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Cubitts launches app to revolutionise how to buy glasses

Independent spectacle maker Cubitts has launched a new app in beta powered by its Heru technology to help consumers buy glasses that fit by scanning wearers faces. Described as an exciting and revolutionary way to buy glasses, Heru solves the number one problem for spectacle wearers - finding frames that fit your unique face, explainsCubittsin a...

20 Jul 2021

Business

Marcolin boosts presence in China with new subsidiary

Italian eyewear group Marcolin has opened its own subsidiary in Shanghai to strengthen its presence in China. The addition of China means that Marcolin now operates 14 worldwide branches: in Europe (Benelux, DACH, France, Italy, Nordics, Spain, and the UK), Russia, the Americas (the US and Brazil), Asia (Hong Kong, Shanghai and Singapore) and...

14 Jul 2021

Fashion

Brunello Cucinelli developing eyewear with Oliver Peoples

Luxury Italian brand Brunello Cucinelli is partnering with Oliver Peoples, part of the Luxottica group, to launch its first eyewear capsule collection. The collection will be made in Italy with five different styles inspired by the culture and beauty of Solomeo, where Brunello Cucinelli is based. With the shapes and colours, the result of “...

8 Jul 2021

Retail

Cubitts opens new store in Cambridge

Spectacle makers Cubitts has opened its second store outside of London in Cambridge. The store, located at 18 Trinity Street in Cambridge, is housed in a Grade II listed 18th-century building and has been remodelled to celebrate art and culture in Cambridge over the past century. The design takes inspiration from the understated aesthetic of...

23 Jun 2021

Fashion

M.I.A unveils debut eyewear collaboration with Parley for the Oceans

Sri Lanka born, UK-based artist Maya Arulpragasam, who performs as M.I.A, has unveiled her first eyewear design collaboration with Parley for the Oceans. The luxury ‘Clean Waves’ brand created by Parley for the Oceans invites elected artists, creatives and activists to design innovative products made from Parley Ocean Plastic, a range of premium...

8 Jun 2021

Business

Garrett Leight California Optical receives investment from The Untitled Group

Los Angeles-based eyewear lifestyle brand Garrett Leight California Optical (GLCO) has announced a strategic investment from The Untitled Group to drive global direct to consumer growth. The Untitled Group has invested 20 million US dollars into GLCO in exchange for a majority share of the company, explained the eyewear brand while adding that...

7 Jun 2021

Business

Marcolin terminates eyewear license with Dsquared2

Eyewear group Marcolin has announced the termination of its license agreement for the design, manufacturing and global distribution of Dsquared2 sunglasses and optical frames. In a short statement, Marcolin said that after more than ten years of collaboration, the two groups have “mutually agreed” to end their partnership on June 30, 2021....

4 May 2021

Fashion

JIMMY CHOO EYEWEAR SS21

The Spring Summer 2021 Jimmy Choo Women’s Eyewear Collection introduces new sunglasses and optical frames, designed for the confident, sophisticated and subtle Jimmy Choo women who dares to stand out. LIGHT & CRYSTAL This collection of sunglasses and optical frames exudie a modern and seductive elegance, combining lightness with the refined...

8 Apr 2021

Fashion

Oprah's oversized glasses worn in royal interview sparks heavy demand

Swiss spectacles manufacturer Gotti said Thursday they had been inundated with demand for the oversized glasses worn by Oprah Winfrey for her TV interview with Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan. The small Zurich-based brand, which makes high-end frames, told AFP they were "a little surprised" by the surge in interest following the US...

12 Mar 2021

Fashion |INTERVIEW

Polette CEO on showrooms, new markets and sustainable eyewear

“Producing glasses costs less than 10 euros per pair. So why pay 500 euros?” That’s the first thing you see when you land on the website of European eyewear brand Polette. The company was launched 10 years ago by Pauline Cousseau and Pierre Wizman, two French expats who were shocked to see how cheap the retail prices of glasses were in China...

11 Mar 2021

Retail

Quay sunglasses announces partnership with Vision Express

Quay is expanding on the UK high street after announcing a partnership with optical retailer Vision Express. The move will see Quay frames stocked in more than 200 Vision Express locations by March 2021. The optical retailer will offer 20 different Quay styles throughout the first quarter of the year, including 12 of the brand’s best-selling...

9 Mar 2021

Fashion

Ace and Tate launches recycled programme on Depop

Dutch eyewear brand Ace and Tate is launching the first circular eyewear programme, Reframe, on Depop. The move it states makes them the first eyewear brand to sell on the resale platform and will allow it to extend the life of its frames by offering a “carefully curated collection” of pre-owned frames and discontinued stock. All Ace and Tate...

21 Oct 2020