NEW YORK—Safilo Group has given Carrera’s Champion sunglasses a modern update, remastering the iconic, original frames that date back to 1979. Reinvented to fit the natural, “normcore” style of today’s Millennials, the new Champion families include four distinct models based off of the original frames.

The new Champions are made from Optyl, a thermo-adjustable plastic material that gives the frames a lightweight feel, climatic adaptation, a shape-memory effect, brilliance and strength. Frame fronts are slightly smaller, profiles more polished and designed lighter, all because of the reshaped double bridge and updated, well-balanced proportions. Steel temples give the models a sporty look and colorations range from Havana to bronze and black.

Latest Carrera models like the New Panamerika, Carrera 100, Carrera 96 and Carrera 97 offer variations to the original style they were based off of as well. The New Panamerika has a distinct teardrop shape made of lighter steel. The Carrera 100 is a metal construction with acetate inserts framing the lenses. The Carrera 96 is teardrop-shaped and injection-molded, and the Carrera 97 is square, combining steel temples with a metal double bridge.

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