JINS Eyewear extends range of blue-light-blocking lenses
JINS Eyewear, one of the leading producers of eyewear in Japan, has widened its range of blue-light-blocking lenses. There are three more types: regular JINS Screen for everyday use, Screen Pro for heavy screen-time usage, and Screen Night for night-time use only. The company says it has sold c. 12 million pairs of JINS […]
Sofia Vergara, Foster Grant team up on new affordable eyewear line and charity initiative
FGX International, part of Essilor International, the French optics’ company, has launched the Sofia Vergara × Foster Grant range of reading glasses, sunglasses and SunReaders for outdoor reading. In addition, Vergara and the Foster Grant brand have announced a Specs for Specs charity initiative, where the company will donate one pair of reading glasses […]
Isabelle Adjani, Angèle, Margaret Qualley, Sébastien Tellier, Pharrell Williams model Chanel eyewear
Karim Sadli/Chanel Isabelle Adjani, Angèle, Margaret Qualley, Sébastien Tellier and Pharrell Williams model Chanel’s spring–summer 2020 eyewear campaign, photographed by Karim Sadli. The eyewear is conceived and manufactured by Luxottica (q.v. Bhavana Bhim’s ‘Escaping the black holes’, newly online this week), but cleverly boasts Chanel’s hallmarks as always. The double-C device can be seen […]
Hero products and ideas emerge at Secret Room Events’ pre-MTV Movie & TV Awards’ nominee lounge
J. C. Olivera VIPs attending included Lou Ferrigno and his wife Carla, Abby Lee Miller, Farrah Abraham and Sophia Abraham, Kate Siegel, and Melissa Crista. Any carbon-based life form knows that popular culture was supercharged with the presence of superheroes and sci-fi happenings in cinemas, on television, and online. The past 12 months also happened […]
Victoria’s Secret Swim collection returns for 2019
Victoria’s Secret’s Swim collection has returned for 2019, and a limited assortment is now available via its website. The campaign is modelled by Sara Sampaio, Jasmine Tookes, Romee Strijd, Grace Elizabeth, Lorena Rae, Aiden Curtiss, Megan Williams and Maya Stepper. Victoria’s Secret says trends for the spring–summer 2019 season include ‘high-waist bikinis, Brazilian-cut […]
Specsavers launches Balmain eyewear collection, on sale from September 14
Specsavers will retail the Balmain eyewear collection of 15 optical glasses and six prescription sunglasses from September 14. Wearers are reminded of the Balmain brand with details from its designs, such as the gold B on the temple tips and embellishments on the frames reminiscent of the house’s belts. In a release, spokeswoman […]
Kim Ellery’s second Specsavers collection appears, with Gemma Ward modelling
Australian fashion designer Kim Ellery’s second eyewear range for Specsavers will hit stores today, with a campaign starring model Gemma Ward. Ellery herself also appears in the campaign. The collection was inspired by the likes of Peggy Guggenheim, Truman Capote, Iris Apfel, Carrie Donovan, Jerry Garcia and Buddy Holly, according to Specsavers. Ellery’s style […]
Sponsored video: Carrera’s Maverick reputation
A Lucire special promotion Eyewear’s one of those categories where it’s hard to differentiate, and if you’re not licensing from a major fashion label, then you have to dig deep. Carrera, the Italian eyewear label, has done just that, hiring Academy Award-winning actor Jared Leto to be its face of its 2016 campaign—and going a […]
Chanel yesterday opened its first Fragrance & Beauty boutique in Auckland. The store is located in the historic Britomart Building and marks the 12th Fragrance and Beauty boutique opening across Australia and New Zealand collectively. Chanel have maintained the original 1900s brickwork building, with its traditional kauri timber floors. Combined with the contemporary products, […]
Ellen DeGeneres launches eyewear line in collaboration with Modo
Ellen DeGeneres has launched her own range of eyewear in collaboration with Modo, a contemporary lifestyle brand. The eyewear range features both sunwear and optical collections. With a mix of seriousness and fun, DeGeneres’s personality and vision is showcased through the variation of designed lenses in a mix of colours and shapes. With […]
