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THE LATEST ROMEO GIGLI EYEWEAR
PRODUCTS AT MIDO 2001 The
confirmation of that unmistakeable Romeo Gigli style to be recognised at
first glance. The alliance between the designer and Allison, a leading
eyewear company, was love at first sight. Showing off its latest products
at Mido 2001, ROMEO GIGLI EYEWEAR uses its innovations to confirm what are
always fascinating results when style is combined with technology and when
imagination is matched with technical and handicraft know-how. For this
season, the most unusual forms have created new volumes and unexpected
colours, in addition to the natural evolution of last season’s
best-selling models. This is the case for the 'glasant' sunglasses and
eyeglasses, with the typical mask design, now with steel sections, where
temple and lug blend into a single continuous structure that is bent to
follow the shape of the nose. A nice return to the metal-rimmed lenses,
combined however with plastic temples and what are always unusual and
specially designed lines. As with Gigli fashion, there are 'strong style
indicators' that are re-proposed every year, though updated to keep pace
with the changing times. This time the characteristic colours based on
nature and ethnic art - sunset red, spice orange, sea blue, aquamarine
green - are used to decorate acetate models with the smallest, graceful
and particular proportions, and even the nylon wire version. Particular
attention to design - the same that Romeo Gigli dedicates to clothing - is
focused on the aerodynamic profile of the injected series, where the lug/temple
connection is streamlined from the bottom to the top. This series is
available in a very wide variety of hues.
The titanium ultra-light, super-thin and non-allergenic models, with a
particularly modern contour, are destined to be noticed and designed for
those who love the most technological materials. The sunglasses and the
frames for eyeglasses are part of a culture that looks with curiosity at
what 'has not yet been seen', while at the same time they give every look
the protection, the know-how and the stylistic intuition that become the
reality of a successful project. Italian
fashion designer Romeo Gigli was born in Castelbolognese, in the Faenza
province. He studied classics and went on to the Università di
Architettura. During his student days, Gigli made his first trips abroad,
always returning with small objects, jewelry or clothing as gifts. Over
time, his interest in designs applied to textiles grew into a passion. In
1979, he established himself in New York, where he worked in the atelier
of Dimitri, learning the fine points of tailoring and style. Upon
returning to Italy, his ideas of fashion began to take shape. Even
his earliest collections indicated Gigli had chosen a highly original
style, far from any cliché of the day. In the 1980's, for example, when
shoulder pads worthy of a linebacker were all the rage, Romeo Gigli was
showing smooth shoulder lines, unenhanced by padding. These early models
were a prelude to the natural look that would characterize his work in the
future.
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