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Zoobug's children's sunglasses designed for the 2012 London Olympics, reported...
Zoobug's children's sunglasses designed for the 2012 London Olympics, reported on in June (Vol. 12-No. 8, June 29), will make their debut at Silmo
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Tumi, the high-end brand of travel and business accessories, has...
Tumi, the high-end brand of travel and business accessories, has a new licensing agreement with REM Eyewear to launch Tumi Eyewear, a collection of sunglasses and optical frames. REM will distribute the lines through its worldwide network of prestigious fashion and eyewear retailers as well as in Tumi stores. The ...
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Mazzucchelli is launching a new type of eco-friendly cellulosic acetate,...
Mazzucchelli is launching a new type of eco-friendly cellulosic acetate, for which it has requested international patent rights. Called M49, it makes use of cotton and wood fibers. The new thermoplastic material uses the same manufacturing process as regular acetate, and it is compatible with other polymers, including polycarbonate.
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Safilo has renewed a license agreement with the New York...
Safilo has renewed a license agreement with the New York fashion brand Kate Spade for four years, until Dec. 31, 2015. The agreement has an option to prolong the license for n additional three years. Safilo has had worldwide rights since 2005 to design, manufacture and distribute women's sunglasses, prescription ...
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Alain Mikli created a weird collection of futuristic sunglasses, some...
Alain Mikli created a weird collection of futuristic sunglasses, some featuring a crest or a triple temple, for the fashion show of Jean Paul Gaultier
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Inspecs has just announced a new licensing deal with Superdry,...
Inspecs has just announced a new licensing deal with Superdry, a fast-growing British brand of “future classic” garments that is now sold in more than 40 territories around the world. Its revenues increased by 71 percent to £237.9 million (€273.7m-$371.1m) in the financial year ended last May. Inspecs' Superdry collection ...
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EyeDispense, the iPad application for optical professionals that was launched...
EyeDispense, the iPad application for optical professionals that was launched in July, has added a new feature that allows opticians to co-brand the app with their corporate logo. The app, designed by David Crystal, an optometrist in Edinburgh, allows for video dispensing, helping clients with poor vision select their ...
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Ron Arad, a famous architect and industrial designer with a...
Ron Arad, a famous architect and industrial designer with a studio based in London, is signing a rather original line of eyewear that will be presented for the first time at Silmo. One of the frames can be adjusted to fit differently shaped heads and noses. Another one is entirely ...
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BBGR, the big French-based subsidiary of Essilor International, is launching...
BBGR, the big French-based subsidiary of Essilor International, is launching a variety of new products including Quadro lenses and Transitions XTRActive photochromic technology. Quadro is low entry-price level back-side progressive lens made with free-form surfacing. Transitions XTRActive is a technology intended mainly for people who spend a lot of time ...
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Working in collaboration with Thai Optical Group and a big...
Working in collaboration with Thai Optical Group and a big French laboratory controlled by Essilor, Novacel Ophthalmique, PPG Industries is releasing Tribid, a new hybrid lens material, initially for the French market. It merges its Trivex material, with its numerous properties, and high-index technology to provide better correction and improved ...
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The French brand Vicomte A has chosen two French eyewear...
The French brand Vicomte A has chosen two French eyewear company, Segur and Grosfilley to be its global licensee for optical frames and sunglasses. Vicomte A already sells through 300 multi-brand stores and 20 of its own boutiques. Grosfilley Lunettes will show off its first collection of Vicomte A eyewear ...
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Fly London, a fast-growing Portuguese brand of footwear, has launched...
Fly London, a fast-growing Portuguese brand of footwear, has launched its first collection of sunglasses under its own name. It is made under license by a Serbian company, Dip Trade d.o.o., for sale in shoe shops as well as fashion and accessories stores.
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The newest collections of Kirk Originals, which is celebrating its...
The newest collections of Kirk Originals, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary next year, will be among the major attractions at this week's Silmo. Jason Kirk is launching two lines entirely made from acrylic in the temples and the fronts – Beam for prescription frames and Sunbeam for sunglasses. Presented ...
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Vuillet Vega has obtained a special new label that certifies...
Vuillet Vega has obtained a special new label that certifies the French origin of its products
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Oko Eyewear Paris has launched a feminine collection of sunglasses,...
Oko Eyewear Paris has launched a feminine collection of sunglasses, called My Muse
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Taking his inspiration from Salvador Dalí's “Mae West Lips Sofa,”...
Taking his inspiration from Salvador Dalí's “Mae West Lips Sofa,” Pascal Jaulent, artistic director of Face à Face, has created a special frame that recalls the sensual mouth of a woman. The unique handmade object will be presented at Silmo, where it will be auctioned for a good cause. The ...
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TD Tom Davies will be showing off some new styles...
TD Tom Davies will be showing off some new styles at its booth at Silmo this week. The British brand will launch its second Natural Horn Collection, which features four new optical shapes and three new sunglasses in the made-to-order buffalo horn collection. Some of the designs combine the ...
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The Jones Group has signed a deal with Marchon Eyewear...
The Jones Group has signed a deal with Marchon Eyewear to be the exclusive creator, manufacturer, marketer and distributor of Nine West brand ophthalmic eyewear frames and prescription-ready sunglasses worldwide. The products of the new collaboration will first hit upscale optical chains, optical specialty retailers and individual eye care professional ...
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L'Amy Group will be the worldwide designer and distributor of...
L'Amy Group will be the worldwide designer and distributor of eyewear for the Balmain brand under a new licensing deal. The deal covers prescription eyeglasses and sunglasses, which will make their global debut at Mido next year. The fashion house of Balmain has been without a licensee for a while, ...
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PEI Licensing, a subsidiary of Perry Ellis International, has a...
PEI Licensing, a subsidiary of Perry Ellis International, has a new licensing deal that will have Oxford Ophthalmic Corporation designing, manufacturing and distributing Perry Ellis brand sunglasses and reading glasses in the retail channel. The deal is for several years and is renewable. Oxford Ophthalmic is a division of Eyewear ...
