NEW YORK--Angel Eyewear, a division of FGX International, based in Smithfield, R.I., is shedding its athletic roots and embracing a new perspectives that goes beyond the action influences and roles it played in the past.

“We’ve shed the typical Southern California image and created a more metropolitan, urban campaign for Angel,” said photographer Embry Rucker, who shot the ad campaign in San Diego. “The variety and confidence of the brand comes through.”

Dreamy from Angel Eyewear.

 Previously, Angel Eyewear resonated with young women who identified with an action sports lifestyle, now Angel takes aspirational influences from high fashion and luxury lifestyles. Now women of all ages have the opportunity to bridge the gap between fashion and sports with Angel’s redefined collection which features smart, architectural shapes, metal inlays and handcrafted, beveled frames.

Totaling 24 sunwear styles in 20 different colors with 10 different lenses options some of the key silhouettes include the Lovely, an oversized aviator with metal inlay banding on the logo frame; the Guardian, an oversized oval aviator with a double bar shape and a reverse groove lens to add depth and dimension; the Imagination, a rectangular mask shape with see-through hearts on the sides; and the Blessed, a handcrafted wrap around shape with a beveled rim and optional polarization. Other styles of note include the Joyous, a bold handmade frame with boyish charm; the Dreamy, an architectural design with a large deep frame featuring open-air space on either side of the temple; and the Heavenly, a curved angular wrap-around frame with a see-through metal temple and ornate laser engraving on the sides.

Each Angel Eyewear sunglass style is housed in an oversized black leather case and is priced to the dispenser between $55 and $95.