October 2011
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Happy Halloween From Midwest Lens
Vamp Sunglasses by Parasite Eyewear
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Etnia Barcelona Releases Eleven New Eyewear Styles
Etnia Barcelona is the independent brand of eyewear whose collection focuses on color, design, comfort, value and quality. What differentiates the brand from their competitors are the acetate colors and textures that they have created. These colors and textures are incorporated to produce Etnia eyewear, developed in Barcelona by their design department and produced by Mazzucchelli SPA in Italy.
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New Additions To The Leisure Society Sophomore...
The Leisure Society sophomore Collection now expands to include seven sunglasses and ten ophthalmic frames. Each frame, an heirloom piece, is handmade in Japan by the world’s finest artisanal craftsmen and requires six hours to engrave, thereby limiting production to only four frames per day.
The Stanford – Reminiscent of 1950’s, this metal acetate combination frame with horn accents is as...
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VisionWeb Welcomes Four Leading Frame...
VisionWeb, the premier provider of technology services to the optical industry, today welcomed Art-Craft Optical, ClearVision Optical, and Kenmark Optical to its network of suppliers. With these additions, eyecare providers will have the ability to browse and order frames from these leading names in eyewear, online through the VisionWeb portal at www.visionweb.com.
Each company brings an...
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New Natural Horn Eyewear Collection by TD Tom...
Designed in London, the new Natural Horn Collection by british brand TD Tom Davies includes four new optical shapes and three new sunglasses adding to the portfolio of shapes and designs currently offered in this unique, made-to-order buffalo horn service.
The new styles, including sophisticated pantos and traditional rectangular shapes, blend classic and contemporary styling. Hand...
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RVS by V Eyewear Collaborates with the Iznik Tile...
The “Iznik Collection” is RVS by V Eyewear’s first collaboration manufactured in cooperation with the Iznik Tile Foundation.
The Iznik Tile Foundation based out of Istanbul Turkey was founded with the goal of producing Iznik ceramic tiles, while staying true to ancient traditional methods used over 1000 years ago.
The patterns used on Iznik tiles can be seen in countless external and...
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Grotesque Eyewear Has a New Name: BENNER
“After nine years it is time to adapt our company’s name and logo” says Daniel Benner, designer of Grotesque Eyewear. As of October, the company and eyewear collection will be known as, Benner.
Due to growth, direction and maturation of the collection they felt that “Grotesque” just didn’t reflect properly on the collection as a whole any longer.
“The core of the collection just doesn’t look...
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Koali Alpinia Sunglasses - Inspired From The...
The Koali designer has taken inspiration from the full-bodied and multihued Alpinia flowers to create a sun concept. The collection reworks the spirit of the same prescription eyewear grouping, with its wide, openwork temple decorated with the Alpinia flower or leaf pattern.
Cut from stainless steel, the 2 stylized patterns are finished in 3 colors and available in contrasting and vibrant tones...
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Booth & Bruce England Eyewear: Eclectic...
Booth & Bruce England began life in London in 1999, when producing unique frames for their own opticians stores became an obsession. Their frames were picked up by a few other exclusive optical stores and their obsession soon became a full time business.
Today they exclusively design and produce the Booth & Bruce range, and are no longer in retail optics. Booth & Bruce England aims...
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Betsey Johnson Eyewear: Betsey O’Hare and Betsey...
Inspired by vintage glamour, think Marilyn Monroe, finger waves and pearls, Obsolete Chic embodies that old Hollywood feel that fuses sophistication with desire. Each of the optical frames is crafted from a new handmade spotty tortoise with hints of pop colors including pink, violet and olive.
Betsey O’Hare, a rectangle frame, and Betsey Era, an antique cat-eye style, are both fully...
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New Acetate 1880 Models - Inspiration From the...
The new acetate 1880 models take their inspiration directly from the best-sellers of the 1970s, with a wealth of extremely sophisticated details and finishes, offering the customer top-quality handcrafted models. The silver metal insert at the beginning of the temples adds to the refinement of models, while the “1880″ logo sunk into the outside of the left endtip and the highlighted “red line”...
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HDA Technology Makes Ed Hardy From Revolution...
The new collection of Ed Hardy from Revolution Eyewear is more vivid than ever due to a new technology! HDA™ Technology excels in displaying patterns and graphics more sharply and vividly than ever before.
Furthermore, the HDA™ Technology can be combined with creative BMT technique. The BMT technique marks one more step forward in overcoming rules and limitations to creativity. BMT, in...
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Harry Lary's New Acetate Frames with Metal Flakes
Designed by THIERRY LASRY since the early 2000s, HARRY LARY’S has made the work of acetate its speciality.
Every season innovative and exclusive acetate from materials are developed with the prestigious italian house Mazzucchelli. And to add to their authenticity, all sunglasses are handmade in France.
