86% matchLinda Farrow
Sculptural luxury eyewear with same collector appeal
What changes: Fashion-forward and Italian-made rather than Sabae handcraft
Brand profile
Matsuda
Japanese label founded in 1967, now focused on handmade Sabae eyewear with engraved titanium and Art Deco-inspired detailing.
TokyoOrigin
UnisexFocus
Quiet luxuryStyle
$$$$$Price
What to know about Matsuda
A fashion house that became eyewear
Mitsuhiro Matsuda founded the Tokyo label in 1967 as a clothing house; eyewear arrived in 1989 and is now what the brand is built around.
Sabae handwork explains the price
Frames are made by hand in Sabae, Japan, through processes that can run to roughly 250 steps, using engraved titanium and filigree metalwork.
Ornament, not minimalism
The design language draws on Art Deco, Gothic architecture and Victorian detailing; frames appeared in Beetlejuice and Terminator 2.
Looks from Matsuda
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Brand facts
Matsuda started in 1967, when Mitsuhiro Matsuda founded his Tokyo fashion house under the Nicole Co. name; eyewear followed in 1989 and now defines the label. Frames are handmade in Sabae, Japan, through processes that can run to roughly 250 steps, using engraved titanium and filigree metalwork with references to Art Deco, Gothic architecture and Victorian ornament. Designs appeared in Beetlejuice and Terminator 2, and a late-1990s project with photographer Nan Goldin won an Art Directors Club of New York award. Sold via optical specialists and multi-brand retailers.
- Founded
- 1967
- Origin
- Tokyo, Japan
- Made in
- Japan
- Price
- $$$$$
- Typical prices
- Eyewear $690–$788
- Focus
- Unisex
- Facts checked
- September 2026
- Styles
- Quiet luxury, Avant-garde, Minimalist / Contemporary