Music gigs have not been spared from the pandemic: even our favourite Tiny Desk Concert series has gone the way of Tiny Desk (Home) Concert. But one music-oriented series that’s going strong, despite it all, is Ray-Ban Studios.
If you’re not familiar with the two-year-old Studios arm of the eyewear giant, just think of it as a creative initiative that invites some of the music industry’s coolest artistes to unleash their artistic vision in the form of capsule collections featuring the brand’s iconic eyewear models.
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Just how cool, you ask? Consider alumni like the Bronx DJ duo The Martinez Brothers, electronic DJ and style star Honey Dijon, and the DJ/fashion designer Peggy Gou – easily star headliners for any top music festivals.
A bona fide creative, Patrick Mason is not only a prominent DJ, but he is also a model, fashion designer, art director, illustrator and Club Kid.
For its latest tie-up, Ray-Ban Studios is shining the spotlight on an exciting name in the techno music scene right now: German DJ Patrick Mason. A fixure of the Berlin techno scene, Mason is also one-half of music duo SRVD – the same people behind earworms like The Yard Man (2019) and Black On Black (2020) – who is known for his over-the-top set, flamboyant costumes, energetic dance moves and influences from the vogue scene.
The Ray-Ban Studios design that Mason created reworks the State Street model and is limited to 100 pieces worldwide.
When it comes to his Ray-Ban Studios creation, Mason’s design approach does not veer too far off from his personal Club Kid inclinations. Working with the State Street model (think of these square-framed glasses as the more exaggerated version of the classic Wayfarers), Mason splits the frame into three parts: an obsidian black upper, an amber effect on the lower part of the frame, and a UV-sensitive fluo green element wedged in between.
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For an extra shot of drama, the glasses also come with L-sized eyewear chains that are magnetic and can be fixed to the metal balls on the temples. The design is also thoughtful – it comes with photochromatic lenses that will turn from clear to a grey tint when you step outdoors in the sun to give your peepers ample protection.
How your Ray-Ban Studios x Patrick Mason eyewear collection will be packaged – complete with an egg-like minaudiere.
Extremely limited in production, only 100 pieces of the made-in-Italy design have been produced worldwide. Dover Street Market Singapore is the only stockist in Singapore retailing it from Oct 26, with a super-exclusive run of just three sets going for $830 each.
If that is not enough to make die-hard collectors part with their money, perhaps the special egg-shaped packaging that Mason created to house the eyewear may do the trick.
