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Porsche Design Eyewear Revives Classic Sunglasses Designs

Published: 2/3/2009 10:14:00 PM

Keywords: Style and Sartorial Elegance

By JOYCE KHOO

Porsche Design Eyewear recently showcased the newest additions to its sunglasses line, the Heritage collection.

Inspiration for the multi-faceted design house has this time, come from its very own past – the two newest sunglasses models are reissues of classic styles found in the company’s repertoire from the 70s and 80s.

The first of the new sunglasses, the Exclusive spectacles, has a timeless design. The classic pilot spectacles have been infused with modern accents such as high-end materials synonymous of the Porsche name; the replaceable lenses are made of unbreakable polycarbonate, and the frames are made of light and durable titanium.

The second design, the “Folding” spectacles fold down to be no larger than a compact six by six centimeters. This model, also with a polycarbonate lens, caused a stir in 1980 when it was first launched with its ingenious design. Both designs are available at leading eyewear retailers.

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