Persol™ - Steve Mcqueen PO0714SM

Persol was born in 1917, at the height of the First World War. An urgent problem was the lack of high-quality and comfortable sunglasses for pilots. Representatives of other extreme professions also needed reliable accessories. Italian photographer Giuseppe Ratti took up the task. This is how the manufacturer Persol appeared, whose name can be translated from Italian as "against the sun." The first models did not have temples, instead of which there were elastic bands. For the time it was elegant and very comfortable. But Giuseppe Ratti was active and insightful. He did not want to stop there, realizing that soon his find would be reproduced and improved by competitors.

In 1920, Pursol again surprised the world with yellow-brown quartz lenses. Señor Ratti creates special models for welders, climbers, hikers and skydivers. But the real fame for this Italian label came from Hollywood. Steve McQueen is one of the many movie stars who prefer Persol. In honor of him and for him, the famous eccentric model 714 was released. They say that the appearance of this accessory on the set of The Thomas Crown Affair was not quite usual, since even in those distant times, brands bought out the right to show their things and accessories for a lot of money. However, when the producers saw the Persol 714 on Steve McQueen's nose, they couldn't hide their admiration.