guepard / gp-01 "PARISIAN" (ROSE × BLUE)
COLOR : Tortoiseshell×Blue
■MATERIAL : ACETATE
■SIZE : Lens width45mm / Bridge width23mm / Temples145mm
■COMMENT :
gp-05 is commonly called 3-dot Parisian,
frame is similar to gp-01 Parisian's shape.
It features three decorative studs that were common in the 1940s.
However, the number of the balls is decreasing in the actual vintage market.
The price is rising year by year.
The width and temples are a lit tle larger than Parisian.
It is easy to match to any face shape.
guepard's eyeglasses are produced by
paying respect to
French vintage of 1940's and 50's, which was recognized as the highest level in the world at that time,
paying respect to
design and fabrics, etc., and updating only the size
in a modern way, keeping the atmosphere of the time.
Theproduction is made in a workshop in Sabae, Fukui prefecture,
known as one of the major production centers of eyeglasses in Japan,
and each item is carefully and wholeheartedly finished.
The nose pad is integrated into the
frame, which is not possible with mass production, and the unique handmade
details can be seen everywhere.
ABOUT THE BRAND
During the Prohibition Era in the 1920s, the slang for glasses in the U.S. was "cheetah," the English word "cheetar" being replaced by the French word "guepard. During the Prohibition era, standard jazz was indispensable for uplifting people. Like the music that has been passed down as material for improvisation, the new interpretation of French Vintage is proposed, inheriting the high design quality of French Vintage and arranging it in a delicate way to match the atmosphere of today.
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