By Deirdre Carroll: SENIOR EDITOR
Who: City boys, urbanites and the cosmopolitan elite… or guys who just want to look like them... on the search for styles that push the ultramodern envelope with fresh design and gritty styling reminiscent of the Big City…
What: Men on the cutting edge of fashion are now looking for more contemporary, aggressive and daring styles. Think sharp, clean lines in bold acetate, oversized silhouettes with punches of brash color and machine quality laser-etching and high-shine finishes with a downtown vibe…
Wear: (top to bottom) The Evatik 9003 from Wescan Optical is fashioned from titanium with wide graduated, vented temple. The substantial opaque grey acetate of the Mykita Otto frame from their Collection #2 gives a classic shape a modern, edgy feel. The Jhane Barnes Redux 5 frame from Kenmark combines an oversized, contemporary front with that most modern of concepts – Recycling! – and features a mosaic-like stripe of reused acetate materials down each temple. The titanium Vildebeest from Orgreen straddles the line between modern and futuristic in a matte aluminum with electric orange inside…
Why: Though true that in fashion everything old is new again, sometimes new is just new. As new materials, technologies and finishes become available, eyewear designers are making the most of them and giving an emerging generation of tech-loving, fashion-conscious, globally-aware men the kind of confident, daring and yes, citified, styles they have begun to embrace. ■
dcarroll@jobson.com