Looking back and leaping forward! Retro is in.
Every year, fashion trends change, evolve and blend but true style is never dated. In 2023, Mosh Framemakers is excited to go back to the future with three bold, new, retro eyeglass collections: Native Sons, Sauvage, and Shady Character. Inspired by classic eras when attention to detail and craftsmanship mattered most, each unique collection delivers funky, colourful and stylish eyeglasses for men and women. All three of these brands have been touched by the hands of icon Tommy O’Gara, a prolific eyeglass veteran in design, brand direction, and manufacturing, who knows a thing or two about timelessness.
The Industrial Design Revolution
Inspired by the bustling postwar era where factories transitioned into the mass production of consumer goods rather than wartime machines. People were experimenting with fashion, music, art and industrial making. We came together as a community to rebuild after the chaos and to establish ourselves into a booming culture filled with innovation, expression and individuality. There was a newfound sense of creative liberation.
Native Sons has taken this inspiration from the past and designed a luxury eyeglass collection that stands out and stands the test of time. Each frame is hand drawn and hand crafted in Japan using old world manufacturing methods. Big, bold and beautiful. Each frame embraces curves, thick lines and a chunky aesthetic, yet has an incredibly modern, lightweight feel.
Honour the past, look to the future with your favourite pair of Native Sons.
The Swinging Sixties
Sauvage is a beautiful blending of opposite cultures from two very different countries: France and Japan. Designed in Paris, handcrafted in Tokyo, these thick and chunky retro eyeglass acetate frames are oh so groovy, baby. The silhouettes are sculpted and streamlined with sleek lines and sexy curves. Sauvage plays with pink, blue, and green fashion tinted lenses as a must-have trend for 2023.
Imagine sitting at a bistro in 1960 in the Latin-Quarter of Paris, with a glass of wine and the bustling city around you. Sauvage est la nouvelle vague. Vous-êtes très cool, baby.
It’s Rapture
Shady Character was originally created by a couple that ran a prominent Manhattan vintage clothing store in 1973 called Ruby Slippers. They were obsessed with the vintage eyeglasses that they came across when buying for their store and were the go-to shop for cool eyeglasses for New York’s rock, punk, jazz scenes.
New York in the 1970’s was an era filled with economic stagnation, uncertainty, unemployment and urban decay. Music, art and culture brought communities together. Clubs filled with smoke, powerful music coursing through your veins, and an inextinguishable energy that lit up the night.
Recently the collection has been revamped by an award winning creative team to attract a more contemporary audience. Shady Character embodies vintage cool. Timeless shapes with detailed rivets and retro-style library temples. If you’re looking for a classic retro frame with modern manufacturing and quality parts, you’ll love this collection. One way, or another, they’re gonna getcha.
Book your appointment today and come find your true style!
