Claudia Schiffer models Chanel’s autumn–winter 2011–12 Prestige eyewear
Supermodel Claudia Schiffer has been called up by Karl Lagerfeld to model Chanel’s autumn–winter 2011–12 Prestige eyewear collection. The chain motif has been used in numerous ways for the eyewear designs, evoking the Chanel handbag. The chain is woven with a strip of lambskin to form the temples, giving a distinctive look to […]
More Kate Moss for Vogue Eyewear; Kupis adds electronics to beauty; counting down to fashion events
We’ve been given a few more photos from the Kate Moss Vogue Eyewear shoot with Mario Testino, which we mentioned earlier, and feature them below in our end-of-week round-up. Meanwhile, Kupis, the latest electronic beauty range to hit New Zealand, is the brainchild of Kiwi entrepreneur Angelika Kupis. Kupis can be found in selected Warehouse […]
Mario Testino shoots supermodel Kate Moss in Vogue Eyewear campaign
Set amid digitally enhanced tropical-like foliage at London’s Syon Park, Kate Moss, the new face for the Vogue Eyewear spring–summer 2011 collection, pouts and poses for photographer Mario Testino. This is her first complete eyewear collection and she succeeds fellow models Gisèle Bündchen and Daria Werbowy. Kate took the opportunity to choose from the […]
Summer eyewear from Oroton and Sunglass Hut hits stores
Above Daria Werbowy fronts Oroton’s campaign. Below Sunglass Hut’s Platinum collection, with the Dolce & Gabbana DG4016, at NZ$385; Prada 56MS, NZ$529·90; Prada 59MS in blue and in pink, at NZ$469·90 each; Persol 2961S, NZ$360 and Prada Postcards, NZ$380. With the southern summer round the corner, we’re receiving more news of the new season’s eyewear. […]
Michael Kors launches eyewear in New Zealand through Visique
Visique now exclusively offers American designer Michael Kors’s eyewear range for the New Zealand market. The eyewear is priced from NZ$249 to NZ$299 and is available through Visique outlets. Visique is a New Zealand-owned network of independent, qualified optometrists and celebrated its 10th anniversary this year. You may also like Karen Walker Eyewear releases […]
Emporio Armani shows Product Red range
Emporio Armani has shown its products to support Product Red and World Aids Day. The products, including a watch and sunglasses, will be retailed online at www.emporioarmani.com, which turns red for the day to promote the global initiative. A percentage of sales go to the Red fund, which finances projects in Africa. In addition […]
Cassius shows ’10 campaign visuals
We love these new visuals that Jason Ng at Cassius Eyewear sent to us earlier this month. The extra good news, apart from doing some very stylish eyewear, is that his company is getting more attention domestically—until recently, it seemed Cassius would be known outside its native New Zealand more than it would be on-shore. […]
Ray-Ban celebrates Clubmaster at Bowery Ballroom
Ray-Ban has been celebrating its Clubmaster style, originally launched in 1986 and inspired by the lifestyle of the 1950s and 1960s, at New York’s Bowery Ballroom. Celebrities attending included Maggie Gyllenhaal, Blake Lively, Diane Kruger, Joshua Jackson, Ed Westwick, Kevin Bacon, Robert Buckley and Charlotte Ronson. Black Kids, Ipso-Facto and White Williams performed, with a […]
