You may soon be able to get your hands on these limited-edition Gucci-branded Snapchat Spectacles
- Snapchat recently released its latest model of smart sunglasses, called Spectacles 3, that cost $380 and allow for you to capture first-person videos and photos.
- Now, Snapchat has partnered up with luxury designer Gucci and Harmony Korine, the director behind "Spring Breakers," to produce a limited-edition iteration of the new Spectacles.
- Although these special-edition Spectacles are not currently available for sale to the public, Snapchat told Business Insider that it is "exploring ways in which these can be made available in the future."
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Snapchat has joined forces with the director behind cult film "Spring Breakers" to produce a limited-edition, Gucci-branded pair of its newest smart glasses.
Spectacles 3, Snapchat's new $380 smart sunglasses, have gotten a makeover thanks to Snapchat's collaboration with Gucci and move director Harmony Korine. The design across the Spectacles, its charging case, and the box the glasses come in are decked out in Gucci logos and super-saturated colors, something that Korine is known for in his film productions.
The reason for the unlikely partnership isn't entirely clear, but the Gucci-branded Spectacles were created for the Art Basel exhibition currently taking place in Miami Beach, Florida. Korine is putting on an exhibit at this year's event, where he's showing off a short film he made with the Gucci-branded Spectacles 3.
The result is a video called "Duck Duck," heralded by Snapchat as an "experimental short film" that "transforms Miami into an unbridled dreamscape of sound and color." In reality, "Duck Duck" is a four-minute compilation of trippy clips showing off Spectacles 3's augmented reality filters and 3D effects applied to odd scenes featuring two dancing pandas and a guy in a hot dog costume.
As I wrote in my review of Spectacles 3, I've found that these much-hyped 3D filters for Spectacles have been a major letdown. The effects' limited capabilities demonstrate that there's still a long way to go before they become a major selling point for Snapchat Spectacles.
While there are only 10 filters currently available on Spectacles 3, Snapchat says it's working on more, including some made possible by the collaboration between Snapchat and Gucci.
If you're intrigued by the Korine-inspired Spectacles 3, these limited-edition glasses are unfortunately not available for sale to the general public. However, Snapchat told Business Insider that people may be able to get their hands on the colorful smart glasses at a later date.
"While the sunglasses are not for sale, we are exploring ways in which these can be made available in the future," a Snapchat spokesperson said in an email. "Stay tuned!"