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Hall of Frames
09-2008
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On Tour with Oakley
09-2008
Proving its dominance in the field of cycling, Oakley’s athletes had six different leaders
and 14 stage wins in the 95th Tour de France. Carlos Sastre (he’s the one in the yellow
jersey) emerged victorious at the end of the three-week race in July.
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Sporting Life
09-2008
It was a dream team as Marchon paired up with
ESPN as the official sponsor of the 2008
Excellence in Sports Achievement Yearly Awards,
known simply at the ESPYS.
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Lens Marketing
09-2008
Transitions Optical has launched a new, interactive eyeglass
customization process online, the “Eyeglass Guide 2.0” that allows
patients to visually build a pair of eyeglasses based on answers to
lifestyle questions.
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Vogue Goes for A Swim
09-2008
When Tibi creative director Amy Smilovic prepared
to launch the brand’s Resort ’08 collection
during Miami Fashion Week, she knew
sunwear had to be an integral part of the
runway presentation. So she chose
Luxottica’s Vogue Eyewear brand to be
prominently featured on several looks on
the catwalk.
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All Eyes on Betsey
09-2008
In an ongoing celebration of her namesake brand founded 30 years ago by American designer Betsey Johnson, Gruen Eyes,
an optical boutique in East Hampton, N.Y., recently held a cocktail
party for customers, featuring a special preview of Betsey Johnson
Eyewear.
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In Theory
09-2008
In celebration of their launch,
Theory sunglasses took to the
streets of Manhattan where
they were fitted and feted by
chic denizens city-wide.
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Eye Jewelry
09-2008
David Yurman, widely recognized as America’s leading
fine jewelry and luxury timepiece designer,
and Legacie, The Luxury House of B Robinson
Optical, recently hosted a rooftop party for press
at the David Yurman design studio in New York’s
TriBeCa to launch David Yurman Eyewear.
Yurman and Legacie have partnered to produce
a line of both sun and ophthalmic designs for men
and women, a first for the designer.
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Into the Pool
09-2008
During a ceremony hosted by Suffolk County
Executive, Steve Levy in Hauppauge, N.Y.,
ClearVision Optical was awarded a 2008
Regional Commuter Choice Innovator Award.
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Have You Driven a Ford
09-2008
Designer Tom Ford, best-known for his re-invention of the
sleek ’70s jet-set aesthetic at Gucci and YSL, has touched
down at ILORI sunglass boutique with a pair of luxurious
limited-edition aviator shades.
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Street Seen
09-2008
WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS...needs to happen all over the world.
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Eye Wanna Be There Next Time
09-2008
In many ways it’s more important than an actual sporting event. It’s
the increasingly popular “meet-and-greet” where sport celebrities come
face-to-face with their adoring fans and everyone gets a chance to
celebrate one of most important aspects of any sport: Teamwork.
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Artoptic: EG Emilio Giani Expansion
09-2008
Artoptic International expands its EG Emilio Giani Eyewear line introduced earlier this year. The collection now contains 11 men’s and women’s styles. Frames are made of metal, including corrosion-resistant stainless steel and titanium, and are offered in contemporary variations on rectangles and ovals.
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Silhouette: Adidas Inspired ConnX
09-2008
Adidas Eyewear introduces its Inspired ConnX collection. Available from Silhouette Optical, the new line was developed for a younger, sports-minded consumer and is constructed from incredibly strong, yet flexible, Performance Steel for the frame fronts and lightweight SPX, a proprietary polyamide, for the temples.
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Mykita : Concord Collection
09-2008
MYKITA presents Concord, an eight-piece collection of unisex frames that offer cool, low-key, contemporary styling for everyday wear.
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L’Amy America: Columbia All-Polarized Sun
09-2008
L’Amy America adds a 14-style sunglass collection to its Columbia eyewear line.
Designed for the outdoor-minded consumer looking for function at a valueconscious
price point, all of the sunglasses feature Eliminator polarized
lenstechnology, which blocks 100 percent of reflected glare and 100
percent of UV rays up to 400nm.
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Avalon Eyewear: Nikon Monel NL
09-2008
Avalon Eyewear introduces Nikon Monel NL, an extension of its Nikon eyewear collection. The nine styles for men are all made of monel and come in a range of shapes and sizes in refined, industrial-style designs.
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Eyewear Designs: Apple Bottoms Eyewear
09-2008
Under a multi-year licensing agreement for worldwide distribution,
Eyewear Designs launches Apple Bottoms Eyewear. Apple Bottoms is a
clothing line that caters to trendsetting women of all shapes and sizes.
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Kenmark Group: Lilly Pulitzer Eyewear
09-2008
Kenmark Group launches its Lilly Pulitzer Eyewear collection, a brand
inspired by the Palm Beach lifestyle. Included are 14 ophthalmic and
four sun styles targeted to women 17 to 54 and six ophthalmic frames
for girls six to 16.
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Letters
09-2008
For a good many years, I have enjoyed Andrew Karp’s informative and well-written articles. I particularly enjoyed Karp’s 20/20 July 2008 L&T
column “Eyewear is Bespoken Here.”
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A Masterful Architect of Fashion
09-2008
Known for his eveningwear,
American designer Carmen
Marc Valvo enjoys bringing
“glamorous dressing to every woman’s
life.”
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Theory and Application
09-2008
When it comes to eyewear
Andrew Rosen is like a man
who’s found religion. He’s
seen the light and wants to
share it with everyone.
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All That Jazz
09-2008
David Schwartz is crazy about jazz.
Tucked away in the basement of his
20/20 Optical shop in San Rafael,
Calif., just one floor below his polished
showroom, is a small chamber containing
two drum sets that once belonged to Rufus
Speedy Jones, who played with Duke Ellington
in the late 1960s.
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Eye Styles of the Rich and Frame-Us
09-2008
If you have ever tuned in to the shows on the E! entertainment channel
or ever logged onto celebrity-obsessed web sites such as TMZ, you may
be familiar with the persistent shouts of the paparazzi, stopping at
nothing to grab the attention of the stars.
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In-Trick-It Patterns
09-2008
Floral embroidery. Chic and fanciful designs. Reptilian textures. An artistic spray of stones and studs. Horn, wood grains and tortoise tones…
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Spectrum Textures
09-2008
Defined in the dictionary as a “distinctive or identifying quality or characteristic,” texture is an essential trait in today’s hottest eyewear styles…
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Spectrum Men
09-2008
It’s powerful. It’s simple. It’s both classic and cutting edge... It’s the rectangle and it continues its undisputed reign…
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Spectrum Women
09-2008
Trends? What trends? Women’s eyewear knows no boundaries. It covers the
spectrum. One glance at the fashion runways show anything goes—from
bohemian dresses to tailored tweeds.
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Making A Seen
09-2008
For a dispensary to thrive in today’s highly stylish marketplace, it’s
mandatory that you keep your business stocked with the latest in
fashion and technology. It’s as important as keeping your staff trained
and up-to-date on the newest products and trends in the eyewear arena.
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Thoughts of Madame Lafont
09-2008
I’m so sad. I had just finished
writing my monthly editor’s letter when my dear friend Ray Khalil, the president of Lafont Eyewear, called
to tell me Madame Laurence Lafont had passed away.
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Spectrum
09-2008
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