaboration between Tim van Steenbergen and Theo has resulted in this sunglass collection for 2012 - "Trees". Clearly these acetates look brilliantly brown but the Trees are actually referred to in the metal detail which has trunk-like finish. Zeiss lenses, naturally.

Triwa 2012 sunglasses: adding colour by SupaKitch and Koralie

Triwa has recruited collaborative art duo SupaKitch and Koralie to model its latest shades for summer. Left is Matte Midnight Drexel; below is Peach Thelma. All sunglasses are made of hand-cut acetate and come with Carl Zeiss lenses. Prices range from €99 to €129.

Below, watch the artists in action...

SUPAKITCH & KORALIE - VÄRLDSKULTUR MUSEET GÖTEBORG from elr°y on Vimeo.

Cheap Monday matt acetate frames for 2012: the Crude Edition

2011's trend toward matt finishes continues into 2012, as this Crude Edition from Cheap Monday illustrates. Apparently you can get face painting at grown-ups' parties too...

Massada 2012 optical collection: Metropolis and Belle de Jour

Massada heads to Paris to shoot its latest glasses collection, inspired by European cinema by the likes of Fritz Lang and Luis Buñuel, and in the process presents some simply beautiful frames in rich, luxurious acetate.

We're particularly excited by the terrific cat's eye Metropolis.

Top to bottom:  Metropolis, Solaris, Belle de Jour and Sunset Boulevard, left.

Below are close-ups of Metropolis, Belle de Jour and The Cube.

Prices start at €205 or $264.