54

1,200 USD

COLOR: BRANCUSI

YEAR: SPRING 2019

EDITION: 17/200

FRAME STAMP: JMM54-07

HANDCRAFTED IN JAPAN

Originally released as part of the Spring 2019 Vanguard Collection, the “54” are bold Super 70s statement specs that channel the unapologetic glamour of legendary Manhattan nightclub Studio 54. 

Handcrafted in Italy from 100% beta titanium with a sprawling mono-lens, eye shields, and a highly sculptural brow bar and temples handcrafted from plant-based acetate, these are charismatic combo-frames that recall the glittering collision of pop art and high fashion that was New York.

One of the scene’s spiritual foundations was Studio 54, the groundbreaking nightclub that defined the era with its exclusive, celebrity-filled parties and its inclusive atmosphere on the dance floor. College buddies Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager had transformed a former midtown TV studio into a pleasure palace for the senses, taking the Warholian ideal of celebrity to new heights. 

“The key of the success of Studio 54 is that it’s dictatorship at the door and a democracy on the dance floor,” Warhol astutely observed. 

Though only existing for three years (1977-1980), Studio 54 became a symbol of late-1970s NYC in its glamorous heyday.  Studio 54 was the Versailles of the late-twentieth century, the spirit of disco made flesh, composed of beautiful people living their best lives, free to lose themselves in fantasy and decadence. Once inside, guests swanned through a mirrored corridor, underneath crystal chandeliers that brought them directly to the dance floor, where guests like Grace Jones, Diana Ross, and Nigel Rogers could be seen, as well as heard. 

Every night at Studio 54 was a trip through the looking glass into a magical wonderland, whether rubbing shoulders with Liza Minnelli, Truman Capote, Elizabeth Taylor, and Calvin Klein or writing a page in history, as Bianca Jagger did on her birthday when she sat on top of a white horse being lead by a tall hunk wearing nothing but gold glitter…

54

54

1,200 USD

COLOR: BRANCUSI

YEAR: SPRING 2019

EDITION: 17/200

FRAME STAMP: JMM54-07

HANDCRAFTED IN JAPAN

Originally released as part of the Spring 2019 Vanguard Collection, the “54” are bold Super 70s statement specs that channel the unapologetic glamour of legendary Manhattan nightclub Studio 54. 

Handcrafted in Italy from 100% beta titanium with a sprawling mono-lens, eye shields, and a highly sculptural brow bar and temples handcrafted from plant-based acetate, these are charismatic combo-frames that recall the glittering collision of pop art and high fashion that was New York.

One of the scene’s spiritual foundations was Studio 54, the groundbreaking nightclub that defined the era with its exclusive, celebrity-filled parties and its inclusive atmosphere on the dance floor. College buddies Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager had transformed a former midtown TV studio into a pleasure palace for the senses, taking the Warholian ideal of celebrity to new heights. 

“The key of the success of Studio 54 is that it’s dictatorship at the door and a democracy on the dance floor,” Warhol astutely observed. 

Though only existing for three years (1977-1980), Studio 54 became a symbol of late-1970s NYC in its glamorous heyday.  Studio 54 was the Versailles of the late-twentieth century, the spirit of disco made flesh, composed of beautiful people living their best lives, free to lose themselves in fantasy and decadence. Once inside, guests swanned through a mirrored corridor, underneath crystal chandeliers that brought them directly to the dance floor, where guests like Grace Jones, Diana Ross, and Nigel Rogers could be seen, as well as heard. 

Every night at Studio 54 was a trip through the looking glass into a magical wonderland, whether rubbing shoulders with Liza Minnelli, Truman Capote, Elizabeth Taylor, and Calvin Klein or writing a page in history, as Bianca Jagger did on her birthday when she sat on top of a white horse being lead by a tall hunk wearing nothing but gold glitter…

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Bold Super-‘70s combo spectacles composed of exquisite 100% beta titanium lens rims and eye shields finished in Polished Dark Gold, complemented by Shield mono-lens in Blue, oversized and highly sculptural brow bar and temple sleeves in Black cured cellulose acetate, and custom hardware finished in Gold.
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Measurements

  • Temple Length: 128mm
  • Frame Total Width: 147mm
  • Lens Width: 52mm
  • Lens Height: 36mm
  • Bridge: 23mm

Composition

100% BETA TITANIUM FRAME AND TEMPLES PLATED IN POLISHED DARK GOLD, WITH CURED CELLULOSE ACETATE EYERIM AND TEMPLES IN POLISHED BLACK, COMPLEMENTED BY SHIELD LENS IN BLUE WITH BACKSIDE ANTI-REFLECTIVE TREATMENT

DISTINCTIVE TOP BAR IN POLISHED BLACK CELLULOSE ACETATE

TITANIUM SHIELD EYERIM IN POLISHED DARK GOLD

CUSTOM BALL HINGES WITH REFINED HAIRLINE DETAILS, PLATED IN POLISHED DARK GOLD

TEMPLES PLATED IN POLISHED DARK GOLD WITH POLISHED BLACK CELLULOSE ACETATE

INNER TEMPLE HALLMARKS FOIL-STAMPED IN GOLD

POLISHED NOSE PADS IN LUSTER GOLD

REMEMBERING STUDIO 54

Amid the madness of late-‘70s New York, a spark had emerged, soaring through the sky like a comet until it burned to dust. Studio 54, the most legendary nightclub ever known, was founded by college buddies Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager, who transformed a former midtown TV studio into a pleasure palace for the senses that took the Warholian ideal of celebrity to new heights, where everyone was a star in their own right.

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THE SUPER SEVENTIES

If Origins marked a return to first principles, our second curated collection of archival gems turns toward a moment of pure release, an era when form gave way to feeling and spectacle became a way of life. With this second offering from Réserve, we step into the charged atmosphere of late-1970s New York, where the boundaries between nightlife, art, music, and cinema dissolved into a single, shimmering continuum.

At the center of it all stood Studio 54, the legendary nightclub that for a brief and incandescent period, became both sanctuary and stage: a place where identities were invented, hierarchies unraveled, and excess became a work of art. Beneath its velvet rope, a new mythology took shape defined by glamour and abandon, exclusivity and iconography.

The Super Seventies draws from this fevered convergence, assembling a tightly edited offering of rare spectacles that embody the era’s sense of elegance, irreverence, and provocation. These are objects shaped by a cultural moment where disco met downtown, fashion became performance, and the night offered myriad ways of escape.

Anchored by styles that channel the personalities and provocations of Studio 54 and its orbit—from Bianca Jagger’s commanding presence to the electric pulse of the dance floor itself—this collection captures a time when seeing and being seen were acts of equal consequence. Here, the archive does not simply remember, it revels…

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Italian-handcrafted hard leather case Microfiber cleaning cloth/pocket square Hard-shell, silk fabric-covered packaging Letterhead press certificate with limited edition serial number and craftsmen signature

NIGHT MAGAZINE, VOL. 1#1, SEPTEMBER 1978
BIANCA JAGGER'S BIRTHDAY, 1977