guepard / gp-17 "WELLINGTON" (ECAILLE×BROWN)
COLOR : Whisky×D.Green
■MATERIAL : ACETATE
■SIZE : Lens width42mm / Bridge width22mm / Temples146mm
■COMMENT :
gp-02 is commonly called Crown Punt and is a particularly unique model among
guepard, which is based on
French vintage style. It is a particularly unique model among guepard, which is in the French vintage style.
The line of the frame is thick and solid
and the upper part of the frame is square shaped
, which makes it stand out from the others compared to the Boston type.
guepard produces glasses that are designed with respect to
the French vintage of the 1940s and 50s
, which was recognized as the highest standard in the world at the time
, and the design and fabrics are based on the atmosphere of the time . The design, fabrics, etc.
are updated to modernize only the size
while keeping the atmosphere of those days.
Theproduction is made in a workshop in Sabae, Fukui Prefecture,
known as one of the major production centers of eyeglasses in Japan,
and each itemis carefully and wholeheartedly
finished.
The nose pad is
frame-integrated, which is not possible with mass production, and
details unique to handmade products can also 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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