Coperni Gets Meta with Ray-Ban

Every season, Coperni pointedly interacts with technology, building an archive of proof that they’re at the intersection of fashion and futurism. Are they at the centre of the movement yet? Tough to say, but it seems serendipitous that Ray-Ban Meta glasses would collaborate with Coperni to elevate the sex appeal of these tech-savvy Wayfarers.

The Coperni A/W 25 show played host to an old-school ’90s LAN party—a time when gamers would gather in a physical space, connecting to the same local network to play multiplayer games together. The visual of a gamer in a dark room, surrounded by half-eaten pizza boxes and crushed cans, is a relic of an era when the internet was deeply tied to something tangible and human. Digital interfaces of the time evoked a sense of human touch, and any return to that ethos might just help bring online communities back to where they belong.

Meta AI’s technology, embedded within the classic Wayfarers, allows users to place calls, send messages, and seamlessly record videos, take images, or livestream with voice commands. The AI technology features built-in multi-use functions, and Coperni’s take on these iconic, limited-edition pieces is a much-needed push for wearable technology in fashion.

Ray-Ban themselves have been busy in recent weeks, announcing multi-hyphenate rap artist A$AP Rocky as their first-ever creative director. Their deeper alignment with high fashion is nothing new—just last year, they collaborated with Saint Laurent.