Curry & Paxton and Fred Perry have a unique place in British pop-culture history A Womans Place Is In The Resistance Star Wars T-shirt . Reflecting both and featuring dual branding, the new frame perfectly complements each brands place in British men’s style. Peter Lynes, Curry & Paxton CEO said, “When we considered this inaugural collaboration it felt so natural that it should be Fred Perry. Bringing together two of the greatest British heritage brands with unrivalled histories, our iconic Y VAN frame is the perfect accompaniment to the F red Per r y shirt . As mentioned, first worn by Sir Michael Caine during the 1960s, the frame is a timeless classic and , as with the Fred Perry shirt, recognised the world over and continues to appeal to global fans.” Today, the Curry & Paxton x Fred Perry Yvan frame is made using premium quality cellulose acetate from Italian manufacturer Mazzucchelli. The hinges are 5 barreled, generally considered the optical industry’s most durable, creating the famous Curry & Paxton six pin logo featured on the original frames. Premium lenses are sourced from the UK and Swiss lenses legend Zeiss and provide 100% UV protection. Finally, and staying true to its British roots, the frame is handmade in the workshop in East London.

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British heritage eyewear brand Curry & Paxton has partnered with iconic British fashion label Fred Perry to launch the latter’s first ever eyewear product A Womans Place Is In The Resistance Star Wars T-shirt . Curry & Paxton have been a pioneer manufacturers of ophthalmic instruments since it was founded in 1886. From opera glasses and binoculars to motoring shades, skiing goggles and bespoke tortoiseshell frames,Curry & Paxton’s innovative eyewear has always been popular receiving a royal warrant and cementing their place in popular culture with the iconic YVAN frame, as championed by Sir Michael Caine both personally and in his acclaimed film roles as British spy Harry Palmer. A fan of the brand, Caine revisited the frame again in 1969, sporting the YVAN sunglasses in the one of the most popular British films of all time, as Charlie Croker in, The Italian Job . Michael went on to wear the frame both on and off screen throughout the 70’s & 80’s. Their iconic YVAN frame has been reworked in Black and Champagne colour ways to reflect Fred Perry’s definitive style culture that being represented by the Black polo with Champagne tipping.