frame introductions
Amy Spiezio
1 VIVA INTERNATIONAL GROUP
MODEL: Candie’s style Dani
MATERIAL: Plastic
COLORS: Translucent black, plum, brown
MARKET: Women
INFO: 800-345-VIVA, vivagroup.com
2 LINDBERG
MODEL: Strip style 9810
SIZE: 55/16-135
MATERIAL: Acetate and titanium
COLORS: Black, silver, brown
MARKET: Men
INFO: lindberg.com
3 MATCH
MODEL: Helium style HE-4207
SIZE: 52/17-135
MATERIAL: Acetate
COLORS: Tort/pearl, tort/oyster, red/black
MARKET: Women
INFO: matcheyewear.com
4 CLEARVISION OPTICAL |
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Manhattan-based fashion and accessories firm Cole Haan celebrates where “classicmeets cool” this spring with its latest eyewear and sunwear collection by ClearVision Optical, Inc. The latest offerings feature groupings of classic styles designed for the “self-actualized, creative individualists who move to their own beat. This aspirational collection fuses vintage-inspired silhouettes, interesting textures, and a style clash of materials like titanium and rich laminates,” ClearVision representatives note. INFO: cvopticalvision.com |
FRAME INSIGHTS |
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Reptile Sun Introduces its new model, “Brady.” The polarized sunglass provides coverage and protection whether you are in the blazing sun or lounging in the shade. The full wrap architecture complements the handmade acetate frame fitted with Reptile’s crystal TPC-X polarized lenses. Reptile’s “Brady” is named after Brady Barr, the host of the National Geographic show, “Dangerous Encounters.” Barr’s televised adventures have taken him around the globe to places such as Australia, South Africa, and India, bringing him face to face with some of the most amazing reptiles in the world, all while wearing Reptile sunglasses. Barr describes the photo of him wearing Reptile’s new model: “It was taken in a remote rainforest of western China, where I was in search of the last wild herd of Asian elephants in China (fewer than 200 remain). As you can see from the picture…we found them. Part of the success of the expedition goes to Reptile sunglasses for keeping my eyes well protected during the long and arduous search.” The frames are available in two colors, black with black ice lenses and tortoise with amber lenses. INFO: 800-625-1880, reptilesun.com |
5 BEST IMAGE OPTICAL
Model: The Dolabany Eyewear Collection style Paxton
Material: TR-90
Size: 54/18-140
Colors: Black/white, brown/blue, ebony/red, purple/lime
Market: Unisex
INFO: bestimageoptical.com
6 COSTA
MODEL: Cat Cay
Material: Nylon
SIZE: Large
COLORS: Sky, tortoise, blackout, shiny black
MARKET: Unisex
INFO: 800-447-3700, costadelmar.com
7 CHARMANT
MODEL: PUMA Eyewear Sunglasses style Pondhawk PU5163
MATERIAL: Nylon
SIZE: 99
COLORS: Black, blue, green, orange
MARKET: Men/unisex
INFO: Charmant.com/us
8 Vivid Eyewear
In touch with the latest color and shape trends, the Vivid Eyewear 7000 series collection is funky collection of plastic frames featuring cat eye and retro-inspired eye shapes. The designs are largely for women, with a few unisex options. The frames are acetate with five-barrel hinges.
The shapes are cool, but color is the star with greens, purples, and blues along with more traditional tortoise. The collection also features high-gloss, hand-polished two- and three-tone laminates of purples, greens, blues, and pinks to brighten up frameboards this spring.
INFO: vivid-eyewear.com
9 SILVER DOLLAR
MODEL: 29 Below style 29b6056
SIZE: 55/14-135
MATERIAL: Plastic
COLORS: Onyx/whiskey, blue, crystal
MARKET: Women
INFO: 800-962-3200, silverdollaroptical.com
10 MYKITA
MODEL: Mykita and Damir Doma styles DD02 and DD03
MATERIAL: Stainless steel and acetate
SIZES: 43/18-145 (DD02), 44/18-145
COLORS: Silver or black stainless with bottle-green Peridot, translucent amethyst, ruby red, shiny black and crystal-clear limpid for the frames, accompanied by gray, brown, or green lenses
MARKET: Unisex
INFO: mykita.com
11 Wiley X |
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Wiley X, Inc., has renewed its partnership with the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) for 2013, again supporting the organization’s year-round efforts to raise awareness of this disease as well as help to lead the search for a cure. Throughout the year, Wiley X will support the BCRF by donating a portion of sales from its WX Chelsea sunglass for women. Wiley X is donating $3 from every WX Chelsea purchased in the U.S. to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Every pair of WX Chelsea sunglasses also ships with a BCRF Pink Ribbon static lens sticker, further helping to raise awareness of this disease that impacts so many women and families around the world. “We are pleased to renew our partnership with this worthy organization, and to support the BCRF’s continuing fight for a cure,” says Wiley X co-owner Myles Freeman, Jr. “This year, we decided to tie our annual fundraising efforts to sales of our new WX Chelsea.” The WX Chelsea comes in two versions. Model SSCHE01 matches a liquid plum frame with smoke gray lenses, while Model SSCHE04 combines a fashionable iced tea frame with glare-cutting and attractive polarized bronze lenses. INFO: 800-776-7842, wileyx.com |