VANNI X Oscalito
A sunglasses collection born from the collaboration between VANNI, the historic brand of creative designer eyewear, and Oscalito, a fine weaver of high-quality knitwear.
Two Turin-based brands with a history deeply rooted in the region’s industrial tradition, a commitment to creating beautiful, well-made products, designed and manufactured with care and love in Italian factories using certified raw materials, respecting people and nature. A shared worldview, in contrast to the practices of fast fashion in textiles and accessories: VANNI and Oscalito have developed a collection of eyewear that combines style and fashion, relying on a short, local, controlled, and ethical supply chain.
The collection stems from a raw material common to both brands: cotton. From cotton, Oscalito produces fine yarns used to create essential, elegant and comfortable garments, whilst VANNI produces the cellulose acetate used to make the eyewear. Textiles and eyewear thus come together from the same fibre, transformed in two different ways, yet consistent in terms of values and production culture.
The VANNI x Oscalito collection comprises three models of sunglasses with names dear to the people of Turin: Dora, Aurora, and Valentine. The raw material is cellulose acetate of certified origin; the colours echo those of the yarns in the Oscalito collections, ranging from black, white, blue and moss green, to warm, speckled havana shades, alongside models featuring the famous and instantly recognisable exclusive VANNI-personalised acetates, with a blue damask weave (DAMA acetate), green pixelated pattern (Pixel acetate), or fuchsia laminate (Blade acetate).
The Models
Aurora and Dora
Dora: a wide, enveloping shape with a balanced silhouette. Valentine: a defined, contemporary rectangular shape. Aurora: a sharp, ultra-feminine cat-eye.
Valentine
The Packaging – The eyewear pouches are upcycled from precious peacock-coloured Oscalito silk satin. A refined cotton filoscotia neck complements each pair of glasses.
VANNI and Oscalito are part of the network of excellent companies, Exclusive Brands Torino. Oscalito is a founder and supporter of Slow Fiber.
About VANNI
VANNI is the creative eyewear brand founded in Turin in 1987. Its exclusive materials, sophisticated style, and the solid quality of Italian manufacturing are at home in New York, Paris, and Sydney. Vanni is the first Italian Benefit Corporation in the sector, and annually measures the impact it has on the planet and on people.
About Oscalito
Since 1936, Oscalito has chosen the slower path. It designs and manufactures its garments in its own factory in Turin, using only the finest natural fibres.
Original link: https://www.opticaljournal.com/vanni-x-oscalito/