The retro sensibility of POLYMATH traces its roots to postwar Europe, where the Teddy Boy movement of early-1950s England set the dual currents of fashion and music on a collision course that forever changed the world. POLYMATHs subversive reinvention of a menswear staple celebrates the swaggering, working-class appropriation of the Edwardian wardrobe that characterized the Teddy Boy movement in its early days. While the style initially took hold against the backdrop of war-ravaged English cityscapes, it achieved its iconic status when it crossed the pond and infiltrated the wardrobes of rock n roll icons gaining popularity in the United States. DITAs innovative manufacturing process allowed for unique innovations not just to the shape of Polymaths square-frame silhouette, but also to the finely detailed finishes found throughout. Using DITAs unique chemical annealing process, the lightweight acetate frame takes on a new weight with the help of a groundbreaking stainless steel core lamination process the end product is 50 thinner than traditional acetate and more than twice as strong. Intricate details, like a decorative etched-metal core and engraved titanium nose pads, earn this classic frame a place in the modern mans wardrobe.
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The retro sensibility of POLYMATH traces its roots to postwar Europe, where the Teddy Boy movement of early-1950s England set the dual currents of fashion and music on a collision course that forever changed the world. POLYMATHs subversive reinvention of a menswear staple celebrates the swaggering, working-class appropriation of the Edwardian wardrobe that characterized the Teddy Boy movement in its early days. While the style initially took hold against the backdrop of war-ravaged English cityscapes, it achieved its iconic status when it crossed the pond and infiltrated the wardrobes of rock n roll icons gaining popularity in the United States. DITAs innovative manufacturing process allowed for unique innovations not just to the shape of Polymaths square-frame silhouette, but also to the finely detailed finishes found throughout. Using DITAs unique chemical annealing process, the lightweight acetate frame takes on a new weight with the help of a groundbreaking stainless steel core lamination process the end product is 50 thinner than traditional acetate and more than twice as strong. Intricate details, like a decorative etched-metal core and engraved titanium nose pads, earn this classic frame a place in the modern mans wardrobe.
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