Guepard gp-07 [NOIR / CLEAR]

French vintage has originality that is also called “art piece”. Fabrics that cannot be expressed by modern technology, and details that modern eyeglasses have lost in exchange for efficiency. Each frame at that time was rare, and it was very difficult to obtain the same one. There are not many vintage eyewear specialty stores in Japan. When it comes to stores that handle “dead stock only,” the number is even more limited. “SPEAKEASY” owner Masashi Yamamura and “Fréquence. The two owners, Kazuki Yanagihara, have unearthed a wide variety of frames and introduced them to Japan as one of the few experts familiar with French vintage. The two are also co-authors and publishers.

The French vintage has a prominent presence, and the frames from the 1940s to the 1950s, which boasted the highest quality in the world, were put together in one book and released as the book “Frame France”. While the French vintage shows a rich expression that cannot be exhausted, it is a finite resource that will eventually be exhausted as long as the same product cannot be manufactured. Guépard was born in order to reproduce the world view of French vintage with modern technology and convey it to more people. The eyeglasses produced by guepard pay homage to the French vintage of the 1940s and 1950s, which was recognized as the highest standard in the world at that time, and only the size feeling is modernly updated while keeping the atmosphere of the time such as design and fabric.

It is an introduction of guépard gp-07 [NOIR / CLEAR]. The gp-07 features a punt-shaped frame based on the French vintage of the 1940s. Like the original at the time, the temples are finished with a width of 8mm, and the rims are angled television cuts. The lens is a “flat lens”. The lens surface at that time was reflected because the multi-coating technology did not exist yet. In order to try to reproduce it, guépard has adopted a custom-made flat lens with a multi-coat on the back side only. A model with a thick frame that has an outstanding presence. It is an intelligent and classical book that you can fully enjoy the atmosphere of French vintage. made in JAPAN.