Get Framed!

Myopic and hyperopic fashionisto's rejoice! The quintessentially British and classy dunhill london - the brand name is always typed in lowercase for a chic e.e. cummings effect - has launched their eyewear line! The launch took place in the charming Tribeca restaurant in Brussels, and head eyewear designer Ralf Nadler was there to tell us all about the specifics of the frames' springs and how they manage to keep the weight down on all models due to use of carbon fiber and titanium. The collection is, true to the dunhill spirit, very classic and sophisticated. Retro sunglasses that make you want to hop in a classic drop-top car with a cashmere scarf wrapped casually around your neck and no-nonsense business exec specs were all around! We ate little triangle sandwiches - no crusts, of course - and drank tea, there was jazz music and I got to hang out with my fashion friends again, a lovely evening it was! Pics below for proof, plus a pic of the dunhill 'Bladon' bag, because I DIE.

      Aren't these amazing?

The lovely Michaël from Belmodo should só get these!

 My girl Marie from oona looking cute as a button!

Jazz musicians, compulsory on any classy soirée.

 Oodles of glasses.

 I loved how they presented the frames like a bug collection.

 Yours truly with wonderful Stijn from I Love Belgium and sweet Louise from oona.

Handsome Tom from I Love Belgium, he also designed the presentation of the glasses!

Oh, and...

I DIE!

Spectacle-ular

Wow. Check out my absurd(ly creative) title.
Aside from my linguistic endeavours, I am inspired by the recent destruction of my own glasses. Dark brown Burberry Prorsums that I shall never forget as they lay - snapped in two - on the piled carcasses of older specs.
My life has been a compilation of eyewear: I've gone from round to oval to square to rectangular and now it's time to move on.

These are the ones I am eyeing (get it? eyeing? I know, my puns rule!) at the moment:

Dior Homme black tie ($169)

Persol

Prada ($168)


But we all know that you can't pick glasses unless you try them on in real life, so consider this post purely cathartic and for fashion's sake.
Ta!

(images: www.framesdirect.com, www.persol.com)