The BOLIs are a big deal. Long Island is a hotbed of advertising, marketing and branding opportunities so the nearly 1,500 entries submitted for the prestigious 32nd BOLI (Best On Long Island) awards gets tremendous visibility. Cheers then to Marchon Eyewear for winning six “Best of” awards, breaking the company’s long-standing record of five. The team also received six gold awards, two silvers and eight bronzes. Taking the top “Best of” honors were:

- Best Consumer Campaign Non-retail—Airlock “Dressing Room”
- Best Business-to-Business Campaign—Airlock “Dressing Room”
- Best Merchandise Display—Airlock “12 piece display”
- Best Table Top and Counter Display—Airlock “12 piece display”
- Best Catalog—Nautica
- Best Business-to-Business Web Site—Nikevision

Donna Rollins, vice president of Marchon creative services, says, “This year’s win was not only record breaking but also rewarding to our art directors and account executives. The consensus of the team was the Airlock Campaign, which received four out of the six ‘Best of’ awards, is clever and well produced. To have the confirmation of the advertising community was truly gratifying.” Upfront notes the BOLI Awards attracts entries from major Long Island, regional and national advertisers, as the client or the agency, but not both, must be based on Long Island. The tough competition included 1-800-Flowers, The New York Times, Fuji Film, BASF, America Online, Lion’s Gate Entertainment, Linens N Things and Nikon. —James J. Spina

In selecting the Maskeryna style, Outside Magazine notes, “Rudy Project hits the sweet spot where sport worthiness becomes fashion and vice versa. This frameless wonder fends off 70-mile-an-hour winds as effectively as ski goggles, but it’ll also turn heads in Santa Barbara.”

Brad Shapiro, Rudy Project NA partner and co-founder, says, “The Maskeryna is what happens when performance meets attitude with a total disregard to conventional thinking.” The Maskeryna is made of extremely lightweight Grilamid
TR 55 LX with a proprietary adjustable-Silpad nosepiece with silicone pads that provides weightless comfort and maximum protection. —JJS

Fully loaded Teen queen 1. Lindsay Lohan loves her shades. The young actress, who can be seen in the new Disney film “Herbie: Fully Loaded,” in a pair of Robert Marc style 547-57, in Dita Eyewear’s the Macs and in a pair of Michael Kors style MKS502 from Marchon… Housewives hospitality Sàfilo once again participated in the Lucky/Cargo Club—a hospitality suite hosted by Lucky and Cargo magazines as part of Upfront week in New York. Upfront week is when TV networks present their fall programming to advertisers. Getting sunwear are some cast members from the ABC hit “Desperate Housewives”: 2. Nicollette Sheridan in YSL 6083 STS, 3. Doug Savant in Polo Sport 7732S, 4. Felicity Huffman in Dior Adiorable 7S and a clean-shaven 5. Richard Chavira in Burberry 8455S… Idol worship “American Idol” runner-up and heartthrob 6. Bo Bice donned a pair of Hobie Polarized’s new rimless style Ponch during his performance of the song “For the Love of Money”… Couplings It seems Hollywood’s most talked about couple 7. Brad Pitt and 8. Angelina Jolie both love sunglasses. Jolie was spotted wearing Marc Jacobs style 015S from Sàfilo. Pitt is wearing the Pusher from Dita Eyewear, which he also wore during a recent interview with ABC’s Diane Sawyer. Meanwhile another, more established Hollywood couple pose in their Robert Marc sunwear. 9. Natasha Richardson sports style 540-82 while hubby 9. Liam Neeson wears style 550-26… Doorway 10. Jessica Simpson makes her way in wearing Oliver Peoples’ Athena style… Flying high Marc Jacob’s aviator is a hit with a variety of celebs these days. Caught in their MJs are 11. Beyonce Knowles, 12. Gwen Stefani and 13. Nicole Richie all in style 016S… Kidding around Ray-Ban once again participated as an official sponsor of the “Kids for Kids” celebrity carnival in New York benefiting the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. In addition to a monetary donation, the Luxottica brand outfitted celebrity volunteers who donated their time to work carnival-style game booths. Sporting their new Ray-Bans are: 14. James Gandolfini in style RB 4052, 15. Julianne Moore wears a mint green aviator style RB 3025, 16. Camryn Manheim in RB 4043 and 17. Fran Drescher wears RB 3025…