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info Silhouette started in 1964 and are still going today. The designer of this frame was the extraordinary Dora Demmel, who worked in the male-dominated optical world and became one of its most influential designers - her 'Futura' plastic frame sunglasses of the 1970's are now in museum collections. She brought a high fashion sensibility to her work and from around 1973 she was creating designs in metal, which have both that future 'Futura' feel and that runway glamour: see this 1974 ad for Hermès Calèche perfume where the model is wearing clear lenses in the Silhouette metal frame. This plastic frame however dates from the same period when in central Europe designers like Cari Zalloni for Saphira and Demmel were experimenting with heavier plastic frames for women. This is a large frame - although the lenses measure only 53mm whereas they are marked at 56. The face is angled back, the temples are extra wide, joining in the centre with 5 barrel hinges. The colour is a dark, mottled tortoise. Any male CEO would have sat up to attention if this junior executive stepped in to the boardroom - he'd be worried for his job! — klasik |
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product code : k8250 : £ 185 1970s mottled tortoise plastic frame marked SILHOUETTE KlasikVintageEyewearKlasik Can be glazed with Rx or sunglasses lenses. condition lenses : n/a frame : very good fit : very good size face : 142mm lens width : 56mm (marked on frame) lens height : 39mm bridge : 18mm (marked on frame) arms : 140mm (marked on frame) |
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