AUCKLAND, New Zealand—Karen Walker steps into men’s eyewear with the Monumental collection—adding a modernist take on styles from the ‘30s and ‘50s.

Ideal for the modern man, the inaugural collection is comprised of six styles. The Monumental eyewear line originates from the design studios of Karen Walker, carrying the same cult credibility and quality. “It was exciting this time to shift the focus entirely to men,” said Walker.

She continued, “It just felt like the right time to reassess the concept of modern masculinity. When we talk about what it is to be a man now, it’s such a fluid concept. And yet, there’s also this wonderful permanence. We wanted to capture that. To be subversive and classic at the same time.”

The materials used in this collection include clear, black horn and tortoise shell acetates, silver and gold metal and polarized or classic lens colors of smoke, brown and green exude this theme of “honest masculine simplicity.”

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