Excessive-performance eyewear label Oakley and Milan-based biking firm Cinelli have linked up for the primary time to create a line of sun shades impressed by the “dedication to, ardour for, and fatigue from biking.”
The lineup consists of two silhouettes: the Cinelli x Oakley Latch Panel and Eye Jacket Redux glasses. The previous mannequin employs a full-rim defend lens and a signature latch hinge, together with detachable facet shields, which will help shield their wearers from glare and different distractions. The latter design, in the meantime, encompasses a daring oval silhouette that builds on the unique Eye Jacket mannequin from 1994.
Each fashions are available Race Worn colorways: the Latch Panel seems in a black end with Prizm™ Highway Black lenses, whereas the Eye Jacket Redux is available in an offwhite hue with Prizm™ Gray lenses. Moreover, each designs are packed in a customized micro bag and field sleeve.
“Race worn is a symbolic course of representing the journey,” stated Brian Takumi, Oakley’s vice chairman of inventive and soul. “Each particular person goes by means of their very own journey. And every journey is totally different. The Race Worn course of is crafted by hand the place no two are precisely alike. Similar to the human race.”
Notably, the collaboration additionally features a Raceworn Nemo Gravel Bike, hand-built at Cinelli’s headquarters in Milan, that isn’t on the market.
The limited-edition Cinelli x Oakley assortment is now obtainable to buy on-line and in each manufacturers’ retail areas. Check out the designs within the gallery above.
