Face à Face MARKER Collection AW 2026: Eyeglasses Drawn Outside the Lines

Established in 1995 in Paris, Face à Face has been demonstrating for over thirty years the fact that glasses can be more than just a practical accessory. The French brand treats each individual frame as a design object. Its designs are based on architecture, modern art, colors, sculpture, and unexpected geometric shapes. The brand does not stick to traditional eyewear patterns. Its frames are created for people who are interested in having glasses that express their personality.

Colors have always played an important role for the Face à Face brand. It is not meant to be just a decoration but always something more. Different colors and shades can change the shape of the frame or highlight some edges of the eyeglasses design.

The Face à Face MARKER Collection AW 2026 applies this approach to the realm of drawing. The simple origin is the motion of a marker on a piece of paper. A line can be drawn with precision, putting it under control, or suddenly becoming thicker, changing its direction, or even breaking free from the boundaries of drawing. Colors get to enjoy the same sort of freedom. Gentle butter yellows contrast with transparent lilac, fluorescent raspberry appears to highlight the design, and opalescent orange turns into deep blue of a stormy sea. The design of the frames and temples seems to be contrasting bordering on some sort of marking as if drawn with a highlighter on a piece of paper. Each frame by Face à Face interprets the idea of MARKER in its unique way, turning lines, interruptions, transparency, and color into fashionable accessories.

POSKA eyeglasses from the Face à Face collection reflect a highly creative idea. Do you know how you can draw with a marker without removing your hand from the paper? This action results in a line that preserves the same thickness and allows to have numerous curves. Face à Face managed to capture the essence of such marker's drawing in POSKA’s design. The most peculiar aspect of this collection is visible on the temple tip. Instead of continuing along the familiar path that any standard eyeglasses would follow, the frame makes an unexpected turn. The designers were right to realize that this unbalanced aspect helps achieve the lively and dynamic style of the POSKA eyeglasses while making the frame colors more harmonious and balanced. Overall, the spectacle features simple, yet solid lines complemented by surprising bends of the silhouette. In this case, a vivid design goes hand in hand with witty and easy ideas created by Face à Face.

It seems that the Face à Face GAP eyeglasses have gone wrong - and that’s the point. The design begins with a common element found in a frame: the temple. It happens to go on its usual track before diverting from it, as if the material underwent the change of heart about where to go. And that’s what makes GAP work. Face à Face calls it a “graphic accident.” Instead of suppressing the mistake or fixing it, the designers utilize it as a key characteristic of the provided frame. Another amazing detail appears when we look more attentively. The whole construction becomes less visible while the unexpected line attracts the attention. This effect perfectly illustrates the principle of MARKER. The hand-drawn line doesn’t always follow predictable paths. The movement might turn in a different direction, creating something more interesting than logically planned. GAP glorifies this moment. On the one hand, it is very modern and architectural. On the other hand, there’s an element of humor in the design. These Face à Face eyeglasses are worth looking closely at!

Face à Face SOUL eyeglasses interpret the MARKER concept in an elegant manner. Instead of relying on thick or distorted lines, SOUL is based on a thin stroke of color that frames the eye and passes through the temple of the frame. The effect created is something that Face à Face likens to a light beam. Transparency also plays a significant role in this design because the colored line is combined with transparent acetate, which gives the impression that the color take roots within the eyeglasses rather than simply being on the surface. The light passing through the material reveals a different aspect of the detail and adds a unique view depth to glasses. This is what makes SOUL an interesting example of how Face à Face can employ colors without making a frame visually heavy. The line is noticed, but at the same time remains precise. The result is a modern and pronounced look while keeping a certain visual lightness at the same time. It would be a good solution for people looking for a subtle interpretation of colorful Face à Face eyeglasses.

JUDD eyeglasses by Face à Face take the MARKER brand from spontaneous shapes into a world of rigid geometry. The model is inspired by American artist Donald Judd and his iconic interventions in geometry, uptake of space, and spatiality. Its architectural spirit is transferred into the world of eyewear through a truly brilliant game of volume and perspective. The essence of the idea is connected with the process of inversion. Depending on what angle you look at the frame, its outlines will either appear or disappear. This game of shapes provides JUDD with a deep meaning beyond its geometrical outlines. This pair of glasses makes you feel the need to take a second look. Defined lines give confidence to the eyeglasses, and the combination of color, volume, and space lets the wearer feel dynamics of the design. JUDD presents a new vision of the Face à Face MARKER collection. Drawing can be expressive and dynamic without being sketchy.

Each pair has drawing in its own way, capturing the spontaneous process. The result is undoubtedly a Face à Face unique creation: daring, creative and appealing to those who prefer their glasses to say something more than just personal style.