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When it comes to fashion, we tend to celebrate male designers. Whether it’s Claudia Schiffer crediting Karl Lagerfeld for her success, Thierry …
The Costume Institute’s ‘Women Dressing Women’ Exhibit Is Long Overdue But Also Lacking
NYC: December 9th, 2023
Nouvelle Chicane Inspirations:
Friday night December 9th, Nouvelle Chicane Eyewear visited the new exhibition at the MET museum on 5th Ave entitled Women Dressing Women. The exhibition was assembled by the famous and revered Costume Institute and its benefactor, the annual MET Gala
The exhibit includes dress designs from 1910 through today, including designers from Europe such as Jeanne Lanvin, Elsa Schiaparelli, and Madeleine Vionnet, and American houses such as Ann Lowe, Claire McCardell, and Isabel Toledo, Iris van Herpen, Rei Kawakubo, Anifa Mvuemba, and Simone Rocha.
The challenge: “find the ideal pairings between the finest dress at the exhibition and a Nouvelle Chicane frame from our latest collection.
More to come……
The result :
Betsey Johnson #betseysgirls
Worn by “Baby Jane” Holzer an #AndyWarhol favorite.
For the latest collection see Charlotte Jones Opticians on 509 9th Ave. and 38th street in midtown Manhattan
More of #BetseyJohnson
We chose to do something a little different and set a challenge for our L’Orbitalli frames. While they look hot on the runways of Paris and Milan, would they handle the freezing cold of NYC?
Could we freeze them? Would they survive? See our time lapse video, for proof! It was fun. Our material was up to the job, and they can take plus 300 Fahrenheit too. If you have other challenges for our frames, please let us know… we would be happy to test them further.. please drop us a line at designer@nouvellechicane.com
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Crafting Your Professional Image: The Role of Eyewear in Business Attire
Nouvelle Chicane had a problem; the MET Museum had the inspiration for our solution. A beautiful eyeglass case was the result. Nouvell Chicane …
MET Museum Inspired Sunglass Cases
Nouvelle Chicane had a problem; the MET Museum had the inspiration for our solution. A beautiful eyeglass case was the result.
Nouvell Chicane artistic frames are large and bold and do not fit standard carrying cases. Special ordered cases from the far east were an option, but we decided to go a different route.
It all started with a day trip to The MET museum on 5th Avenue and 81st Street. The MET is home to countless artifacts from 1000s of years ago.
It quickly became clear that boxes, trunks and containers hold a special place in the history of the world and particularly meaningful to the owners. Even today, iconic brands such as Louis Vuitton pride themselves on their history of boxe and trunk construction. Carefully crafted small containers held everything from snuff to cigarettes, to jewelry, to makeup, to paints and brushes, and even funeral ashes. Opulent carefully constructed boxes and cases were and are held in high regard. One of the purest examples is the Faberge Egg which contains a prized hen in its yolk and ultimately the Russian crown. Nouvelle Chicane Eyewear will be protected by the case shell in the same way as the enamel shell of the Faberge Egg.
It was clear that the Nouvelle Chicane box must be constructed from a precious metal such as copper or stainless steel. The case takes form of a 9 inch x 4 inch box with a snug fitting lid. They are hand cut with shears from 14 gage stainless steel or copper. The template is form bent on a sheet metal brake in our studio. The corners tabs are then drilled and pop riveted using an aircraft rivet forming tool to secure and strengthen the joints.
The cases are then carefully lined with colorful felt from the NYC garment district. The external metal surfaces are polished with fine abrasives and home crafted pastes to achieve a jewelry like finish. For a final touch, we etch the logo into the lid of our case as you can see here in our etching video.
These cases are available to our exclusive clientele at Charlotte Jones Opticians
MET Museum Inspirational and Beautiful Boxes
Miami December 3, 2023: Nouvelle Chicane collaborates with Nini Nieves from BeastLife!
Nouvelle Chicane has been working with the charismatic and inspirational leader of BeastLife, Nini Nieves, for nearly 4 years. Nini founded BeastLife in Miami and has been a fixture in the fitness community. She coaches her clients and gets them their best results. Zoom or in person, she will get your best effort and results.
Nini is an admittedly big fan of sunglasses and looking her best in the bright sun of southern Florida. Our passions found each other quickly and the match with Nouvelle Chicane was a natural one. You notice right away that Nini’s energy level is endless. She lifts weights, pushes her cardio, runs on the beach, roller skates and gets out on the water. Her positive energy in infectious.
Nouvelle Chicane’s fashion centric, robust well-designed frames go perfectly with her lifestyle. The strength and durability of our frames is a must. Her active lifestyle includes weightlifting, roller skating and beach volleyball. Any one of these will ruin many of the delicate brands. Not Nouvelle Chicane. Nouvelle Chicane frames are meant to be worn and seen. Join Nini for a zoom BeastLife workout or consultation to become your best. Wear Nouvelle Chicane and look your best all of the time. Check us out at Charlotte Jones Opticians to make an appointment / receive consultation. Check out the Hell’s Kitchen nyc vibe
