Cazal Eyewear

Cazal is a luxury sunglass designer based in Germany which manufactures the Legends line of sunglasses, created by Austrian designer Cari Zalloni.[1]

History

Cari Zalloni founded Cazal in 1975 with his business partner Günter Böttcher. Zalloni wanted to make sunglasses with mismatched lenses, a design detail that recently became popular at Virgil Abloh’s Spring/Summer 2021 show for Louis Vuitton. Reportedly, the sunglasses are worn by Hussein bin Talal, the former King of Jordan, and Hosni Mubara, the former president of Egypt.[1] Cazal sunglasses have been especially popular among hip hop artists, including Run DMC[2] and Rick Ross. Rick Ross has a facial tattoo of the Cazal logo.[3]

In 1985, the a Philly rap group named the Cazal Boys made a song called “Snatchin Cazals.”[1] The company introduced more frames in 2015.[4]

Cazal Legends 163
Cazal Legends 163 Alternate View

References
  1. Destefano, Mike; Hughes, Aria; Takanashi, Lee (August 13, 2020). "The 15 Most Iconic Sunglasses in Hip-Hop". Complex.
  2. "Cazal Legends". Cazal Eyewear. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  3. Shepherd, Julianne Escobedo (January 8, 2015). "Rick Ross Got a Cazal Face Tattoo, Discuss". Jezebel.com. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  4. Jones, Simon (August 7, 2015). "Cazal style is crystal clear". www.opticianonline.net.


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