Christian Roth 2014 sunglasses captured by Formento & Formento

Here's the latest from Éric Domège and Christian Roth, as captured by photographic duo Richeille and BJ Formento in Miami’s MiMo district for the designers' 2014 campaign.

Top to bottom: Belles of Embellishment, Christian's Own, and Piece and Love. The range of colours is vast. Below is Christian's Own (named after his favourite aviator shape), in the colourway Design 78,  a "Fluo Orange with Fluo Green & Caribic Blue detail". Prices circa $460.

Rihanna's sunglasses? Christian Roth vintage 14246

Rihanna's been wearing these great Christian Roth 14246 Power Chic vintage sunglasses of late.

So can a quick look around some of the best vintage sunglass websites unveil a secret supply?

No, sorry, I think Rihanna must have got the last pair... Who knows? Someone will comment with a pair available - one day.

Optical Affairs by Christian Roth: strong-browed 80s eyewear

Optical Affairs was launched in 1984 by Eric Domege and Christian Roth. Still going strong under the name Christian Roth, the pair are celebrating their 25th anniversary with the release of 80s-style sunglasses... the Series A, model 14305.

(Photo: René Habermacher and Jannis Tsipoulanis)

Also available with diamonds across the brow, or with fluorescent go-faster stripes:

Christian Roth aviators - a different take on a classic look

I've failed thus far to find an even close answer to Mike_1992's tweet wanting to know who these aviators are by, but my quest remains and we (me and my slowly developing spectacle blogging community) will soon come up with a half decent answer. One day.

The pic in question is from the 1970s or 80s, a period when, growing up, to be frank, I knew not my Histoire du Voirs from my Julbo. Even now I admit my knowledge of vintage bins is a tad patchy.

So, the best I can do - and it don't come much better - is a little Christian Roth... More of whom I shall write about soon. Until then, here is model 14032, an aviator sunglass with a difference, or two.