The Find: This is the era collectors mean when they say early Cavalli. Rimless champagne lenses that sit on the face like almost nothing, a thin black line tracing the brow, and then the reason you're here: two engraved gold serpents twisted into each other at every temple, heads raised, tails looping into openwork before the arm tapers down to a cream pearl tip. Early 2000s, made in Italy, from the years when the house was putting real jewelry work into eyewear. The barely-tinted rimless lens is exactly what's on faces everywhere again right now, except this is the original, with the original zebra-lined Cavalli case to prove it.
The Details:
- Rimless wrap lenses in sheer champagne with a soft gold flash
- Black enamel trim along the upper lens edge
- Two intertwined, fully engraved gold-tone serpents at each temple with raised head detail
- Split wishbone temple arms in gold, finished with pearlescent cream tips
- Slim gold bridge bar, 115mm temples, marked 222S, roberto cavalli Made in Italy CE
- Includes the original black Roberto Cavalli hard case with zebra-print lining
Measurements: Lens 66mm, bridge 12mm, temple 115mm.
Condition: Very good vintage condition for its twenty-plus years. Lenses clean with light surface character consistent with age, nothing across the line of sight. Gold bright, serpent engraving sharp, hinges firm, pearl tips intact. Nose pads lightly yellowed with age, an easy optical-counter replacement. Case shows honest exterior wear, zebra lining clean and signed.
Authenticity: Guaranteed authentic Roberto Cavalli.
