Iconic Capsule

Luxury brand Chopard has collaborated with Italian actor and model Michele Morrone, who starred in the popular Netflix film “365 Days,” for a capsule collection available from De Rigo REM.

Morrone, an established Chopard brand ambassador, shared his personal design input for the collection, which features two sunglass styles and two ophthalmic styles highlighted by geometric shapes, bio-based acetate, and luxurious details such as honeycomb-effect laser engravings.

Here, Morrone sports the Chopard SCH338, featuring the Chopard motif engraved both externally and internally on the frame.

Core Performance

100%, a premium sports brand based in San Diego, is unveiling its first collection of snow goggles. The brand shares that it worked with top skiers and snowboarders to design the debut collection; snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott showcased the new goggles at the 2022 Olympics. The collection consists of three styles: Norg (pictured), Snowcraft, and Okan.

Here, the 100% Norg snow goggle features the brand’s proprietary 3DPlane molded lens technology and its Gravit8 magnetic quick-change lens system.

FRESH CUTS

Bollé has welcomed Olympic champion Clément Noël to its ski racing team, joining a group of more than 60 winter athletes who will represent the French company in the World Cup.

Rudy Project North America has partnered with the National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) with the mission of supporting NICA’s goal of getting more children on bikes. “NICA does so much positive work getting kids on bikes, building and maintaining mountain bike trails, and promoting positive competition amongst athletes,” says Mike Buenting, sports marketing coordinator at Rudy Project North America.

◄ Silhouette, an eyewear brand with a legacy in outfitting astronauts, recently partnered with future astronaut Alyssa Carson for World Space Week (Oct. 4-10). At 21, Carson is an astronautical science researcher at the International Institute for Astronautical Sciences, author, and the founder of The Blueberry Foundation, which provides education to young individuals who are interested in studying STEM. Hear more from Carson via #EBTrendspotting on page 15.

WATER READY

Costa is expanding its collection of lifestyle sunglasses with the release of three new styles available from EssilorLuxottica: Palmas, Irie, and Paunch XL. Each of the new bio-resin styles is equipped with Costa’s polarized, color-enhancing 580 lens technology for high-quality clarity and definition.

The unisex Costa Irie (pictured) features a unique keyhole nose piece and is a nod to the Caribbean expression “everything’s good."

FIERCE + FEMININE

Anne Klein unveils its fall/winter 2022 sunglass and ophthalmic assortment, available from Altair Eyewear. The release is highlighted by new pressed patterns, eye-catching brand details, and trendsetting colorways in a variety of size options from petite to extended fit.

Starring in the season’s campaign is Golden Globe-winning actress Gina Rodriguez, celebrated for both her acting prowess and her philanthropic efforts to promote female empowerment.

Here, Anne Klein styles AK5101, AK7085, AK5100, and AK7086 display the brand’s chic and versatile appeal.

OVVO OPTICS

6019 | Surgical Steel and Titanium | 54/20-135 | Crow/Titanium, Coal, Apricot, Black/Orange | Unisex

WESTGROUPE

Evatik | E-9241 | Acetate | 54/19-145 | Matte Black Tort, Pecan Black | Men

Section Editor: Kerri Ann Raimo
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