SUPER Eyewear 2008 Fall Sneak Peek

Entrepreneurs Daniel and Simon Beckerman teamed up with fashion photographer, Sean Michael Beolchini, to form SUPER, an Italian eye-wear company. SUPER was first launched in the spring of this year to high-end retailers such as Barneys and Fred Segal, and was welcomed by celebrities such as Sienna Miller, Mary-Kate Olsen, and Kanye West.

Its glasses are known for its classic over-sized wayfarer style, and are all manufactured in Italy with hand-made acetate and Carl Zeiss lenses. The upcoming 2008 Fall collection sticks to the wayfarer style with their own added twists and a variety of bright colors. It’s amazing to see brands take classic styles to new heights.

Mosley Tribes 2008 Summer Collection

With Mosley Tribes and Crooks & Castles dominating the headlines in recent memories on a spectacles front with their co-branded Castellano joint, here’s a further look at what else is in store from the sunglasses brand. Up on deck is the classic shape seen in the Sylford and a further general release Castellano. Available now at Ransom.

Lupe Fiasco x Dita Midnight Special

With some special items made exclusively for the successful Glow in the Dark Tour, Dita’s involvement included a small run of Midnight Special sunglasses in a red plated titanium frame. The handcrafted specs include a floating lens w/ color monofilaments with a small run of the original ten available exclusively at DitaLegends.com with an exorbitant price tag of $961 USD.

Greg Lutzka x Oakley Good Livin’ Pack

Pro-skater Greg Lutzka is at the center of this latest pack with action sports shades brand Oakley in this pack titled “Good Livin’”. The pack includes a white/purple Frogskin, black/purple New Era and a matching tee to tie everything together. Available now at In4mation.

Cazal Vintage Sunglasses 2008 Collection

Cazal has been making quality eyewear since the 70’s and is no different present day, bringing us some vintage classics. OPENERS Web Magazine gives us a preview of Cazal’s 2008 vintage sunglasses collection, this part of the collection will include the 901s, 904s, and 946s.

Alexandra Cassaniti Summer 2008 Sunglasses

We’ve all bared witness to the revival of the Ray Ban Wayfarer and Oakley Frogskins, and deservingly so, they are classics in their own right. Pushing the envelope on the classic frames are the Alexandra Cassaniti “Face It” sunglasses, featuring silver mirrored lenses with geometric patterns, and a frame that changes to the color purple depending on the intensity of light. Available now at cmonwealth.com.

Their website is worth checking out with an ad campaign directed by Spike Jonze.

Tai Hachiro (泰八郎) x uniform experiment Glasses

Tai Hachiro (泰八郎), a well known eyewear craftsman from Japan, is known for making high quality thick framed glasses. He has previously worked with brands such as Number (N)ine and Neighborhood on several collaboration projects. The latest feature on Honeyee takes a look at the recently released Tai Hachiro (泰八郎) x uniform experiment sunglasses. In this feature, uniform experiment’s creative director, Hirofumi Kiyonaga, also talks about his thoughts working with Tai Hachiro but unfortunately the interview is only in Japanese.

The glasses are now available for 35,700 Yen.

Original Fake x Oakley Sunglasses

For over a decade, Oakley has been creating innovative eyewear for world-class athletes worldwide. One of their newest project includes the “Artist Collaboration” series where Oakley has teamed up with several artists to create some limited edition sunglasses. One of those artists include KAWS which has taken the classic Frogskin model and applied his signature pattern onto it. Two colorways will be available. The brown colored sunglasses will be available at Oakley Japan stores while the grey colorway will be available at Original Fake in August.

Source: Honeyee

colette x Oakley Frogskins Sunglasses

Heres a look at a new collaboration between colette and Oakley. Recently many different names have been working with Oakley to produce sunglasses and this time its colette’s turn. These glasses are a version of the classic frogskins from the 1980s. All clear with stars on the front in Colette’s signature blue color, the inside of these glasses will also feature colette’s signature logo.They are limited to 100 pieces and will be up for grabs at colette’s online shop very soon.

T19 x Stussy Naomi

Continuing with Stussy’s collection of collaboration sunglasses, T19 is the latest to participate in the capsule of eyewear. Known as Japan’s premier skate and fixed gear crew, their design includes a focus around blue with blue frames and lenses with a mash-up logo seen on the frame arms. Available now at Ginzi’s Choice.

All About Ray-Ban

Ray-Ban has been a staple in the sunglasses industry since its inception in 1937. “All About Ray-Ban” is a recently published book telling the story behind the brand and all its fame and glory in establishing popular trends by being featured in movies such as “The Aviator” model worn by Tom Cruise in Top Gun and “The Predator” worn by Will Smith in Men in Black. The book is in Japanese and is available now.

Source: O’logy, Amazon