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Inspired by glasses from the Cutler and Gross archive, originally found at the Laurence Corner Army Surplus Store on London’s Drummond Street in the 70s.The 1393 is the perfect square sunglass with lowered hinges and vintage-inspired frontal Oyster Pins.Dimensions:50mm - 23mm - 150mm

The 1391’s design is imbued with musical influence; drawing inspiration from Patti Smith’s visit to London in 1977, where she played at The Rock Garden in Soho. This trip marked a moment in London and New York’s cultural history, where both sides of the Atlantic were simultaneously experiencin...

Made by hand, the undulating brow bar, easy rectangular lens shape and bold sweeping temples captured our customers imaginations and was one of the first shapes to be available by bespoke order from the Cutler and Gross Knightsbridge store in London.Dimensions:55mm - 19mm - 145mm

The cat-eye has been a Cutler and Gross centrepiece since the 70s, and this frame continues the evolution. It is shaped to a butterfly silhouette that balances a slim nose bridge with chunky temples, and detailed with Oyster and Compass Star pins.Dimensions:51mm - 19mm - 145mm

Shaped to a curved 6-base silhouette, this sunglass required our artisans to unearth specialist techniques from the 60s. The determined, blocky profile has been cut away at the browbar and chamfered with tilted edges. Detailed inside and out, the frame has been intricately milled around the lenses.Dimensions:53mm - 24mm - 150mm

The winged lugs and keyhole bridge of the GR10 nod to Graham Cutler's personal collection from the 70s. Compass Star pins add polish to the design, which culminates in Fender temples. Designed for slighter face shapes, the Graham Cutler collection scales our bold aesthetic into lighter proportions.Dimensions:48mm - 20mm - 145mm

The delicate flat top of the GR07 takes inspiration from Graham Cutler's personal frames in the 70s and 80s. It's structured with Compass Start pins and integrated nosepads, which can be adjusted in-store for the perfect fit.Dimensions:48mm - 20mm - 145mm

Unexpected angles and extended lugs lend intrigue to the GR11 optical. It is handcrafted with a keyhole bridge and detailed with polished Compass Star pins. Designed for slighter face shapes, the Graham Cutler collection scales our bold aesthetic into lighter proportions. Dimensions: 48mm - 20mm - 140mm

The 1420 is handcrafted with a unique stepped detail that reveals the intricate layers of laminate comprising each frame. Cutler and Gross's signature pins detail the frontal and temples.Dimensions:47mm - 24mm - 145mm

The classic navigator frame takes a new direction, courtesy of the 0009 optical. It is handcrafted from polished acetate and ultra-light metal with a raised double bridge and winged lugs.Dimensions:48mm - 20mm - 145mm

A flat top lends intrigue to this round frame, which is handcrafted with an acetate frontal and ultra-light wire temples. It is shaped with grooved lugs in a nod to Cutler and Gross's storied Oyster pin.Dimensions:48mm - 21mm - 145mm

The avant garde boldness of 60s style informed the geometries of the 1422 sunglass. Angular lugs sweep around square lenses, while sculptural facets add dimension. The chunky frame was handcrafted in our atelier over the course of 255 hours.Dimensions:50mm - 23mm - 150mm

Refined geometries and exquisite details characterise the 1410 square sunglass. The oversized frontal curves around pentagonal lenses before culminating in emerald-cut temples. Polished pins detail the design, which was handcrafted over 257 hours.Dimensions:54mm - 20mm - 150mm

The 1421 is a nuanced take on our bestselling 0772 frame, refined to slighter dimensions. It is handcrafted to an elegant trapezoid silhouette that draws from old world English Wellington opticals. An intricate stepped detail animates the frontal.Dimensions:50mm - 21mm - 150mm

The 9852 is a visual homage to John le Carre and the spies that operated in the shadows of 1970s London. Subtle milling adds discreet detail to the browline, which slopes down to dropped hinges. Compass Star pins gild the frontal and temples.Dimensions:52mm - 19mm - 145mm

This distinctly retro frame riffs on 1970s design codes. The rectangular silhouette is handcrafted in our atelier to a sleek design with minimalist lugs and double-laminated temples. Compass Star pins subtly gild the temples. Each piece is handmade in our atelier over 256 hours.Dimensions:53mm - 20mm - 150mm

Milling and bevelling add subtle dimension to the 9782 Cutler and Gross aviator glasses. They are handcrafted in Italy with a slim double nose bridge.Dimensions:56mm - 14mm - 150mm

Referencing the classic 0894 worn by musician Jarvis Cocker of the band Pulp throughout the late 1980s and into the 1990s, the 9894 is a salute to the ingenuity of Cutler and Gross in the 1980s. Details include a retro reverse nose bump, side-mounted hinges and our signature fender temples. This par...

Referencing the 0383 - a classic Cutler and Gross bug eye frame from the mid 1980s - the 9383 plays with technical acetate construction to dynamic effect whilst modern techniques are used sympathetically to update this distinctly retro frame for the contemporary wearer.Dimensions:53mm - 20mm - 145mm

The 1412 is a feat of ingenuity and artistry, handcrafted with highly specialised milling that enables the rivets to hug the lenses. The alluring, perfectly round silhouette looks to archive Cutler and Gross frames from the 70s.Dimensions:59mm - 23mm - 145mm

Cutler and Gross's storied Oyster pin decorates the front of this square optical. It is set with a high hinge and threaded with engraved core wire.Dimensions:52mm - 19mm - 145mm

A squared take on the cat-eye, the 1401 optical is shaped with a straightened browline that culminates in angled lugs. Polished Compass Star pins and Hazard core wire add subtle Cutler and Gross prestige.Dimensions:51mm - 19mm - 145mm

Architectural and artisanal, the 1414 is handcrafted to an oversized square with a flat top and pressed nose bump. It is structured with Modernist core wire and lightened with milled edges.Dimensions:54mm - 21mm - 150mm

Jack Kerouac and his Beatnik contemporaries inspired the framework for the GR05. It is shaped with extended lugs and detailed with polished Compass Star pins. Sculpted Fender temples complete the design.Dimensions:47mm - 18mm - 145mm