This week’s #ECPpick is this bad-ass frame design by Cazal, worn by optical entrepreneur “Hartger Fijten”. This particular shape has been trendsetting for many brands, and therefore recently been relaunched. It is with the dominant trim typical of CAZAL, the striking temple and the subtle touches of colour that Cari Zalloni succeeded in creating the perfect relaunch of a classic from the New York hip-hop scene.
[perfectpullquote align=”full” bordertop=”false” cite=”Hartger Fijten, Tempel Optiek” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=”18″]My all-time favourite frame is the Cazal 623. I like to refurbish it with either new glasses or by changing the corner pieces and ornaments from gold to red.
It’s officially a sunglass, but I prefer to wear it as an optical frame. It’s thé Go-To frame for every rock or techno party![/perfectpullquote]
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A sequel to his original success story, these Cazal 623 sunglasses in Grey Camouflage are a classic cut fashioned from the innovative luxury eyewear technology of today.
A chunky frame featuring the intricate facet cuts of their predecessors; these Cazal 623 sunglasses make the temple hinge detail their most dominant detail. Based on the original geometric cuts created by Carl Zalloni, the Cazal 623 frames have a slick urban edge in grey camouflage with silver temple detail and 57mm grey gradient lenses.
A true style investment for lovers of collectable vintage eyewear, these Cazal sunglasses certainly live up to their ‘Legend’ status.
When it comes to vintage sunglasses, Cazal will undisputedly be considered as one of the most, if not the most important contender in the eyewear industry. Regardless of the fact that Cazal is home based in Germany, their impact on the American Hip Hop industry is enormous.
About Cazal Eyewear
Trends come and go, but style never goes out of fashion. Creating a style is one of the unique talents of an outstanding designer. He has an eye for trends that will survive. He converts the sign of the time into wearable designs – not in retrospect, but in the here and now.
Cazal Eyewear is the life’s work and Design legacy of a man who basically defined eyewear design from the 80s on: Cari Zalloni – the former Chief Designer and eponym. It is down to his talent and passion for eyewear that today Cazal is a successful eyewear brand loved by wearers of glasses the world over.
Their design does not follow the mainstream, instead, it always finds new ways. The result: original eyewear models with a high recognition value. Often striking and always unusual! Whether for men or women: Cazal eyewear is stylishly composed and beguile with its very own character, statement frames and sunglasses designed for people for whom individuality and extravagance are part of their life.
Yet Cazal defines style not just in design: the use of first-class materials like pure titanium or gold and the lavish processing of them guarantee the highest quality. On top of that, there is precision workmanship and numerous quality checks: in this way, each of the up to 50 components of a pair of their glasses is subject to very close scrutiny. The nearly 70 processes their eyewear undergoes are constantly monitored by our experts. Each and every precious designer frame demonstrates the loving attention to detail with which Cari Zalloni worked and his international design team still works today.
Read more about this brand on TEF Magazine or visit their website.
Shooting: ECP Pick
Eyewear: Model 623 by Caza Eyewear
Model: Hartger Fijten, owner Tempel Optiek (NL)
