It’s summer time! Don’t forget to protect your precious peepers from the blinding rays – who better than an eyewear expert to guide us to finding the perfect pair? Known for her avant-garde selection of worldwide brands, big and small, Julia Gogosha welcomes clients in her two Gogosha Optique stores, on Third Avenue and in trendy Silver Lake, to help them find their perfect pair of glasses, be it for daily wear or sun wear. “When people come in, we try to look at what they are right now, and we learn about their aesthetic through them,” Julia explained to us in Please! Magazine 20 – The L.A. Issue. “It’s a mix of math and art, angles and proportions. If the composition fits you, then you decide if it suits you or not.” She lends her insider’s knowledge (as well as her unmatched talents for description) for an exclusive sunglasses guide for Please.
Jacques Marie Mage
“The new collectible staple. Their CIRCA collection elevates every detail to an art form. Custom-designed components throughout: hinges, plaques and skeletons are all custom to the collection. Shapes are bold, defined, unmistakable and forever classic. Their VANGUARD collection is equally thoughtful in design but absolutely evocative of 1970’s, 80’s oversized, glamorized, sexified blocks of multicolored acetate, handmade in Italy.” @jacquesmariemage
Ahlem
“Freshman eyewear designer making a fresh impact on the world of fashion eyewear. Sleek, smart confident shapes. A Frenchy designer residing in Venice, CA, who has an effortless chic vibe. Unisex shapes play with gender spectrum and notions of sexy. Personal, understated, taking familiar and unexpected forms to create completely new silhouettes that flatter features and elevate the simplest of uniforms. Quality, handmade manufacturing in rural France with a family-own factory going back 92 years.” @ahlemeyewear
Kuboraum
“Sculptors who decided to work with sunglasses as their medium. Creating “masks” to free our consciousness and allow us to truly BE behind a mask. Their frames act as both barriers of personal space and and an invitation to stare. An intention dichotomy and duality not lost on the wearer of these frames. The frames are distressed, carved, burned, adorned and tell a story. Beyond sunglasses. These truly are wearable art. Dreamed in Berlin, made in Italy by artisans and craftsmen.” @kuboraum
Mykita
“Teutonic minimalism, German engineering and high fashion collide to create a smorgas of shapes to suit any mood or face shape. With collaboration pieces with Bernhard Wilhelm, Maison Martin Margiela, Damir Doma and their new signature Studio collection, Mykita touts one of the largest selections to meet your sartorial needs. Folded stainless steel, screwless hinges weigh next to nothing yet are virtually indestructible. Recently released 3D printed frames also allow for a heavier look without the weight. You’ll definitely be doing a double take.”@mykitaofficial
Max Pittion
“1940s French fluidity meets Japanese precision to create these timeless, inspired pieces. Masculine energy with a few femme notes. The sunglasses come in deep, rich Japanese acetates with vintage riveting and plaques, flattering shapes that are perfectly balanced yet slightly unexpected. A signature look for the understated enthusiast.” @maxpittion
Kirk + Kirk
“A kaleidoscopic collection from a British duo of designers. Juicy acrylic candy colors in exaggerated cat eyes and hexagons look and feel like nothing else yet everything you ever wanted. They’re happiness in frame form.” @kirkandkirk
