A Category of One
DITA - A Category of One. A definition you can’t own, you can only earn. And DITA has earned it over 20 years. You can’t literally see the teams of designers, research and development, or the number of months it took to make a pair of DITA frames. But you will always feel its presence when you hold it in your hands. Which is why DITA’s design and manufacturing standards are regarded as the benchmark by which all other luxury eyewear brands are judged. Founded in 1995, DITA reinvented eyewear by transcending its conventions, creating a discreet luxury with product ranging from bold character frames to new interpretations of timeless shapes through innovative technology. With over 20 years in design and partners at the highest levels of manufacturing, DITA’s expertise is unparalleled, earning a coveted reputation as a true leader in optical innovation. DITA has had the unique pleasure of serving the world’s most discerning clientele, challenging the old guard, and forging singular relationships within culture, style, sport, and entertainment; affirming the brands position as individual as the product it creates.
The latest installment in the System-Series, SYSTEM-TWO employs a single thin titanium exoskeleton to achieve an elegant new take on a classic round aviator. Melding decorative styles spanning from antiquity to modernity, SYSTEM-TWO evokes the tatara ironworking method that allowed early Japanese blacksmiths to forge elaborate creations from clay blast...
DITA is pleased to unveil the latest addition to its highly-anticipated franchise of commemorative eyewear: Grandmaster-Six, an oversize aviator that pays tribute to the bombastic spirit of New York’s emerging hip-hop scene and the pioneering artists whose innovations in music and dance have electrified the world for nearly 40 years. DITA’s design team...
The supremely glamorous world of 1970’s grand prix motor racing was our design team’s inspiration for Westbound. An innovative cross between the perennially popular aviator and navigator styles, Westbound combines custom Japanese acetate with titanium temples and front and back lens inserts that challenge you to live life in the fast lane! For those who...
DITA’s celebrated flight series soars to new heights with Flight-Seven, a confident “navigator” that blends the spirit of a classic aviator with the masculine shape of a traditional square lens. Flight-Seven began as a tribute to the supersonic military aircraft of the 1970s. These jets combined aerodynamic grace with revolutionary technology to reach...
Luxurious materials and innovative manufacturing techniques combine for a stunning tour de force in the form of Endurance 79, a resplendent heir to the high-octane eyewear of the 1970s. This turbocharged aviator pays homage to the breathtaking feats of sport car endurance racers, who rose to international prominence in the 1970s by participating in...
The newest inductee to DITA’s celebrated capsule of performance eyewear, Endurance 88 revisits a thrilling chapter from racing’s halcyon years using groundbreaking developments in optical technology. The muscular proportions of 1980s performance racing vehicles are on full display in Endurance 88’s glimmering façade, a sleek acetate shield appointed with...
Cinematic inspiration and fearless innovation converge in the form of Nacht-One, a brooding wrap frame that transcends the confines of decade and genre to occupy a category all its own. Nacht-One’s muscular contours and radical proportions instantly conjure the anarchic war boys and scorched landscapes of dystopian cinema. Japanese injection-molded lens...
The striking and sophisticated brother to AVEC, SIGLO’s offers an innovative new construction technique to the classic P3 frame, its elegant acetate skin is cleverly sculpted to reveal a glimpse of its own intricate internal machinery. Inspired by the refinement of Renaissance statues, which were painstakingly composed to ensure structural integrity,...