From mountain peaks for the city streets. Just what began like a respect for the mountains enters a newchapter for that eyewear 2012/13 autumn/winter season together with the LIONEL model and its particular metropolitan context. Influenced by 1950s alpine glacier goggles, which offered round lenses in metal rims and leather cladding for shield about the sun’s rays, LIONEL includes a great amount dual bridge and slight temples that symbolize the present day symbol of alpine eyewear for life down in the valley.

The frame is made of MYLON, the newest material created by MYKITA after many years of research and in the process connecting two extremes: meeting both the difficulties of mountain ascents as well as the aesthetic hopes connected with an urban, sportive way of life All lenses have a very good special hallmark: they deomonstrate the MYKITA & Moncler logo when inhaled on.