NEW YORK—In response to consumer desires for a lightweight and comfortable frame, Colors in Optics, Ltd. (CIO) has unveiled the Lights by Colors In Optics collection with the launch of new ophthalmic frames for men and women.

Designed by Jane Hutton, Lights is the latest sub-collection of the Color in Optics Original Collection that blends CIO’s signature retro styles and colors with twenty-first century technology. In doing so, they have produced strong, durable frames that are lightweight and thin.

Advanced “technology…allows us to capture a stylized, chunky frame look, in acetate, without the weight,” said Hutton. “We’ve taken the best of some of our most popular classic looks…and charged them up with rich hues and light-reflecting colors, such as aqua, cherry, electric pink, neon green and more.”

According to the company, the collection also features details synonymous with the CIO brand, such as double pin heads and rounded tip shapes with the CIO logo. Inspired by the roots of CIO’s founder, each new style is named after one of Brooklyn’s neighborhoods, like Midwood, Canarsie and Bedford.

“New York and its boroughs are in the DNA of Colors In Optics, Ltd. so it’s fun to identify our frames with local hot spots,” said Hutton.

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