New Tortoiseshell Sunglasses

Six fresh takes on classic tortoiseshell shades

Traditional tortoise frames hold steady as an enduring classic in optics. With fresh proportions and bold patterns, these six shades modernize the eyewear staple. Margaret Howell x Oliver Goldsmith Good luck tracking down this limited-edition collaboration between two British fashion vets, Margaret Howell and Oliver Goldsmith. The Consul references a 1966 design from the latter’s extensive archive of eyewear; the gray tortoise is a novel …

Punk Jews

A miniseries documents an alt-Jewish cultural scene emerging in NYC

Brooklyn-based filmmaker Jesse Zook Mann’s latest documentary project delves into the radical Judaism scene in New York. Originally announced on the crowd-sourced funding site Kickstarter, Punk Jews just reached their goal of raising $10,000 to make the film. Featuring musicians, artists, fashion designers and philosophers, Zook Mann describes Punk Jews as, “People owning their heritage, being creative with it, having fun with it—and doing so …

Vopnabúríð

Learning about "fabric pornography" with designer Sruli Recht in his Reykjavik studio

With Sruli Recht‘s “nonproducts” and personal preoccupations housed in shelves and resting on workbenches crafted from remnants (found around his Fishpacking neighborhood in Reykjavik), his showroom and studio is an unrestrained assortment of his surroundings. We arrived at Vopnabúríð (Icelandic for The Armory) just as Recht and his wife Megan Herbert began their work day. After a playful competition between them to throw on music …