LaFont Glasses

In 1923, Louis Lafont set up a small boutique selling hearing aids and glasses. Even now (three generations later) Louis’ art deco visions are honoured in the long-loved styles seen in Lafont eyewear. Louis’ grandson Phillipe and his wife Laurence (a Parisian fashion designer) create spectacles that can genuinely be seen as a fashion accessories, rather than a necessity.  The couple produces many innovative products and has collaborated with major fashion houses such as Hermès and Chanel. The Paris institution now runs 4 boutiques and exports frames to over 40 countries.

You can see Lafont frames play with colour, shapes, and patterns, but we absolutely love their use of genuine Liberty materials that are encapsulated in some of their frames, preserving a piece of high fashion history.