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    Announcing none of the terms, the Charmant Group and Esprit...

    2019-12-16T00:00:00Z

    Announcing none of the terms, the Charmant Group and Esprit have extended their 25-year-old licensing deal

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    Match Eyewear of New York has signed a licensing agreement...

    2019-12-16T00:00:00Z

    Match Eyewear of New York has signed a licensing agreement with JR Apparel World for the first collection of the Members Only brand. Members Only was a popular brand in the 1980s for its line of jackets.

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    Two Swiss companies, Vivior and SwissLens, have agreed to collaborate...

    2019-12-16T00:00:00Z

    Two Swiss companies, Vivior and SwissLens, have agreed to collaborate in the field of personalized multifocal soft contact lenses for presbyopia correction. The aim is to optimize the design of the lenses by using the data generated by Vivior's visual behavior monitor. Vivior is a digital health start-up founded in ...

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    After introducing e-Protect, a filter that cuts down on blue...

    2019-12-16T00:00:00Z

    After introducing e-Protect, a filter that cuts down on blue light, the French Krys chain of optical retail shops has added a different letter to its Protect line with the release of n-Protect. It is a collection of glasses for driving at night featuring yellow lenses to boost contrast and ...

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    After a year of prototyping at its offices in New...

    2019-12-16T00:00:00Z

    After a year of prototyping at its offices in New York, Warby Parker has entered the contact-lens market in the U.S. with a daily lens, called Scout, for sale at its 112 shops in the U.S. and through other channels. The New York-based company has developed the lens together with ...

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    Volcom will be adding a branded line of eyewear and...

    2019-12-16T00:00:00Z

    Volcom will be adding a branded line of eyewear and snow goggles to its product range next year. Electric Visual Evolution, which is also based in Southern California, will design, develop, produce and distribute the new line. Both companies were the property of Kering when the luxury group owned Puma. ...

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    Continuing a 25-year partnership that began in 1994, Esprit has...

    2019-12-16T00:00:00Z

    Continuing a 25-year partnership that began in 1994, Esprit has once again renewed its licensing agreement with Charmant Group for the manufacture and distribution of its optical and sun eyewear. The Charmant group holds licenses for the Strellson and Elle brands as well.

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    At the IOFT show in Tokyo last month, Glasses Partner,...

    2019-11-04T00:00:00Z

    At the IOFT show in Tokyo last month, Glasses Partner, Tonysame Japan, Taniguchi Optical, Lindberg and Miyamoto Optical won a Japan Eyewear Award 2020 Grand Prix, respectively in the men's eyewear, ladies' eyewear, kids' eyewear, sunglasses and technology categories

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    Essilor Sun Solution has signed a new collaboration with EKOI,...

    2019-11-04T00:00:00Z

    Essilor Sun Solution has signed a new collaboration with EKOI, a French brand of clothing and equipment for road cycling and triathlon, on a range of ten EKOI Persoevo sunglasses. The extra-light and highly ventilated glasses are offered with a choice of four Essilor Sun Solution lenses and different shades, ...

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    MIC-Made in Cadore is launching a limited-edition style of sunglasses...

    2019-11-04T00:00:00Z

    MIC-Made in Cadore is launching a limited-edition style of sunglasses dedicated to Tiziano Vecellio (Titian), considered the most important painter of the 16th-century Venetian school. Titian was born in Pieve di Cadore, just 2.5km from Calalzo di Cadore, where the eyewear brand is headquartered. The “Tiziano,” designed by Tiziano Tahacchi, ...

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    Morel has partnered with Nathalie Blanc for an exclusive capsule...

    2019-11-04T00:00:00Z

    Morel has partnered with Nathalie Blanc for an exclusive capsule collection that was launched at the last edition of Silmo. The Morel par Nathalie Blanc collection includes four optical glasses and sunglasses whose retail prices are set at €229 and €279 to €299 respectively. The capsule collection will be distributed ...

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    Chanel and Luxottica have announced the early renewal of their...

    2019-11-04T00:00:00Z

    Chanel and Luxottica have announced the early renewal of their successful global licensing agreement, which began 20 years ago. The new contract will take effect on Jan.1, 2020, and is set to last for five years through the end of 2024, with optional renewal for a further three years.

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    William Morris London, the British eyewear company, has announced a...

    2019-11-04T00:00:00Z

    William Morris London, the British eyewear company, has announced a new collaboration with the William Morris Gallery in London, which presents the creative designs of William Morris, founder of the Arts and Crafts movement in the 19th century. Morris also established his own company, which became internationally famous for interior ...

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    Marchon has announced a new exclusive, global licensing agreement with...

    2019-11-04T00:00:00Z

    Marchon has announced a new exclusive, global licensing agreement with Lanvin. The 130-year-old French brand, which was acquired by the Chinese Fosun group early this year, previously had an eyewear licensing agreement with De Rigo Vision. Manufacturing them in Italy, Marchon plans to release its first complete men's and women's ...

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    Oculus has announced an agreement with the Brien Holden Vision...

    2019-11-04T00:00:00Z

    Oculus has announced an agreement with the Brien Holden Vision Institute (BHVI) that will see BHVI's algorithms for tracking and estimating refractive error incorporated into the Oculus Myopia Master for the management of myopia. This ophthalmic instrument, not yet for sale, is said to be the first device to combine ...

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    Scicon, an Italian-based brand of bags and accessories for bike...

    2019-11-04T00:00:00Z

    Scicon, an Italian-based brand of bags and accessories for bike riders, launched a range of technical eyewear earlier this year. The new Scicon eyewear range features a Performance collection for cyclists and triathletes, and a Sport Lifestyle collection for the broader segment of active people. The Performance collection, which is ...

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    Fedon and Genetier, the group's subsidiary for the French market,...

    2019-09-26T00:00:00Z

    Fedon and Genetier, the group's subsidiary for the French market, will present several interesting novelties at Silmo in Paris on Sept. 27-30. They will present their set of eco-friendly eyewear cases, made with recycled cork, vegetable oil and plastic materials at the end of their lifecycle. Also, they will showcase ...

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    Etudes Studio is launching its new line of glasses. The...

    2019-09-26T00:00:00Z

    Etudes Studio is launching its new line of glasses. The collection is designed in Paris, where the brand is based, and made in China. It is distributed by Peter & May, which also produces eyewear for Jacquemus. The glasses are characterized by minimal structures with a unisex spirit. The temples ...

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    Safilo has launched a new collection of Havaianas sunglasses for...

    2019-09-26T00:00:00Z

    Safilo has launched a new collection of Havaianas sunglasses for Brazil's spring/summer 2019/20 season. The collection, based around four models, will be available in Europe later for the spring/summer 2020 season.

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    The Spanish eyewear group Hawkers has launched a capsule collection,...

    2019-09-26T00:00:00Z

    The Spanish eyewear group Hawkers has launched a capsule collection, composed of two models, in collaboration with BALR, a Dutch sports and urbanwear brand. The models are available on Hawkers' website and in some 60 stores in Spain, Italy and Portugal