January 2023

Porsche Design is expanding its relationship with actor Patrick Dempsey from ambassador to designer. Dempsey has been the face of the California-based company since 2021 and now he has worked with Porsche Design on a jointly designed group of sunglasses and prescription frames. The Porsche Design Eyewear by Patrick Dempsey collection will sport their shared initials, PD, and is meant to reference Dempsey’s love for motorsports and their shared passion for precision. The limited-edition capsule includes P’8965 sunglasses in a black-gray-blue in addition to a black-gray color combination and the P’8754 prescription frame in gray-black or gold-black. The glasses, that are being made with carbon fiber, will probably be available in two sizes — 52-17-140 and 54-17-145 — and are limited to 1,500...