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If there was an appropriate time to wear sunglasses at night, it was at the Accessories Council’s 21st Annual ACE Awards at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City. The black-tie gala event honors individuals and companies who have furthered the awareness and use of accessories. Safilo’s POLAROID EYEWEAR brand was among this year’s honorees, receiving the Legacy Award as the brand celebrates its 80th anniversary. Safilo Group also served as a Silver Sponsor of the evening’s festivities. Model and Polaroid brand ambassador Elliot Sailors, who was featured in Polaroid Eyewear’s Side Stories summer marketing campaign, presented the award to Henri Blomqvist, CEO of Safilo North America.

During the cocktail hour, guests including celebrity stylist Robert Verdi and actress and designer Eva Longoria, who received the Style Ambassador Award, had the opportunity to choose their own pair of Polaroid sunglasses and pose for photos taken with Polaroid instant cameras while wearing their new shades. To fully experience Polaroid’s polarized lens technology, guests were handed a special card offering complimentary tickets to a Rooftop Film series in NYC sponsored by Polaroid. The offer could only be seen by wearing their Polaroid polarized sunglasses. It was a festive scene as guests mingled in their new Polaroids armed with snapshots capturing their evening.

–Christine Yeh