#UMAWANG + #RIGARDS Model no.#UW12 #Sahara Debuting at Paris Fashion Week Spring-Summer 2023, the newest Uma Wang x RIGARDS collaboration serves up a glorious salute to the central theme of primordial nature and indigenous aesthetics. A bold round silhouette, UW12 was designed as the meeting point of heterogeneous worlds, where elements of geometric abstraction and tribal jewelry comingle with natural materiality. Crafted of titanium, the frame’s rims are incised with a concentric ring motif (of 568 fine ridges encircling each rim), creating a pattern subtly reminiscent of coil-shelled ammonites that once ruled the Jurassic seas, as well as of enigmatic man-made whorls like the aperture of a camera lens and the double spiral staircases at the Vatican Museums. The radial composition equally pays homage to the last of the ring-bearers — members of native tribes in Asia and Africa whose astonishing ornamental rings form part of their traditional attire and legacy. Enhanced with a clever hollowed-out construction minimizing weight, the frame functions splendidly both with sun and ophthalmic lenses. Uma Wang x RIGARDS UW12 is available in 5 flattering colors, 2 of which are accented with the gentlest touch of RIGARDS's trademark ‘Time Machine’ patina. Coming Soon in January 2023 #ExperienceTheOriginal #HandmadeForYourFace Video by @tinellish Styled by @samueldrira