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Modo Revamps Derek Lam 10 Crosby Eyewear
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Wearer: While maintaining the brand’s integrity of design, the 10 Crosby collection juxtaposes classic shapes with playful design elements in metal, acetate and combination frames.
Specifics: The collection comprises 12 optical styles and eight sun styles with women’s, men’s and unisex models available.
Selling Points: The name of each sunglass is inspired by a popular vacation destination. Highlights include oversized sunglasses in rounds, pantos and hexagons, with gradient lenses in shades of grey, plum and brown. According to the company, the Cassis (pictured here) and Sevilla style feature a key-hole bridge alluding to a neo-vintage vibe. With names based off of area codes of U.S. cities, the optical collection includes style 213, a classic semi-rim metal frame for men and style 323 (pictured here), a cat eye frame in upbeat brown and yellow speckle acetate.
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Essilor Intros Kolor Up Plano with Mazzucchelli Acetates
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Wearer: “Kolor Up will help creative and aspirational brands to fulfill their vision for the brand. Kolor Up will help their consumers to become the brand’s lovers and advocates,” said Christophe Mayet of Essilor Sun Solutions.
Specifics: Kolor Up lenses have been developed with the new Mazzucchelli acetate materials in four specific collections: Rio, Stripy, Monocolors and M49 Tokyo. There are five nuances of acetate for every collection, presented together with five sun lenses in new, on-trend colors.
Selling Points: Kolor Up lenses are created using a proprietary technology which avoids the overlapping of colors and increases the brightness of primary colors recognized by the eyes. The lenses are available in PPG’s CR39 monomer, APX (nylon) as well as NXT and polycarbonate. Essilor said that the collaboration with Mazzucchelli offers sunglass manufacturers and designers a “lens-acetate” package to create eyewear collections which are both fashionable and high quality.
Price Guide: $$$
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SECOND LOOKS
Marchon Presents New Flexon Series
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Specifics: Seven optical styles designed for the modern male.
Selling Points: The Free Form collection utilizes the Airlock dual compression mount system along with Flexon bridge and temples, which combine comfort, strength and flexibility. Inspired by modern architecture with an open and airy feel, style E1090, E1091 and E1092 portray minimalism with a sleek aesthetic. Contoured end piece adds architectural interest to each style, while swaged temples soften the design and complete the desired streamlined look. With a flat-metal half eye front construction, the modified rectangle frames of the new I-Squared Series feature a direct soldered flat-metal bridge and flexible TR-90 temple. The half eyes of style E1100 and E1101 can be fit with either prescription reading lenses or distance lenses. The Pivotal Force Series is centered on the functionality and design of the hinge mechanism. The rubber coated temple mimics the movement of a lever as it pivots around the axis point and interlocks with the open end-piece construction. With modified rectangular silhouettes, the flat-metal E1053 and E1054 frame offer sophisticated style along with superior durability. According to the company, these frames are light and flexible, yet radically resistant and titanium strong.
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Kenmark Releases New Zac Posen Styles
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Specifics: Four optical styles for women and two for men.
Selling Points: For a more comfortable fit, the following styles for women are equipped with the new Zac Posen temple tips. With a thick feminine shape, the Amira is a chic full rim zyl frame in rich colors accented by a gold Zac Posen logo. While the Joan Juliet has a progressive-friendly round metal shape, the style is further adorned with a decorative end piece and zyl temple tips. Likewise, the Irene has a progressive-friendly shape featuring a distinct Zac Posen logo on the temples of a full zyl frame. The Nena is a combination frame featuring metal inlay on the frame front and bridge. For men, the Enzo boasts a fashion-forward full rim frame in zyl plastic with a keyhole bridge accented by a Zac Posen temple rivet. With a thin rectangular zyl frame, the masculine Henrick style also sports a gold or gunmetal rivet on the frame front and temple tip.
Price Guide: $$$
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BCBG by ClearVision Debuts 3D Printed Styles
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Specifics: Four new optical style for women.
Selling Points: In youthful shapes, the latest BCBGMaxAzria release offers 3D printed temples that provide depth and endless color possibilities. Inspired by BCBGMaxAzria leather goods, this multi-layering technique creates a bilaminate material with enhanced texture that emulates animal leather. The BCBGMaxAzria iconic stud bar hardware and butterfly logo further align the eyewear with the retail brand. Featuring 3D python-patterned temples in acetate, the Audra has a cat-eye shape with a flat metal top brow and wire bottom, whereas the Harper sports a classic rectangle shape with a feminine, angled front. While the temples of Gloria and Marlowe feature a lizard pattern, the Gloria boasts a semi rimless cat-eye shape and the Marlowe debuts a deep wayfarer design with a translucent patterned front. Styles are available in a rich, boudoir palette of warm fall colors.
Price Guide: $$$
www.cvoptical.com
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ALSO NEW
McGee Bows Ducks Unlimited Sport Collection
The McGee Group has releases the Ducks Unlimited Sport Collection which incorporates vintage inspiration with modern style. Focus is a semi rimless lightweight titanium frame with flexible temple tips that feature duck call inspired injected details and carbon fiber décor on the notched temples. The Escape is a full titanium frame front in a soft rectangular shape with dual colored injected temples. The Gauge is a traditional light weight titanium frame with a rectangular shape and etched end pieces contrasted with dual injected rubber and a duck head decal. A portion of proceeds benefit Ducks Unlimited conservation efforts. www.mcgeegroup.com
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Design Gallery Launches Limited Edition Vanni Styles
Design Gallery, a division of Match Eyewear, has released Maps, a limited edition Vanni collection inspired by urban maps. According to the company, the Vanni Maps collection creates the understated efficiency of an urban network with intertwining brightly colored lines chasing each other like routes on a city plan in acetate. Styles are also available in metal, with a surface that is photo-engraved and scored by a high and low relief network of lines. The collection is offered in three conceptual urban acetate colors: shiny black grey, matte violet red, and matte brown orange. The metals come in satin matte blue, satin matte turquoise and matte violet. www.mydesigngallery.com
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Allison Unveils ill.i Optics A/W ‘15 Collection
Allison has debuted the third collection from Will.i.am’s ill.i Optics collection. The latest offerings of both sun and optical are luxurious in materials and unisex in design, the company said. The optical collection of five unique styles is a more refined approach to previous models with select shapes both thinner and more feminine with rose gold accents. There are also seven new sun styles plus a limited edition leather frame. Overall, the collection strips back gradient lens techniques and focuses on modern color blocking. The color palette has also evolved from predominantly neutral tones by introducing earth gradients, gold and jet black highlights. Electric purple has also been re-introduced as a statement pop. Throughout the optical and sun ranges, new custom engineered titanium temples are an ill.i signature mark. www.allison.it
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