Garrett Leight California Optical X Collection


Our new X collection riffs on four of our most classic styles, the Kinney, the Brooks, the Hampton, and the Harding, and turns up the volume across a range of key design details.

We wanted to create a frame that was as versatile as it was stylish — something that could hold its own as a statement piece when paired with casual classics like jeans and an oxford, but also play nice with a bespoke suit or a pair of shell cordovan loafers.

Garrett Leight California Optical Harding X SunglassesGarrett Leight California Optical Kinney X Sunglasses
GLCO Harding X and Kinney X SunglassesGLCO Kinney X Sunglasses

With the X collection, we went a little rock & roll and a little Pop Art. Think: the distorted twang of guitarist Robbie Krieger’s guitar on the Doors’ 1968 deep cut “Wild Child,” Buddy Holly's signature vocal hiccups ("We-UH-ell, the little things you say and do / Make me want to be with you-UH-ou..."), or the far out tonal explorations of a Warhol silkscreen.

Arthur Miller wearing glassesBuddy Holly wearing sunglasses

For starters, we increased the overall size of our signature frames and milled them from a 12mm acetate. This gives them a bold, sporty look that still feels light to the touch thanks to a carved out end piece. The X collection editions of our classic Kinney and Harding frames will be the first time we’ve used these new production techniques. Rather than our signature thin temple shape, the X collection also features a paddle-style temple shape for extra presence and durability and a subtle branded plaque that provides another level of understated detail.

Garrett Leight California Optical Harding X SunglassesGarrett Leight California Optical Kinney X Sunglasses
Shell Crystal/Sweetwater
Shell Crystal/Sweetwater
Black/Valley View Green
Black/Valley View Green
1965 Tortoise/Oak
1965 Tortoise/Oak
Tuscan Tortoise/Swimming Pool Gradient
Tuscan Tortoise/Swimming Pool Gradient
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GLCO Harding X and Kinney X SunglassesGLCO Kinney X Sunglasses
Shell Crystal/Sweetwater
Shell Crystal/Sweetwater
Black/Valley View Green
Black/Valley View Green
1965 Tortoise/Oak
1965 Tortoise/Oak
Tuscan Tortoise/Swimming Pool Gradient
Tuscan Tortoise/Swimming Pool Gradient
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As always, our commitment to craftsmanship and reverence for perfecting the details is front and center. We want these frames to be a part of your life for a very long time.

Whether your version of the rock and roll life is living it up until the sunrise, or reading about it during a lazy afternoon over a cup of tea, we’ve got you covered.

GLCO X Collection

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Shell Crystal/Sweetwater
Shell Crystal/Sweetwater
Black/Valley View Green
Black/Valley View Green
1965 Tortoise/Oak
1965 Tortoise/Oak
Tuscan Tortoise/Swimming Pool Gradient
Tuscan Tortoise/Swimming Pool Gradient

KINNEY X SUN

$420

€335 $575 500CHF

Shell Crystal/Sweetwater
Shell Crystal/Sweetwater
Black/Valley View Green
Black/Valley View Green
1965 Tortoise/Oak
1965 Tortoise/Oak
Tuscan Tortoise/Swimming Pool Gradient
Tuscan Tortoise/Swimming Pool Gradient

KINNEY X SUN

$420

€335 $575 500CHF


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