Cari Zalloni created the eyewear brand Cazal, whose name is derived from his name and became associated with highly distinctive frame design.
Zalloni was a designer of Greek-Austrian background whose work gained particular recognition in the 1980s. Cazal frames often used bold geometric shapes, strong colors, and elaborate detailing rather than minimal styling.
The brand became especially visible in hip-hop culture, where oversized Cazal frames were worn by performers and appeared in music videos. That cultural association helped make Cazal recognizable beyond specialist optical circles.
Cazal is sometimes mistaken for a generic style term because its frames are so visually distinctive. It is a specific eyewear label, and the spelling comes from the designer’s identity rather than from an optical technology.