“My relationship with Hawaii in the late ‘60s was a really formative time for me. It shaped every aspect of my life - as a creator, artisan, business owner, and a lover of individuals who are unafraid to be different.
When you talk about the 1960s, it’s easy to lump LSD, Woodstock, rock music, and war protests all together, but that’s really what life was like for us. Things were moving really fast. Suddenly, it seemed like young people had a voice and an outlook that felt fresh. It was ours.
I felt like I could connect with interesting people artistically through the medium of glasses and style. I never saw myself as any kind of serious ‘designer’ but I loved to imagine and share things that didn’t exist yet. I wanted to make things that excited me and the people I admired and felt a kinship with.
For our newest Mr. Leight collection, it’s more important to me that people are inspired, rather than if they buy the glasses or not. I want them to feel a connection to something that’s much bigger than themselves."
- Larry Leight, Spring/Summer 2023
When you talk about the 1960s, it’s easy to lump LSD, Woodstock, rock music, and war protests all together, but that’s really what life was like for us. Things were moving really fast. Suddenly, it seemed like young people had a voice and an outlook that felt fresh. It was ours.
I felt like I could connect with interesting people artistically through the medium of glasses and style. I never saw myself as any kind of serious ‘designer’ but I loved to imagine and share things that didn’t exist yet. I wanted to make things that excited me and the people I admired and felt a kinship with.
For our newest Mr. Leight collection, it’s more important to me that people are inspired, rather than if they buy the glasses or not. I want them to feel a connection to something that’s much bigger than themselves."
- Larry Leight, Spring/Summer 2023
