At his personal request, he asked to
be photographed with an oversized
optical frame which we had just
released in Milan during the MIDO
optical fair. Still the days when
everybody wore tiny spectacles.
“Stella Tennant was one of favorite
Karl Lagerfeld runway models in
the 90s. We accessorized Karl
Lagerfeld’s show for Chloe and his
own brand. Stella kept one of the
Talking about Kate, Royston
Langdon’s Space Hog was to become
the husband of her best friend, Liv
Tyler. Royston started to wear
Kate’s sunglasses after she gifted
him. The metrosexual trend started!”
runway pieces and was shot with
this design many times.
“Kate Moss, since her debut, she is
a big fan of our large sunnies to hide
and to disguise. One of our favorite
pictures of her for Vogue Magazine,
when she wears our opticals, was
very inspiring and sending a strong
message: Boys are starting to make
passes at girls who wear glassses.
The 2000s to Present
Over the last decade and a half, Eric
and Christian’s designs still are
having an impact on the red-carpet
Andy Warhol in
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