Patti Smith, inescapable icon of rock'n'roll, is known for her iconic songs, as well as her image and attitude, immortalized by Robert Mapplethorpe on the cover of the album Horses. For the cover of the compilation Outside Society, Smith embodies her famous quote - "my sunglasses are like my guitar" - perfectly. If we had to choose some sunglasses by Paulino Spectacles for Patti Smith would certainly be the Arnaldo model!
RAMIRO PEREIRA PAULINO
PAULINO SPECTACLES, PORTUGAL
1st October 2013 We first met founder of Paulino Spectacles, Ramiro Paulino, in London around this time last year. Since then we have been delighted to see their fantastic progress into international specialist stores, and so we asked to catch up with Ramiro and colleague John in Paris just a few days ago….