Chanel sunglasses for 2011: chunky aviator meets lace metal temples

This is the A40891 from Chanel, part of its 2011 sunglasses collection. Note the discreet double C logo in the lace-effect metal temples. Only available in Chanel shops...

Gucci 500 sunglasses - car not included

Imagine if you could have a designer car to match your designer glasses. Now stop, because this is a reality. You are not dreaming. "500 by Gucci" limited edition aviators and a matching Gucci 500 Fiat.

Beep, beep! Available in Gucci shops, a few opticians and your local Fiat dealership.

Pass the eyedrops - Rolf Spectacles goes Continental

 

Aitchoo! Antihistamine me up if you expect me to partake in any such horseplay.

Somewhere under there is a pair of these little beauties: Continental 21 glasses from multi-award-winning framemakers Rolf Spectacles. Lightweight, the frame has buffalo horn temple tips. This style is also available in zebrawood (below), maple, walnut, bog oak and combinations thereof.

Lotho Clark, Lola and Camille sunglasses

Remember Lotho? Of course you do - who could forget  Yuwano?

Here we have a modern take on a classic look, Clark, left.

Next the beautifully coloured and strikingly shaped Lola.

Finally Lotho Eyewear's Camille demonstrates, just like the last time we featured them, a true design edge...

Infinit vintage collection 2011: Dimitri, Margot and Tito (close-up)

Eye Wear Glasses likes to provide you with only the best glasses pictures and, where possible, we present them at quite a size. We prefer, also, as a rule, to feature someone's face for the frames to sit on, since generally only then do you get an idea of what the glasses really look like.

But rules are there to be broken and when Infinit sent these images of its new "vintage" collection, we got quite excited. Even to the degree that we've linked the next image below to an even larger version to give you the full splendour of the Argentinian designers' Tito frame, inside and out, and in every colourway.

Above is the cat's eye Margot, and on top of that is Dimitri.

Morgenthal Frederics aviators for L.A.M.B. Fall 2011 runway

The L.A.M.B. Fall 2011 collection, by another singer-turned-designer Gwen Stefani,  at New York Fashion Week featured none other than Manhattan's premier eyewear brand Morgenthal Frederics on the catwalk.

Specifically, the Corsair aviator, right and below.

A little more digging around and I'm mightily impressed with Morgenthal Frederics - it should have been on these webpages sooner.

It chooses where to make its eyewear wisely: Japanese titanium, German buffalo horn and hand-crafted French acetates. All top notch design and expertly crafted.

Right and below, Corsair, is made of titanium, but others below are buffalo horn and acetate. All rather lovely I'm sure you'll agree.

Tom Ford spring summer 2011 campaign

Bert in Retro Super Future Gals glasses in Summer Safari

Meet Bert, as I did at last month's Kirk Originals bash.

Bert is wearing Gals by Retro Super Future in Summer Safari - see below for a close-up.

Sorry to all my regulars for the recent low-profile.

Normal service will resume soon...

Eye am Legend: the Rock Collection from Face à Face

It's good to see an eyewear designer that's neither afraid of mixing contemporary with classic, nor afraid of mixing glasses with sunglasses.

Here we present Face à Face's Legends – the Rock Collection.

Retro Super Future limited edition Liberty print Lucia sunglasses for spring/summer 2011

Last year's Libertyprint collaboration with Italian sunglass supremos Retro Super Future was hugely popular and 2011's Lucia sunglasses, in three iconic Liberty prints, will doubtless be blooming marvellous too. What EWG particularly likes is the combination of round lenses with a square frame shape.

Above is Poppy & Daisy, above that is Peacock, and below are 2010's Elysian. These shades, and a couple more, are available from Liberty's Great Marlborough Street store in London or online here.