Cazal is a luxury sunglass designer based in

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

which manufactures the Legends line of sunglasses, created by Austrian designer

Cari Zalloni Cari Zalloni (20 August 1937 – 3 July 2012) was an Austrian designer. He is the creator and chief designer of Cazal Eyewear, an eyewear brand. Early life and background Cari Zalloni was born in Athens, Greece. His father was of Greek-Italia ...

History

Cari Zalloni founded Cazal in 1975 with his business partner Günter Böttcher. Zalloni wanted to make sunglasses with mismatched lenses, a design detail that recently became popular at Virgil Abloh’s Spring/Summer 2021 show for Louis Vuitton. Reportedly, the sunglasses are worn by

Hussein bin Talal Hussein bin Talal ( ar, الحسين بن طلال, ''Al-Ḥusayn ibn Ṭalāl''; 14 November 1935 – 7 February 1999) was King of Jordan from 11 August 1952 until his death in 1999. As a member of the Hashemite dynasty, the royal family of ...

, the former King of Jordan, and Hosni Mubara, the former president of Egypt. Cazal sunglasses have been especially popular among hip hop artists, including

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and Rick Ross. Rick Ross has a facial

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of the Cazal logo. In 1985, the a Philly rap group named the Cazal Boys made a song called “Snatchin Cazals.” The company introduced more frames in 2015. Cazal Legends 163 sunglasses

References

External links

Official Website

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