Reimagining archival Mugler silhouettes.
Following up its standout collaboration with BLACKPINK‘s JENNIE, Gentle Monster is enlisting Mugler for its latest eyewear release. In the striking Spiral 01 and Spiral 02 silhouettes, the duo melds their distinctive energies and ethos to craft two pairs of sunglasses that reimagine Mugler’s archival eyewear models from a modern lens.
The eyewear is informed by Mugler’s intention usage of geometric design in its collections; the Spiral 01 pulls design inspiration from Mugler’s Fourmis eyewear model, which was first introduced in the House’s Les Insectes couture collection back in 1997. Taking a wide, goggle-like shape, the glasses see rubber nose pads to ensure comfort and subtle branded hits throughout.
As for the Spiral 02, the frames also take an amplified goggle shape and feature embossed line detailing throughout the silhouette with chrome branding etched onto the temples.
Each model surfaces in three different colorways. Take a closer look at the Spiral 01 and Spiral 02 silhouettes below.
Colin Jones and Georgia Palmer front the dynamic campaign, shot by Theo Liu, which pays homage to “visual innovators” including Manfred Thierry Mugler and Helmut Newton. Flip through the campaign in the top gallery.
Expect the Mugler x Gentle Monster range to be released for purchase on July 17 at 10 p.m. EST, available at Mugler and Gentle Monster online stores as well as at both labels’ brick-and-mortar locations.