Meet Raquel Sánchez, Shanghai’s Most Daring Eyewear Collector

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Meet Raquel Sánchez, Shanghai’s Most Daring Eyewear Collector
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Whether the glasses are maximally oversize, take the form of a bold shape or even don chains of crystals dangling from the frames, Sánchez styles them with her colorful clothes with ease.

, I love Percy Lau. I think I am the only client that has almost the whole collection for her,” she said.

The other Chinese brands that she also likes are Honggang Lu, who graduated from the Royal College of Art in 2015, and The Owner, founded by Edison Huang. Lu made eyewear pieces that can be worn as jewelry, while The Owner unveiledin collaboration with Zaha Hadid Design in 2020, which comes with a one-piece lens design and a fluid oversized titanium frame that stretches across the forehead with triangle patterns Hadid commonly used in her works.

There, she worked on the trend forecasting and image production of its in-house label Ymoynot. She later joined the footwear manufacturing and sourcing company Novi Footwear as a freelance trend forecaster, while working for a number of other clients on sustainable sourcing in the Chinese market for global brands.

“Most of my clients now are foreign accessory and clothing brands, and it really helps that I am based in China. All these brands like to have a pair of European eyes on the ground. It’s easier for them to explain to me what they want. As COVID-19 hits, no one can come to China. Before they come to China to check what’s new and get inspiration,” she added.

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