Made by hand, in France, in rare materials, the François Pinton frames keep track of those who made them: the passion of those who chose the profession of hand. Practice a profession of the hand in the eyewear requires a desire to be part of the French tradition and to have the passion for the requirement.
A Family Legacy
The saga of Francois Pinton glasses is born thanks to Robert Francois Pinton. After leading the prestigious Meyrowitz House, he signed his first exclusive collections for the Gotha International and decided to found the Maison François Pinton in 1953. His son, Dominique, and then his grandchildren continue the legend by renewing and offering collections of frames with a unique style, which have become over the decades, real objects of passion inscribed in history.
Iconic Mounts
Prince Charles, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, François Mitterrand, Jacques Chirac, Nicole Kidman, Tim Roth, Jean Poiret, Robert Redford, Arthur Elgort, Georges Burns, Nicole Croisille, Jacques Barrot, Francis Ford Coppola, Richard Gere, Sharon Stone, Edouard Balladur, Claude Levi Strauss, Victor Vasarely, Madame de Rothschild, Madame Colette Giacometti, Madame Bernadette Chirac, Henri Georges Clouzot, Andrée Putman, Gregory Peck... So many names that are now associated with such recognizable François Pinton frames. Models made originally to measure, under a specification of great precision and some of which are still in collection today.
The glasses of Aristotle Onassis
Aristotle Onassis, the most famous Greek and worldly shipowner of the twentieth century, was a faithful customer and friend and François Pinton. The model « ONA », entirely made of a turtle's scale and equipped with a solid gold hinge, had been specially designed for him: he wanted to distinguish himself through original and exclusive accessories. Aristotle also used to send his private jet to Robert François Pinton to adjust his glasses on his private Greek island of Aristotle, Skorpios.
Jacky Onassis' glasses
The brand François Pinton remained a tradition in the Onassis family: one of the most powerful and coveted women in the world, Jacky Kennedy-O, the wife of Aristotle Onassis, and their children, Alexander and Christina also wore glasses of the creator. Jacky Kennedy's model was designed to protect her from paparazzi flashes.
The glasses of Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
Valéry Giscard d brand in the 1970s. It was his habit to never move: it was notably the son of Robert François Pinton, Dominique, who would adjust his mounts in his particular hotel in the heart of the XVIth arrondissement of Paris.
The glasses Grace Kelly
