Luxury fashion house Balenciaga introduced its inaugural Kering Eyewear collection, marking the first time that its parent label Kering has launched an in-house eyewear capsule. The entire selection is created, promoted and retailed by Kering Eyewear and it will be available for purchase exclusively at Dover Street Market. The collection features fluorescent colors, including bright purple, gray and "sunburst" orange.
The lenses are extravagantly oversized and broaden out around the temples and tucks behind the ears. The styles are also lined with thick black frames that surround the perimeters of the ultra-large lenses. Branding accents are found within the glasses and at the framed temples.
The Kering Eyewear capsule is set to launch at DSM's Los Angeles, New York, Tokyo, Singapore, London and Beijing locations in January.
Fluorescent Oversized Sunglasses
Balenciaga Introduced Its First In-House 'Kering Eyewear' Capsule
Trend Themes
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