As we shot these images in a sunlit Soho loft on a bright crisp day, I noticed something definitive about this month’s frame selections. The styles are either trendy with distinct silhouettes, colorblocking designs and glitter effects, or they’re classic silver metals that are timeless yet so right now. No matter which side of the spectrum, each optical frame offers something as unique as the person wearing it. So take your pick… timeless or trendy?
–Jillian Urcelay
Photographed by Stephen Mark Sullivan
Still life photography by Ned Matura
LET’S SCALE... BACK
With a shimmering fish scale-like texture and subtle points from the nosepad shape defining the front of the frame, this Wolf style brings a fresh approach to the classic definition of what makes a CatEye look like… a cat’s eye.
ANDY WOLF 5028 from Andy Wolf Eyewear
EYEMAGINE
With a shape and a “steely” repose that conjures the rebel that was “John” in the Fab Four, this crisp and minimal round ROCKS.
AI from SALT. Optics
BLUE TOO
Looking to give tortoise a swig of spring? Add blue to the brew.
SANDRO 2000 from Mondottica USA
HISTORY TEACHER
It has all the high marks of classic women’s eyewear: overt oversizing, foiled tortoise rims, golden daze… and yet this eyewear radiates a fresh and daring flourish.
GROOVED OPTICAL BUTTERFLY from Victoria Beckham Eyewear
HOME SWEET CHROME
The metal surge into style increases and plays perfect partner to classic heritage eyewear shapes and styles all interpreted anew.
RIM BAR from Fabulous Fanny’s (on him); Coco and Breezy Amparo from Eastern States Eyewear (on her)
BACHELOR FLAT
Both soft… yet… rough. Black now rules in a flat and textured finish reasserting its status as an eyewear standard.
ESQUIRE 1553 from New York Eye
From left: IZOD 2045 from ClearVision Optical; COLE HAAN 5023 from Altair Eyewear; TALBERT from Garrett Leight California Optical; BISE from ic! berlin
BROWED TO KNOW HER
The purple on this svelte “clubwoman” literally glitters with inner light.
POLICE Sparkle 8 VPL 629 from De Rigo Rem
From top: FREQUENCY from Smith Optics; ATTITUDES Attitude#42 from Zimco Optics; EICHLER from Blake Kuwahara
From top: TC CHARTON Asian Fit Eyewear Greg from Prologue Vision; PAWS ‘N’ CLAWS 4004 from Paws ‘n’ Claws Eyewear; GEEK EYEWEAR Sonoma from LTD Eyewear
TIME MACHINE
Of course you know this eyewear style. You’ve seen it… forever. Or have you? It’s seemingly back but this time the refreshing note is a brow bar in black adding just the right dab of future to the function.
NRG 236 from SD Eyes
