Moonlight creation, colours and French art of living! An exclusive approach brand blending design, quality « Made in France »And chic Parisian. But it's also a name associated with glasses since 1923, when Louis Lafont opened his shop in Paris, Place de la Madeleine. Optics or solar, for women or men, exclusive style with our new Lafont Paris, or very trendy with our Reedition range, more urban and ready to wear with Issy & La.
Autumn 1923, rue Vignon, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, a small acoustic optical shop was created at the initiative of Louis Lafont. Three generations later, the Art Deco-spirited spot imposes as a reference in the field of moonlight creation. Under the impulse of his grandson, Philippe, and his wife, Laurence, the Lafont glasses are a real fashion accessory. The tandem multiplies innovations and collaborations with large Couture Houses such as Hermès or Chanel. Today the Paris House has four shops and exports to more than 40 countries.
At the end of the 1970s, elegant and innovative creations attracted all fashion designers on Cambon Street.
Lafont, an exceptional Parisian optic for 90 years. A unique know-how, the requirement of elegance and family values, which guarantee a true signature: the Lafont claw. Glasses, Made in France, that democratize Parisian chic.
Made in Paris glasses
Red thread from Lafont collections: a subtlely impertinent and wisely avant-garde refinement. More than 200 combinations of shades, but also mix & match of unique materials: tartan or liberty fabrics pressed between two sheets of acetate. The good twist! A sure taste for beautiful Parisian creations and carefully crafted in the Jura workshops.
Values and know-how that appeal to a demanding international clientele.
The Parisian spirit Lafont, what is it? « A little I don't know what » which has been blowing for more than 90 years in the boutique de la rue Vignon and claws the creations of Maison Lafont. A place full of history where, still today, custom-made models are shaped in singular materials such as the horn or turtle scales. A Parisian style that is affirmed and always renewed that does not hesitate to revisit its best sellers to decline them according to the seasons thanks to a palette of exclusive colors.
New collection Lafont Paris spring/summer 2022
New collection Lafont Paris autumn/winter 2022-23
Labelled glasses Origin France Warranty
For more than 40 years, Maison Lafont has been defending French production by developing in partnership with Thierry sa, a Jurassian family manufacturer. This collaboration respects and defends the moon heritage and the passion of the beautiful product. It is based on a know-how combining craftsmanship and high technology, and guarantees unquestionable manufacturing quality and creative wealth, internationally recognized. By choosing the Origin France Guarantee certification, the Maison Lafont promotes transparency on the origin and traceability of products.
As a historic pillar of French manufacturing, Maison Lafont has chosen the OFG certification (Origine France Garantie). After reviewing our file and auditing our manufacturing chain by an independent accredited body (Bureau Veritas), we received this certification in May 2016. To date, more than 80% of our offer is OFG certified, more than 500 references in the collection.
The main criteria for obtaining:
· The product takes its essential characteristics face and branches in France.
· 50% of the Unitary Return Price of the product must be acquired in France.
Concretely, this means that: the manufacture of faces and branches, surface treatment, polishing, assembly and finishing are systematically done in France in a French manufacture.
This historic commitment of our House echoes a demand from the market:
· For 93% of French*a French product offers an important quality guarantee.
· For 66% of French*, favouring products made in France is a fundamental trend that will develop.
· More than 9 French out of 10* are in favour of labels that are even stricter than made in France.
The French bezel know-how is known throughout the world for its high quality of manufacturing, high technicality and creativity.
A moonlight tradition that is passed from generation to generation in Haut-Jura, a historical basin of French moonlight manufacturing. Gestures, words, for a unique know-how: polishing and brilliance of hand-made frames, caneling of the acetate nose by hand for greater comfort, bicolor treatment of metal frames by wiping, etc.
But also high technology with an acetate cutting made by 5-axis machining centers, laser graving, high frequency bonding, etc.
