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product code : k5416 :
£ 175
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Never worn 1970s mock tortoise plastic frame
marked SERVIN SPAIN and MUNICH
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Original mid-green mineral glass lenses
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Something for men from the masters Servin - the greatest name in
sunglasses from Spain in the 1960s and 70s. This company was founded
by Don Pedro Robles Vicente and based in Madrid, where they were
thriving by the mid-1960s in a country with a booming economy and
a beautiful climate. Spain also had a growing reputation for high fashion
with designers like Balenciaga, Pertegaz, Castillo and Rabanne in France -
and Vicente's creations may have been exported for sale there too, while
the acetates may have been imported from France. This pair of sunglasses
called 'Munich' was perhaps a dedicated to the 1972 Summer Olympic
Games, where the Spanish royal family were also competitors: Prince (later
King) Juan Carlos, took part in the Games in Munich, West Germany in a
sailing team. It isn't difficult to imagine royalty or any of the Olympic Team
wearing the magnificent sporty design 'Munich'. It is a very wide, wrapped
style with a hollowed out bridge that would suit men or women, however
take note of the measurements as this frame is BIG. The acetate is amazing
in classic 'tortoiseshell' with deep and light tones and the mid-green tint
glass lenses make a great match. It also means that despite the size, the
lenses do not obscure or dominate the face but this is still a statement
1970s piece. Servin's designs are the ultimate in Spanish high fashion and
quality and workmanship - they really should be in the new
Museum of
Costume, appropriately in Madrid, where Servin were making their name
48 years ago with incredible eyewear like 'Munich'.
— klasik
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