FIRST SUN: Massimo Alba has partnered with Garrett Leight California Optical, or GLCO, for its first eyewear collaboration ever.

In sync with the understated luxury and casual elegance of the independent fashion brand launched by the namesake designer in 2006, the capsule collection hinges on a single, sober style crafted in acetate and defined by a double bridge.

Inspired by a classic Seventies frame owned by Alba himself, the sunglass design is obtainable within the three colorways Brera, Sole and Luce, indicating shades in black, green and burnt red, respectively. An optical version will even be available exclusively at GLCO’s units.

Every bit is embellished with a small golden clover engraved on the temple, along with the GLCO trademark, in addition to the names of the 2 corporations and the Made in America lettering.

Styles include a cleansing cloth that mirrors certainly one of the Italian brand’s most iconic handkerchiefs and reads: “To have someone understand your mind is a unique sort of intimacy.” Within the words of the designer himself, the handkerchief “is a sentimental, forgotten accessory used to dry your brow, tears, hands, and, for individuals who wear glasses like me, to scrub the lenses.”

Retailing for 505 euros each, the Massimo Alba x GLCO styles will officially launch on Thursday at each corporations’ physical stores and e-commerce platforms. 

While Massimo Alba has six stores throughout Italy, GLCO — which was founded in Venice Beach in 2010 — has seven flagships across San Francisco, Latest York, Brooklyn, Austin and Toronto, along with two locations in Los Angeles. The GLCO eyewear collections are also distributed in greater than 25 countries at chosen optical shops, shops and fashion boutiques.