The mystery of the nature of colour has, throughout the ages, fascinated figures across the cultural landscape—Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, for instance, who in 1810 wrote an essay devoted entirely to colour theory. In eyewear, chromatic proposals shift from season to season, responding not only to fashion but also to evolving perceptions of space and light—shaped by environmental influences and personal experience—ultimately becoming both symbol and expression of individual identity.

For Kaci Paris (as seen in the opening image), colour conveys the Berber spirit rooted in the founders Kalila and Yannis. It is a journey in which multiple influences intertwine: echoes of the desert, identity, savoir-faire, and traces of ancient calligraphy. In the Tafukt model, crafted from acetate and engraved with its name in Tifinagh, the lines reflect light like the peaks of the Atlas Mountains at the first glimmers of dawn, while the shade Ciel evokes the extraordinary expanse of colour that stretches across those latitudes.

Colour also takes centre stage in the new Jil Sander–Oliver Peoples collection, featuring a sophisticated palette created specifically for the collaboration. Among the various tones is Soft Pink, used for the Edition 3 acetate model in a cat-eye shape. Elegant, calm, understated and desaturated hues recur throughout the collections.

Karl Lagerfeld, for instance, opts for a dusty azure for the oversized KL6221S sunglasses worn by Paris Hilton in the “From Paris with Love” S/S 2026 campaign. Made of acetate, they feature tone-on-tone gradient lenses, the KL Autograph logo on the temples, and are also available in Black, Dark Tortoiseshell and Wine.