Warby Parker continues to hit the mark with each move. They have recently added brick and mortar locations in addition their online presence. Every day at the apartment I see more and more of their boxes waiting to be claimed in the vestibule, not to mention the UPS guy trudging down Newbury Street with a precariously perched pile (say that 3 times fast) on his trolley. Now with their most recent collaboration with creative collective Ghostly International, there is inevitably another reason to keep an eye on the company.
The tag line from the Warby Parker website for this limited edition run reads: “This graphic pair of sunglasses is a little bit moody and a little bit mysterious — the eyewear equivalent of a secret handshake.” There is definitely a darker aesthetic to the piece. It has a similar feeling to the staple shapes of Chronicles of Never and Kusbi. They are geometrical without being harsh. The shape is timeless and universal and wouldn’t look out of place in an early Gregg Araki movie or a summertime screening of Back to the Beach.
Though the limited edition glasses sold out fast, you can still see inspiration from Ghostly on the Warby Parker site. If anything this only has me more eager to see their next move.
covetous creatures 