One of today’s most sought-after womenswear brands has teamed up with Oliver Peoples, churning out eyewear that affirm the latter’s quality benchmark in the industry, but also enables the brand to further articulate its style vision. We’re talking the KHAITE‘s collaboration with Oliver Peoples which sees vintage forms reimagined through a shared dedication to distinctive yet enduring style, exquisite materials, and unparalleled craftsmanship. The collection introduces three frame styles, all handcrafted in Italy: the 1969C, offering refined glamour in a stylised oval silhouette with a round-cut profile, the 1971C with its intrigue from all angles in a striking silhouette combining lines and curves, and last but not least, the 1983C, featuring decisive simplicity in a sleek silhouette defined by dramatic lines. Details dedicated to the collaboration are instantly recognisable along the temples. Actually, it’s where a first-of-its-kind double embedding process exposes custom corewire inspired by the streamlined hardware of KHAITE handbags.
Tipped with alternating Oliver Peoples and KHAITE logos, the temples also feature dual pins: functional elements that enhance the strength and flexibility of the frames. Each style debuts in five colour combinations. Versatile neutral hues of black, brown, and buff are joined by statement hues like optic white and translucent red—a vibrant lipstick shade that is reprised in the collection’s signature case, which is included along with a drawstring pouch that doubles as a lens cloth. The collaboration between Oliver Peoples and KHAITE is brought to life by New York City-based Norwegian photographer Hanna Tveite with artistic model muse Steinberg, and creative directed by KHAITE‘s creative director Cate Holstein. The KHAITE x Oliver Peoples collection can be purchased at the newly opened KHAITE flagship store in New York City, but if you reside elsewhere, the online shops of both brands readily come to your style rescue.
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