I don’t often draw inspiration from the men on my Instagram feed, but A$AP Rocky and his perfect Ray-Ban sunglasses are compelling me to change my perspective. The rapper’s recently launched debut collection with the heritage label has quickly risen to the top of my must-buy list.
When the Harlem-born rapper was announced as Ray-Ban Studios' first-ever Creative Director earlier this year, I was instantly eager to see what would come from his upcoming collections. The first of these, launched in late April, is called the Blacked Out Collection. It's a tightly edited three-piece selection consisting of silhouettes in, as you might expect, all-black shades finished with gold detailing.
