For eyewear, Gucci has created a capsule collection of just two simple designs, with panto lenses, rimless frames and featuring a rhomboid pendant dangling from the end of the temples on a chain. One side of the pendant bears the logo and the other has the text 'Gucci Tiger'. The pendant is available in blue with red lettering or in red with white lettering, paired with different coloured lenses. Colour symbolism is also important in this period and red is certainly the luckiest colour (speaking of which, those who were born under the sign of the Tiger should wear red regularly throughout the year 2022 to bring them good luck...).

On a more classic and traditional note, Lanvin's capsule collection for Marchon's Mother and Child range is also dedicated to this Chinese zodiac sign. It features acetate with a striking tiger-like pattern, specially designed for the three ultra-feminine models, creating an instant visual impact. The temples include important detailing in the form of gems or a very obvious logo that turns into a motif, as well as featuring a hole at the end for attaching the chains that have become a must-have accessory for many collections.

Unabashedly, You Tiger is the name of a stunning, original model by Anna-Karin Karlsson (in the opening picture, credits Ekaterina Belinskaya)  that features the texture of an animal's coat in relief on the gold-plated titanium front (white, yellow or pink), while the lenses are held in place by paws and claws... Another model even includes a shimmering tiger curled up peacefully on the edge. Very clear messages conveyed to those who look us in the eye.

Moving on to other landscapes and distant horizons, we encounter Dolce&Gabbana's Gattopardo, a nylon fibre model that takes up the elongated shape of a watchful feline eye, exaggerating it with a sculpted shape and adding dynamically curved temples. Playfully incorporating the Sicilian spirit, a style code that is ever-present in the two designers' brand, there may perhaps also be a reference to Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa's masterpiece... Who knows?

Two other Dolce&Gabbana designs are characterised by a spotted leopard coat. A discreet presence in the panto-shaped and vaguely vintage DG4394 model in half-print acetate, while the same graphics are reproduced all-over a fuchsia base in the flashy DG4396 model with its geometric profile and significant depth. A feline shape is also the defining feature of Alain Mikli's Alissane model, characterised by facets and virtuosity in both construction and colour using "Multiple Mikli Friction" technology. As a means of further demonstrating our desire for strength and resilience.  Even with just a look.