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product code : k8305 :
£ 115
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1970's layered brushed gold metal on polished
gold metal frame marked SILHOUETTE
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Can be glazed with
Rx or
sunglasses lenses.
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Silhouette started in 1964 and are still going today. The designer
of this frame was the extraordinary Dora Demmel, who worked in
the male-dominated optical world and became one of its most
influential designers - her 'Futura' plastic frame sunglasses of the
1970's are now in museum collections. She brought a high fashion
sensibility to her work and from around 1973 she was creating
designs in metal, which have both that future 'Futura' feel and that
runway glamour.
See this 1974 ad for Hermès Calèche perfume where
the model is wearing clear lenses in the Silhouette metal frame. The
large eyepieces and matte and shiny metal frames the eyes, which
in the 70's were emphasised with arcs of vibrant colours and long,
blackened eyelashes. Demmel again plays with contrast in the
pentagon type shape, but it's rounded at the top, like eyebrows.
Metal frames have a glow that suits most skin tones and as an
accessory, are more like jewellery. But it is a vintage piece, and on
the inside rim there are spots where the metal is very slightly
pitted, and there's some discolouration under the right temple end.
These cannot be seen when being worn but we are sticklers where
our Klasik customers are concerned. Ready for your choice of
lenses, which of course we can also supply. Truly a couture - and
even bespoke - wonder for your optical wardrobe.
— klasik
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