Jim Jones and Juelz Santana, two of The Diplomats (aka Dipset) have been readily available at a launch occasion for their very own restricted version sun shades to kick off New York Vogue Week. The sun shades collaboration is with the Classic Frames Firm, a designer eyewear firm and archive, and the occasion was held on the premium retailer ESSX in New York Metropolis’s Decrease East Aspect on Wednesday (Sept. 10).
The collaboration was conceived to honor 25 years of the Harlem, New York-based crew who left a big impression on rap music and world tradition on a complete with their releases. “From the start we knew our type was greater than Harlem. It was about placing our story on the worldwide stage,” stated The Diplomats in a press launch. “Now that story lives in eyewear, a bit that represents every little thing we stand for, and ESSX is the proper place to carry it to life.”
The limited-edition sun shades are crafted in a highly-recognizable design type that bears the signature golden eagle emblem of The Diplomats on the temples. They’re obtainable in shiny black, they usually are also at the moment obtainable for $250 by Classic Frames’ web site in addition to their areas in Miami, Florida and Montreal, Canada, along with ESSX.
Classic Frames Firm founder and CEO Corey Shapiro, who was readily available on the launch occasion, spoke concerning the impression of The Diplomats within the press launch. “The Diplomats have been by no means nearly music. They have been about being authentically themselves first and asking for forgiveness later,” Shapiro stated. “ESSX shares that ethos, spotlighting innovators earlier than the world labels them as stylish. This collaboration belongs in an area that understands the facility of cultural legacy.”
The launch occasion was a star-studded one, with Jim Jones and Juelz Santana performing for a crowd, which included Ferg, Fabolous, Maino, FoodGod, Laura Stylez, and photographer Jonathan Mannion. DJ Statik Selektah manned the turntables for the occasion, and Martell Cognac provided cocktails impressed by Dipset’s discography.
