Iconic brand moves into eyewear

British luxury fashion label Hardy Amies has expanded its product portfolio to include two new eyewear ranges for autumn/winter 2012. The designer, whose clientele includes the Queen, members of the aristocracy and stars of stage and screen, said the brand had undergone gone something of a renaissance in recent years with new creative director Clair Malcolm at the helm.

The collections, titled Hardy Amies Signature and Hardy Amies London have been designed to complement the brand's clothing collections and portray elements of tailoring and structure.

Pictured from the London collection are the Corsham, Elia and Bonny frames. The Corsham model (1) has a heavy half-rim design with a distinctive nose bridge and subtle Hardy Amies logo plaques on the inside of the temples. The Elia frame (2) is effectively a women's version of the Corsham model and features gentle upswept brows.