PATTERN PLAY

MARCOLIN’S EMILIO PUCCI EYEWEAR COLLECTION HITS THE RUNWAY

Emilio Pucci presents its new eyewear collection for the fall-winter 2015/16 season, produced and distributed by Marcolin and including sunglasses and ophthalmic frames.

Brightly colored prints—a trademark of the fashion house—bring the eyewear models to life, exploring the possibilities of refined nuances and daring color contrasts. Butterfly, for example, is a new print whose design evokes the movement of a butterfly against a stylized background. Or the archive’s Zadig, made up of irregular segments that together create a vortex. Other patterns include Flower Power, Ribbon, and Peonia, with its large, soft-lined flower set against a block-color background. The new collection takes the prints into eyewear with exciting materials, architectonic details, and tinted or mirrored lenses.

INFO: 800-345-8482, MARCOLIN.COM

TO THE MARKET:

“Pucci is a brand with a unique position in the consumer’s mindset due to its extraordinary heritage; it’s iconic and with a great and long-standing tradition. In common we have high affinity for the product’s design; that’s why Emilio Pucci in our brands’ portfolio will provide additional quality to the women’s universe we address.”

— GIOVANNI ZOPPAS, CEO OF MARCOLIN

ROSE RENEWAL

OGI EYEWEAR ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF RED ROSE

Resurrecting the iconic, timeless appeal of a lost, yet not forgotten collection, Ogi Eyewear brings back the Red Rose name in a whole new way. Inspired by minimalism, Red Rose designs embrace the exquisite properties of titanium, creating simple, iconic shapes that have universal appeal. Differentiated by its screwless design and infused microns of precious metals in the coloring process, a sleek aesthetic is achieved. Handcrafted in the finest Japanese factories with 100% pure titanium, Red Rose has formulated modern design in a way that honors the most cherished aspects of the original brand.

INFO: 888-560-1060, OGIEYEWEAR.COM

TO THE MARKET:

“Ogi Eyewear is extremely excited to re-launch the Red Rose brand. With its rich heritage and specialty metals, Red Rose is a brand that end consumers around the globe will relate to and find attractive. We believe that the technological advancements in titanium and the exquisite design is going to make this collection a huge success.”

— JOSEPH TALLIER, CEO OF OGI EYEWEAR

FUN IN THE SUN

SAFILO’S FENDI AND THIERRY LASRY PRESENT CAPSULE COLLECTION

Fendi and French designer Thierry Lasry have created a capsule collection inspired by graphic designs from the late ’80s and early ’90s that Silvia Venturini Fendi and Thierry Lasry selected from the Fendi archives. Playing with the Graphism and Dualism signatures, the result was the sunglasses Fanny and Sylvy. The ultra-feminine shapes evoke a strong, sensual, and elegant woman, company representatives note. The style names are inspired by the Dolce Vita period in Rome and show Thierry Lasry’s signature touch. In addition, the style names have the last letter a “Y”—the final letters of the designer’s name and surname—inside the temples.

Fanny, a cat-eye, and Sylvy, a square shape, are sunglasses created in two color variations in 8mm acetate that enables play between all the material layers while getting a special translucent effect and depth.

Frames come in a pouch with a cubist pattern.

INFO: 973-952-2800, SAFILO.COM

TO THE MARKET:

“I was really struck by [Fendi’s] culture of perfection and savoir-faire and because we have in common the same artistic approach to the creation. Working with Silvia Venturini Fendi has been an amazing experience as she left me free to express in the capsule collection.”

— THIERRY LASRY

THE FEMININE MYSTIQUE

CORINNE McCORMACK UNVEILS OPHTHALMIC EYEWEAR COLLECTION

FGX Optical presents Corinne McCormack ophthalmic frames. Seen as a logical extension of her brand, which has been focused on high-quality reading glasses in high-end department stores for the last 20 years, the modern eyewear collection offers perfect fit, color, and style for the fashionable woman.

The collection contains 21 different styles (60 SKUs in total) in a variety of fashion-forward colors in metals, handmade zyls, and combinations. The zyls include exclusive signature patterns, and all styles include European spring hinges. The collection has been built to have an important fit story, and includes three petite styles and three luxury-fit styles that are generously proportioned for women seeking bolder fashion shapes.

INFO: 800-480-4846, FGXOPTICAL.COM

TO THE MARKET

“I have always been inspired by retro designs and am an avid collector of vintage accessories. I bring a modern sensibility to vintage by introducing fresh, unusual colors. My passion is to create designs so that women feel empowered when they wear them.”

— CORINNE McCORMACK, CREATIVE DIRECTOR, FGX INTERNATIONAL