By Staff
Tuesday, April 23, 2024 12:25 AM
LOMBARDY, Italy—Sergio Luigi Cereda, influential eyewear designer and industry visionary, passed away on April 18, 2024, following a long illness, his family announced yesterday. Cereda was 88 years old and surrounded by family at his home in Castiglione Olona, Lombardy, Italy, when he passed. He is survived by his wife Ivana, daughters Caterina and Stefania and grandchildren Edoardo, Jordan Nicolo’ and Giada Grazia.
By Staff
Tuesday, March 12, 2024 12:30 AM
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—The Vision Council, a trade association dedicated to supporting the optical industry, released Focused inSights 2024: Online vs. In-Person Purchase Patterns, offering a comprehensive examination of consumer shopping habits for eyeglasses, contact lenses, sunglasses and readers. The report detailed both online and in-person buying trends, providing valuable insights for a variety of optical businesses. A summary, along with the full research report, is available in The Vision Council’s
Research Download Center as a complimentary download for members of The Vision Council, with a paid option for non-members.
By Staff
Wednesday, March 6, 2024 12:30 AM
NEW YORK—A new Sergio Cereda Design Award will be formally announced at Vision Expo East on March 16, a second initiative created in honor of eyewear designer Sergio Cereda to recognize distinctive and emerging talent in the eyewear industry. The North American Award follows the creation of the European award to honor Cereda, which was successfully launched at the Mido exhibition in Milan on Feb. 3, as
VMAIL previously
reported. The deadline for submissions for the inaugural North American Sergio Cereda Design Award is Oct. 1, 2024. Winners of the award will be announced in 2025.
By Staff
Monday, February 26, 2024 12:18 AM
MILAN—
Kering Eyewear, a top distributor in the luxury eyewear market, and
Maui Jim, which recently joined the Kering Eyewear portfolio, announced that Maui Jim and
Red Bull have teamed up for a three-year partnership.
By Staff
Friday, February 9, 2024 8:05 AM
LAS VEGAS—Ahead of Super Bowl LVIII,
Oakley, the
NFL’s official on-field partner through 2030, has an updated on-field presence with a refreshed logo on the pro-shields, offering increased visibility and showcasing the brand’s ability to deliver eyewear solutions that redefine how athletes compete. Since Oakley and the NFL’s partnership began, all NFL athletes—including those playing in this weekend’s Super Bowl—have had the opportunity to wear Prizm Clear Shields equipped with Prizm Lens technology, which allow them to see more detail and contrast in game.
By Staff
Friday, February 9, 2024 12:24 AM
PARIS—Against a backdrop of
Kering Group's report of its fiscal 2023 revenues, which saw an overall decline of 4 percent in what its chairman said was a "trying year," the group also reported its
Kering Eyewear revenues hit a new record of €1.5 billion (up 35 percent as reported and up 10 percent on a comparable basis), "benefiting from the consolidation of Maui Jim and excellent development of the brand portfolio." In the fourth quarter, sales were up 6 percent on a comparable basis.
By Staff
Monday, February 5, 2024 12:18 AM
PARIS—
Silmo Paris, one of the world’s leading optics and eyewear exhibition, announced the launch of the third edition of the Optical Design Competition. The contest offers a unique opportunity for new generations of designers to push back the boundaries of innovation in the field of optical eyewear objects.
By Gwendolyn Plummer
Saturday, February 3, 2024 12:28 AM
WHAT: From the moment Pantone named “Peach Fuzz” its Color of the Year for 2024, it was clear the warm, peachy shade would make a mark this year. But unsurprisingly the eyewear industry was ahead of the curve, and peach frames are already here to make adopting the trend easy for everyone.
By Staff
Wednesday, January 31, 2024 12:21 AM
DULUTH, Ga.—
National Vision, Inc. the nation's second largest optical retailer and provider of quality, affordable eyecare and eyewear, announced its collaboration with women and Black-owned eyewear company,
Vontélle Eyewear, on an exclusive frame collection celebrating Black History Month in February.
By Staff
Thursday, January 25, 2024 12:21 AM
NEW YORK and MILAN—A new eyewear design award will be announced formally at the upcoming
Mido exhibition in Milan on Feb. 3 at a special press event at Rho-Pero.
By Staff
Wednesday, November 29, 2023 12:21 AM
NEW YORK—The
Italian Trade Agency concluded their independent eyewear roadshow held in Seattle and Chicago last month. Under the theme "Extraordinary Italian Eyewear," the events underscored elegance and innovation in eyewear.
By Staff
Thursday, November 9, 2023 12:21 AM
NEW YORK—The
Accessories Council has announced the winners of their 5th Annual Design Excellence Awards at the Fashionphile showroom here. Eighteen awards were bestowed on dynamic products that ranged in price from $40 to $9,000 retail.
By Staff
Tuesday, November 7, 2023 12:24 AM
NEW YORK and LONGARONE, Italy—Investment in its brand portfolio, its own eyewear manufacturing, new international subsidiaries and expanded sales and internal brand and sales teams have made it a busy two years for
Thélios, the eyewear division of
LVMH, the world's largest luxury group. This week's announcement of the signing of a deal to acquire Los Angeles-based eyewear/sunwear Barton Perreira, as
VMAIL reported yesterday, was another sign of the ongoing transformation of the group. The deal for Barton Perreira was reported by
The Wall Street Journal to be valued at $80 million based on its own sources.
By Staff
Monday, November 6, 2023 12:27 AM
LONGARONE, Italy—In a move that company executives stated will broaden its portfolio,
Thélios, the eyewear division of
LVMH, announced the signing of an agreement to acquire
Barton Perreira, the well-known luxury eyewear company co-founded by Bill Barton and Patty Perreira in 2007 in Los Angeles, Calif. "The acquisition of this timeless luxury eyewear brand further expands Thélios’ portfolio and contributes to strengthening its leadership in luxury eyewear excellence," the company said. Alessandro Zanardo, CEO of Thélios, declared, “We are excited to welcome Barton Perreira into our Maison portfolio.