Cazal – Old school Hip-Hop Shades and classic designer glasses

Cazal created its distinctive sunglasses style in the 80’s and quickly became famous for its extravaganza. Over and over, these legendary sunglasses can be seen in movies or music videos (especially Hip-Hop). We offer only the ‘old school’ Cazal original eyewear (often still ‘made in West Germany’).

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Cazal – Exceptional classic glasses of a great designer

Every genuine vintage Cazal pair of glasses you can still find today goes back to a single designer: Cari Zalloni. He has designed all Cazal vintage glasses since 1975 and gave the company his name - CAZAL is made up of CAri ZALloni. Although the various Cazal eyewear series cannot be more different, they all have the unmistakable CAZAL character and a high recognition value.

The Cazal 100 series

The Cazal 100 series were women's eyewear made of plastic. Often, a crystal-clear frame served as the basis for a surprisingly colorful design concept. Cari Zalloni himself wore a Cazal 163.

The Cazal 200 series

The 200 series from Cazal were metal glasses for women. Very often golden frames, which were painted by hand.

The Cazal 300 series

The glasses of the Cazal 300 series were partly unisex glasses, partly women's glasses and also men's glasses. Here, Cari Zalloni not only played with the colors, but also combined materials such as plastic and metal.

The Cazal 400 series

As not everything from even a designer legend necessarily leads to success, the 400 and 500 series are today rather unknown model series of Cazal. For example, the rimless Cazal glasses from the 400 series were probably a little too far ahead of their time.

The Cazal 500 series

On the other hand, the Cazal 500 models of the "Crystal series" are more in demand today than ever before, as they are now very rarely found. This small series from the past is now regarded by Cazal connoisseurs as insider glasses.

The Cazal 600 series

By far the most famous Cazal eyewear series is the 600 range. These Cazal glasses have achieved cult status. These include models 607, 616, 623, 642 and 643. These are men's eyewear made of formidably solid plastics. The Cazal 600 glasses partly have a frame profile thickness of 12mm. Especially in the American hip-hop scene, the old 600 vintage Cazals are revered.

30 years ago he gained dubious fame in the USA when two people were killed over one of his popular models. The Cazal 607 is one of those precious models since it became a steady component of the American Hip-Hop scene in the 80s. One good example: the Band Run DMC wore this model at numerous appearances and is pictured with them on various record covers. Even the book "Back in the days" written by Jamel Shabazz describes in detail the American Hip-Hop culture of that time and offers countless pictures of the Cazal 607.

The Cazal 700 series

The men's glasses of the Cazal 700 series were just as successful, albeit with a different design. These were exclusively large, striking metal glasses. Probably the best-known Cazal 700 model is the "735", which Brad Pitt often wore. This brought Cazal's almost 30-year-old 700 series back into the public eye.

Cari Zalloni not only created frames and prescription glasses, but also legendary vintage sunglasses.

The Cazal 800 series

The Cazal 800 series, for example, consisting of unique ladies' and men's sunglasses, are made from colorful plastic elements. Some of these models are so brightly colorful and so exceptionally designed that they are real eye-catchers. These include the asymmetrical sunglasses models 858 and 867 as well as the extraordinary and rare "856 Rock'N'Rolla" Cazal.

The Cazal 900 series

The metal sunglasses of the Cazal 900 series are as legendary as the Cazal 800 series sunglasses. The models 901 Targa, 902 Targa, 905, 951, 955, 958 and 968 were so successful that the company has started producing them again.

With us, however, you’ll only find the old Cazal original glasses of the 70's, 80's and 90's by Cari Zalloni, which are often still imprinted with "Made in W. Germany". We do not sell Retro Cazals or modern Cazal retro glasses. In this way, we also try to honor the fabulous life's work of our friend Cari Zalloni, who unfortunately died in 2012.

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