2019. Eva Gaumé is appointed artistic director of Emmanuelle Khanh.

A specialist in industrial design and accessories and jewelry design, she was previously the brand's Collection Manager. In 2017, Eva Gaumé met and collaborated with Emmanuelle Khanh on the development of a swimwear collection. A year later, the founder of the house passed away, but her style still lives on today. After being a pioneer of ready-to-wear, Emmanuelle Khanh became an iconic brand name in the history of French fashion and its international influence. When she ceased operations in 1997, the house was quickly acquired to reinvent itself and better capture the spirit of the times. Over the years, the thick-framed glasses invented and embodied by Khanh have remained iconic. Since Eva Gaumé's arrival as artistic director, the brand has focused exclusively on eyewear, a true standalone luxury accessory.

The know-how

Emmanuelle Khanh glasses are designed and created in France.

The partner workshops, which bring together more than fifty expert artisans, are divided into two categories: high technology and crafts.

In Évreux, specialized partners develop materials using cutting-edge technological equipment. Research and development focused on the production of recycled or organic-certified materials has allowed Emmanuelle Khanh to distinguish itself in the market through its eco-responsible approach. For example, the tortoiseshell frames, the brand's flagship model, are available in various colors made from a unique material: organic acetate.

In Oyonnax, the glasses are handcrafted. Each model requires more than eighty steps. The golden initials "EK," the brand's historic signature, are manually inlaid into the temples by artisans. For 50 years, Emmanuelle Khanh has maintained a privileged network of excellent expertise by preserving local artisanal production that promotes exceptional, constantly evolving manual skills.

Fashion

Emmanuelle Khanh has always been at the forefront of fashion. Under the leadership of Eva Gaumé, the brand now collaborates with emerging and established designers to accessorize their collections presented during Fashion Week.

Since 2021, Emmanuelle Khanh has been creating capsule collections for Alphonse Maitrepierre. After "Le Peigne" in 2021, an 80s-style sunglasses inspired by the EK 9010 model and made in different tortoiseshell colors, the "La Fleur" model was created for the Alphonse Maitrepierre Spring-Summer 2023 collection unveiled during Paris Fashion Week.

In 2022, Emmanuelle Khanh created a collection in pop colors for the eco-responsible, Made in France luxury brand MaisonCléo.

In 2023, Emmanuelle Khanh expanded her collaborations to the streetwear world by developing two new sunglasses models for Mains, the brand of rapper Skepta who is showing at London Fashion Week.

In January 2024, Emmanuelle Khanh provided EgonLab with a selection of eyewear associated with the beauty looks of the Fall-Winter 2024/2025 fashion show during Paris Fashion Week.

David Bowie yesterday, Juliette Armanet today. Since their creation in 1973, the unique and assertive style of Emmanuelle Khanh glasses has attracted numerous artists. In 2023, singer-songwriter Juliette Armanet was invited to personalize her favorite frame. Other creative personalities and friends of the house regularly wear our frames, such as Olivier Rousteing, Tracee Elliss Ross, Léna Mahfouf, and Djibril Cissé. Like makeup, Emmanuelle Khanh glasses appeal to a wide audience eager to express their style through a pronounced taste for beautiful objects. Designed as collector's items, Emmanuelle Khanh glasses and their bold shapes are a reflection of our times, a contemporary signature that fits into the wardrobe of adornments for strong personalities.

The network

The designer eyewear is present in the most iconic high-end fashion outlets around the world: Marc Le Bihan, Le Bon Marché, Galeries Lafayette in France, The Webster and CLIC in the United States, and the Baycrews concept store in Japan.

"Like jewelry, glasses have a very powerful symbolic dimension. They are collectible objects, which we keep and which are in direct contact with our bodies. Because they adorn the face and frame a gaze, glasses are an extremely modern accessory whose potential in the technological age is infinite." 

- Eva Gaumé, artistic director