Elton John and Sam's Club and Walmart design glasses series | People's Daily Online

2021-12-14 22:39:27 By : Mr. luca lu

This icon tells people that his glasses have always been a "symbolic" reflection of "how I feel and what I want to paint creatively at that moment"

Over the years, Elton John has integrated the oversized glasses covered with rhinestones into his exaggerated, gender-fluid style. Now, the pop rock icon is launching new collections at Sam's Club and Wal-Mart, bringing his iconic accessories to the public.

The Grammy Award winner’s eyewear collection is aptly named Elton John Eyewear, inspired by his iconic clothing and career at the top of the charts, and designed by John himself.

"Creating Elton John Eyewear is my career and an incredible personal journey that puts me on the center stage in every performance. My glasses have always been a bit symbolic to me, and they truly reflect me. How I feel about working and what I want to depict creatively at that moment," John told people specifically.

He continued: “I have been very active in bringing my stage and personal style to life. Now, I no longer look for other designers’ works, but own my own works! Seeing this finally become a reality and be able to interact with I share with my fans all over the world."

The series includes three different series: The Foundations Collection, an evergreen series that includes 60 prescription, over-the-counter, sun and reader frames, available today at the National Sam Club Vision Center and samsclub.com and later this week I bought it at Walmart at a price of US$95-US$100.

The other two lines (which also came to Sam's Club) are composed of The Capsule Collection, which is "designed for collections" and shows Elton John's musical journey through different capsules. And the re-creation The Master Collection from the singer’s personal collection, in limited quantities, starting at $350.

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"When we sat down to make the frames, my glasses archives provided us with a lot of inspiration. This is a broad series, and each pair has a story behind it, especially the capsule series that we will launch later this year. ," John told People. "They are the chapters of my career."

The singer and his long-time beloved husband David Furnish name each frame after a career milestone or sentimental moment in John's life. Just to name a few? "Rocketman", "A-List" and "Prodigy." From product names and silhouettes to bright colors and noble gems, John said, "The creation of this series is a memory for me."

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This series not only brings fun to the fans' wardrobe, but also gives back in a big way. Products purchased from the production line will benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation, thereby increasing HIV education and awareness. Walmart also announced that it will donate at least US$1 million annually from the Elton John Eyewear collection to support the foundation.

"There will be some loopholes when creating and sharing your work with the world, but building my eyewear collection is important to the future of me and the foundation. I hope my fans like this is a traditional adventure," he added road.

Unsurprisingly, the Goodbye Yellow Brick Road artist said that he had previously been asked to collaborate on the development of eyewear collections, but this collaboration felt right because it gave him the opportunity to bring "affordable luxury" to people all over the world. .

"I hope everyone who wears our frames can express their self-confident and colorful spirit. I like colors. You can see this in my clothes and glasses. We use frames to turn up the volume in a unique way. Use color. I like deep ocean blue lenses and we use them for our'A-List' model-design bold geometric shapes with pink translucent materials... It is incredible to see this dream come true. "

Purchase the Elton John eyewear collection at samsclub.com now.