When Jerome Mage was starting his sunglasses line, in 2015, no one wanted to invest in it. Its name, Jacques Marie Mage, was a mouthful, they said, and the eyewear market was already saturated. Also, Mr. Mage’s designs — thick, substantial, with an architectural heft — went against the prevailing minimalist look of the day. But Mr. Mage has a track record that allowed him to ignore those critiques and soldier on. “He was 15, I was 10, and I was like, ‘Wow, what are those?’”As a design object, sunglasses sit at the very intersection of Mr. Mage’s greatest passions.

Source: New York Times July 08, 2021 06:56 UTC