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INVU launches line
INVU, the Swiss brand of polarized sunglasses, has launched a new line of optical prescription frames that can be turned into fashionable sunglasses with the application of specially designed polarized sun clips. The Swiss Eyewear Group says that the magnetic clips are cleverly engineered to make them invisible. The collection ...
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Okia upgrades its Reshape collection
Okia has presented an upgraded version of its Reshape collection of biodegradable glasses made with upcycled plastic bottles. It has also introduced a collection of lightweight frames made of a new, trademarked magnesium-aluminum alloy called Suflexium. According to the company, Suflexium exceeds the strength of steel at about one-third of ...
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MITA launches sustainable line
MITA Eyewear is launching a sustainable line of 17 styles of prescription frames and 13 sunglasses, called Collezione 1. It uses biodegradable lenses and eyewear made with recycled aluminum and a plastic material coming from recycled bottles.
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Rokid’s temperature sensing glasses
According to the South China Morning Post, the police in Hangzhou, capital of China’s Zhejiang Province, are wearing smart glasses that can read the skin temperature of anyone standing within a radius of one meter to track down cases of Covid-19 infection. Made by a Chinese tech start-up, Rokid, the ...
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Continuing a 25-year partnership that began in 1994, Esprit has...
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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Volcom will be adding a branded line of eyewear and...
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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After introducing e-Protect, a filter that cuts down on blue...
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...
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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Two Swiss companies, Vivior and SwissLens, have agreed to collaborate...
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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Match Eyewear of New York has signed a licensing agreement...
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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Announcing none of the terms, the Charmant Group and Esprit...
Announcing none of the terms, the Charmant Group and Esprit have extended their 25-year-old licensing deal
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The German Design Council, the authoritative German body for branding...
The German Design Council, the authoritative German body for branding and design, has conferred the German Design Award 2020 on Jos. Eschenbach for two of its latest eyewear models, made of titanium and acetate
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Etnia Barcelona has introduced two new models of sunglasses, Ziggy...
Etnia Barcelona has introduced two new models of sunglasses, Ziggy Stardust and The Thin White Duke, to celebrate David Bowie, the British singer, composer and actor who died at the beginning of 2016. The Ziggy style is based on the costumes worn by Bowie during the so-called Glam period, including ...
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Komono, the Belgian brand of prescription eyewear and sunglasses, is...
Komono, the Belgian brand of prescription eyewear and sunglasses, is coming out with its first line of snow goggles
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Pantone has chosen Classic Blue as the color of the...
Pantone has chosen Classic Blue as the color of the year for 2020. A French company, Afternoon, has the global eyewear license for Pantone.
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Chloé, the French fashion brand licensed by Marchon, has launched...
Chloé, the French fashion brand licensed by Marchon, has launched its first snow goggle in partnership with its California-based Dragon operation
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Morel is decreasing the number of brands used for its...
Morel is decreasing the number of brands used for its sunglasses from three – 1880, Koali and Öga – to one, called Azur, supplying them with new high-performance lenses through an exclusive partnership with Divel Italia. The French frame producer has nevertheless split its singular Azur collection into three segments. ...
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HUUB, a leading British supplier of swim goggles, has launched...
HUUB, a leading British supplier of swim goggles, has launched a prescription version of its Altair model for short-sighted people
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LVMH has consolidated its position as the world's largest luxury...
LVMH has consolidated its position as the world's largest luxury goods company by using its huge cash flow to acquire Tiffany & Co. The $16 billion takeover of New York-based jeweler is the largest ever made in the luxury goods sector. It puts LVMH more or less on a par ...
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Scicon, an Italian-based brand of bags and accessories for bike...
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 ...
