Chanel Does Discreet For Its Latest Prestige Eyewear Collection

You won't find any glaringly large interlocking C's on Chanel's fall-winter 2011/12 Prestige eyewear collection. Instead, the brand has chosen to identify themselves with subtle emblems. Pearls, the classic Chanel quilted effect, and a chain theme evocative of the handle on Chanel handbags accent the modern frames. The oversize, aviator, and cat-eye framed sunglasses, as well as the eyeglasses, are available in muted hues of blue, taupe, and grey--a palette that's new to the line. Click through for a look at the range, whose ad campaign stars Claudia Schiffer.
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You won't find any glaringly large interlocking C's on Chanel's fall-winter 2011/12 Prestige eyewear collection. Instead, the brand has chosen to identify themselves with subtle emblems.

Pearls, the classic Chanel quilted effect, and a chain theme evocative of the handle on Chanel handbags accent the modern frames.

The oversize, aviator, and cat-eye framed sunglasses, as well as the eyeglasses, are available in muted hues of blue, taupe, and grey--a palette that's new to the line.

Click through for a look at the range, whose ad campaign stars Claudia Schiffer.

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