I spy retro Gucci eyewear

This year, luxury Italian fashion house Gucci celebrates its 90th anniversary, and has mined its own fashionable archives for inspiration, reports Vogue.

In March, creative director Frida Giannini revisited the house’s classic designs and launched an exclusive 1921 collection of clothes, handbags and shoes to celebrate the company’s milestone.

Gucci continues the anniversary celebrations with a special anniversary edition eyewear, renamed G. Gucci Firenze 1921, in reference to the date the house was founded in Florence by Guccio Gucci.

Designed by Giannini, the 1921 model pays homage to the icons, craftsmanship, and luxury materials for which the house is known.

Completely covered in natural leather, the special edition women’s sunglasses are available in brown, beige, or cherry frames, and come with a leather case.

An 18-carat gold plaque on the left temple carries a new engraved trademark, ‘G. GUCCI Firenze 1921.’

Priced at $1390, the collection is currently available online and at Gucci boutiques, and at select opticians from September.

From modest beginnings, the Gucci company has become one of the world’s most successful manufacturers of high-end leather goods, clothing, and other fashion products. The Gucci loafer is the only shoe in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.