By Gwendolyn Plummer
Monday, May 4, 2020 12:04 AM
NEW YORK—Mykita and Leica Camera AG have announced a partnership, launching with a debut sunglasses collection. The Mykita|Leica collection centers around new sun lenses which Mykita and Leica engineered together, exclusively for this collection. The lenses are optical grade quality and, paired with Mykita’s distinct and iconic design language, bring the highest level of German engineering to eyewear. The collection was designed in collaboration with the Leica design studio in Munich and handcrafted at the Mykita Haus in Berlin.
By Gwendolyn Plummer
Monday, April 20, 2020 12:44 AM
NEW YORK—Mykita and Leica Camera AG have announced a partnership, launching with a debut sunglasses collection. The Mykita|Leica collection centers around new sun lenses which Mykita and Leica engineered together, exclusively for this collection. The lenses are optical grade quality and, paired with Mykita’s distinct and iconic design language, bring the highest level of German engineering to eyewear. The collection was designed in collaboration with the Leica design studio in Munich and handcrafted at the Mykita Haus in Berlin.
By Gwendolyn Plummer
Monday, April 20, 2020 12:43 AM
NEW YORK—Garrett Leight and premium luggage brand Rimowa have introduced a special edition collaborative collection, made up of six pairs of sunglasses (three metal and three acetate), two luggage sticker sets and a limited-edition Rimowa x Garrett Leight California Optical Essential Cabin Suitcase in white gloss.
By Gwendolyn Plummer
Wednesday, March 25, 2020 12:04 AM
Vogue Eyewear, from Luxottica, is debuting a capsule collection with new brand ambassador Millie Bobby Brown. Most well known for her role as Eleven in Stranger Things, 16-year-old Brown fronts the collection campaign, which includes 14 styles in both sun and optical. The collection includes avant-garde lens shapes, powerful pops of color, retro-chic metal frames, and more.
By Gwendolyn Plummer
Monday, March 16, 2020 1:00 AM
NEW YORK—Barton Perreira has teamed up with artist Sage Vaughn to create new cleaning cloths made of recycled PET bottles. The cloths will feature Vaughn’s butterfly designs and are made of 70 percent recycled polyester and 30 percent polyamide. They are also REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals) compliant and CRS certified. These new cloths are a part of the company’s ongoing commitment to ensuring that sustainability is integrated into aspects of the business.
By Gwendolyn Plummer
Monday, March 16, 2020 1:00 AM
NEW YORK—Vogue Eyewear, from Luxottica, is debuting a capsule collection with new brand ambassador Millie Bobby Brown.
By Gwendolyn Plummer
Wednesday, February 19, 2020 12:02 AM
Safilo has selected Orlando Bloom as brand ambassador for the Boss collection. The Spring/Summer 2020 collection includes both sun and optical styles, modeled by Bloom.
By Gwendolyn Plummer
Monday, February 10, 2020 12:44 AM
Marchon Eyewear has announced the launch of Pure, a new proprietary brand in their portfolio. The debut collection, which is now available, features a mix of modern titanium and plastic styles that mix on-trend details with best-selling design attributes.
By Gwendolyn Plummer
Monday, February 10, 2020 12:43 AM
Safilo’s Boss Eyewear has launched its Spring/Summer 2020 collection and introduced Orlando Bloom as brand ambassador. The collection includes both sun and optical styles, modeled by Bloom.
By Gwendolyn Plummer
Tuesday, February 4, 2020 12:04 AM
Komono is celebrating its 10th anniversary with the release of a limited edition capsule collection created in collaboration with Munich-based design agency Bureau Mirko Borsche. The Komono 10Y Capsule Collection includes five watches and five sunglass styles and offers a play on one of the brand’s earliest successes, the Print Series.
By Gwendolyn Plummer
Monday, January 20, 2020 12:30 AM
Komono is celebrating its 10th anniversary with the release of a limited edition capsule collection created in collaboration with Munich-based design agency Bureau Mirko Borsche. The Komono 10Y Capsule Collection includes five watches and five sunglass styles and offers a play on one of the brand’s earliest successes, the Print Series.
By Gwendolyn Plummer
Thursday, December 19, 2019 12:01 AM
NEW YORK—Independent eyewear brand Barton Perreira, founded by Bill Barton and Patty Perreira, collaborated with German fashion designer Robert Geller on Harald, a frame named after Geller’s grandfather.
By Gwendolyn Plummer
Monday, December 16, 2019 12:45 AM
NEW YORK—Independent eyewear brand Barton Perreira, founded by Bill Barton and Patty Perreira, collaborated with German fashion designer Robert Geller on Harald, a frame named after Geller’s grandfather.
By Gwendolyn Plummer
Monday, December 16, 2019 12:45 AM
BARCELONA—Etnia Barcelona has debuted a limited edition David Bowie tribute collection, which includes two sunglass models, called Ziggy Stardust and The Thin White Duke.
By Gwendolyn Plummer
Thursday, November 14, 2019 12:03 AM
Independent eyewear brand
Lowercase has unveiled an extremely limited edition frame custom designed for the Brooklyn Museum in New York, made to accompany the museum’s new shows. The frame, named the 200, is designed and crafted in New York City, at Lowercase’s Brooklyn Army Terminal workshop and sold at the Brooklyn Museum and in select retailers.