Thistle Brown's eyewear offers a new way to look out on the world.
with a line of sunglasses. There are many happy synchronicities in Brown’s story: Technically he’s an island-hopper who moved from New Zealand to Manhattan, where his first job was working for an optometrist. That he’s kicking things off with eyewear takes is a full-circle moment.As distinct as NZ is from NYC, Brown has carved out a niche for himself as a downtown darling, one whose aesthetic is idiosyncratic rather than mainstream.
” He has no intention of giving up his day jobs, but rather he sees Thistles as “a new layer for himself.”Photo: Thistle Brown / Courtesy of ThistlesFor Brown, sunglasses have a different appeal than garments; they are objects, shareable in the sense that a lost pair could be picked up and worn by someone else, in the manner of a lost umbrella.
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