Total
sophistication, high tech optical luxury, a sublime design amalgamated
with best quality materials and flawless manufacture from legendary
French designer Jean Louis Scherrer.
Extremely limited edition, model 5012 square, size: 143-50[]16, hinge to hinge inside width 125mm (5 inches).
Hand made bi-layer cinnamon red/light caramel Acetate frame, elegantly ornate with Art Deco design .
Equipped with high performance spring hinges.
In impeccable NOS, unworn condition, presenting adequate markings, comes with quality hard case.
Fitted with factory clear demo lenses that can be replaced with either prescription or sun lenses, for a super trendy look.
Original store price $267, offered here for a much lower collection price.
A bit of JLS history:
Born
in Paris, Scherrer trained as a dancer at the Conservatoire de Paris
until he injured his back, which put him out of action for three months.
He then decided to focus on fashion design, and in 1956, joined
Christian Dior as an assistant designer alongside Yves Saint Laurent.
Following Dior's death in 1957, Scherrer worked under Saint Laurent, and
then for Louis Féraud, before launching his own fashion house in 1962
on the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré with the backing of Jacques Chabrol,
a French millionaire.
In the mid-1960s Scherrer had an agreement
with the American department store Bergdorf Goodman to grant them
exclusive rights to reproduce and resell his designs in the States. His
clients included Anne-Aymone Giscard d'Estaing, Jacqueline Kennedy
Onassis, and Raquel Welch, who wore Scherrer animal-print dresses in the
1977 film L'Animal. By the 1980s, his work was known for its opulence
and luxury, with many garments hand-beaded, embroidered and lavishly
trimmed. His extremely expensive designs were popular with celebrities
in Hollywood, royalties of Europe, and wealthy wives of Middle East oil
tycoons.
He died June 20th 2013, leaving behind an unmatched
legacy of original High-Couture design and fantastic collections that
continue to appreciate in value as time passes.
Note: We will
replace the nose-pads with new ones if needed, also, the temple stems
can be easily reshaped at the optician during the lens replacement.
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