On-Trend Sophistication
Luxury footwear brand Stuart Weitzman steps into the eyewear arena with its debut eyewear collection for fall/winter 2024 from Safilo.
Inspired by the brand’s signature minimalist and sophisticated style, the 24 optical frames are designed in the crossroad of fashion and wearability, featuring an on-trend color palette, subtle embellishments like pearls and crystal, a variety of silhouettes, and mixed materials—acetate, metal, or a combination of both—presented with Italian craftsmanship.
The square Stuart Weitzman WZN1004, pictured here on brand ambassador Issa Rae as captured by Ned Rogers, is a lightweight metal frame featuring custom python-printed crystal fabric, flex hinges, and the brand’s SW logo.
»MSRP: $280 to $400
Bold Luxury
The Tom Ford Eyewear Icon Collection from Marcolin showcases seven bold sunglasses in the vein of luxury, characterized by handcrafted havana colorations, transparent acetate accents, and gold-tone metal details. The collection features 3D logos inspired by the shape of a diamond baguette, and each frame is equipped with Zeiss lenses.
The Tom Ford FT1236, pictured here, flaunts a square silhouette with a wide front, featuring a three-dimensional T logo that begins on the front corners and expands down the temples.
»MSRP: $600 to $700
Sports Car Chic
Porsche Design reveals its limited-edition eyewear collection, two sunglass styles created in partnership with De Rigo, to mark the iconic sports car’s 50th anniversary. Both sunglass styles are crafted with lightweight titanium and come with an interchangeable lens system equipped with VisionDrive Lens Technology.
The unisex aviator Turbo No. 1 style pays homage to the first Porsche 911 Turbo, which was gifted to engineer and inventor Ferdinand Porsche’s daughter for her birthday in 1974.
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Pictured here, the squared unisex aviator Porsche Design Turbonite frame flaunts a new metallic gray tone developed for the monochrome Porsche crest on Turbo vehicles and comes with an additional pair of green lenses.
»MSRP: $790
Marchon Eyewear Inc. has partnered with the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) to launch the university’s first Fashion Eyewear Design course as part of its Accessory Design program.
◄ Marcolin has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Abercrombie & Fitch Co. to design, produce, and distribute eyewear for Abercrombie, Abercrombie Kids, and Hollister. The first collections are set to be presented in early 2025.
Optimal Optical has launched inventory management services aimed at enhancing business efficiency and profitability through real-time inventory reconciliation, advanced revenue analysis, brand consistency, and efficient vendor management.
To coincide with the company’s 60th anniversary, the Silhouette Group has opened the House of Silhouette in Vienna, a two-floor store showcasing all three of the Austrian eyewear manufacturer’s eyewear brands—Silhouette, Evil Eye, and Neubau Eyewear. This marks the company’s first retail location, which Silhouette shares is designed to complement, not replace, existing partnerships with opticians and specialist retailers.
