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A03540 Optical Frame
Eyewear · Square Bio-Acetate

A03540 Optical Frame

A square optical statement that makes the everyday rectangle feel vividly Mikli.

$769 at Specs Collective

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Story & heritage

Alain Mikli opened his design studio in Paris in 1978 and built a reputation for high-end handmade eyewear with distinctive colors and graphic shapes. The brand’s own retail footprint is currently boutique-led, while authorized eyewear retailers carry the current optical and sunglass models.

A03540 Optical Frame sits inside that eyewear-only language: a square optical chosen here because current authorized product pages identify the model, colorways, sizing, and USD retail offer rather than relying on memory or resale listings.

Materials & craft

The sourced product information describes A03540 Optical Frame through its frame form, colorways, and fit measurements. For the Specs Collective models, the retailer identifies Italian handcraft and acetate construction; for Sunglass Hut models, the product page supplies the current lens/frame color and fit details.

67% bio-based content27% recycled contentbio-recycled acetatehandcrafted in Italy51mm lens21mm bridge150mm temple

How to choose & style

Choose these frames as face-shaping objects, not quiet neutrals. The squared and rectangular Mikli pieces sharpen soft tailoring; the cat-eye and pillow sun shapes add lift to simple knits, black shirting, and minimal outerwear.

If you want the safest entry point, pick dark nacrée, tortoise, or Havana-adjacent colors. If the frame is the outfit’s punctuation mark, the red, blue, opal, and layered acetate versions are the ones that make Mikli feel unmistakable.

Transparent Light BlueSpeckled HavanaBlack RhombusTransparent Bordeaux
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