Karen Walker
Karen Walker’s eccentrically elegant style has established a stellar international following for her ready-to-wear, eyewear, jewellery, bags and fragrance.
Karen Walker Optical is about reinventing cultural snapshots with an artful ease that belies the depth of historical reference whilst still seeing silhouettes hone in on classic looks from the ‘50s, ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s. Subtle but important revisionism is taking place in each pair with the tilt of a line, the shift of an angle.
Karen Walker Optical is defined unisex, and although certain styles with the collection undoubtedly give a knowing nod to the masculine influence of the Monumental by Karen Walker collection, Walker herself is reluctant to single out specific styles for men or women. It’s an intended ambiguity that possibly stems from the fact that Walker is often seen wearing Monumental styles herself. So consider the new range gender fluid.
