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Twinset signs eyewear license with De Rigo

Contemporary womenswear brand Twinset is launching its first eyewear collection after signing a worldwide licensing deal with the De Rigo Group. Twinset said that Italy-based De Rigo will design, produce and distribute its branded optical frames and sunglasses, with the debut collection launching in March. De Rigo added that the eyewear line...

Jan 19, 2023

Retail |Beauty Featured

Harrods opens new men's grooming and sunglasses destination

Harrods has unveiled a new men’s grooming, fragrance and sunglasses destination on the second floor of its Knightsbridge department store as part of its ongoing store-wide redevelopment. The new space offers a new men’s proposition, catering for the first and final steps of a daily routine, to create a one-stop-shopping experience, including the...

Aug 16, 2022

Fashion

Amazon Fashion launches virtual try-on for sunglasses

Amazon Fashion Europe is making shopping for sunglasses easier for its customers with the launch of its ‘Virtual Try-On’ feature, which helps them visualise how a pair of sunglasses will look on themselves from every angle of their face. The interactive ‘Virtual Try-On’ will be available for more than 1,500 sunglasses styles from brands...

Aug 15, 2022

Fashion

Blenders Eyewear debuts new philanthropic initiative

Blenders Eyewear launched a new charitable giveback programme 'Blenders Cares' to support impactful non-profit organisations “to make positive and long-lasting change for important issues”. Since its inception in 2012, Blenders Eyewear has supported and celebrated causes including breast cancer awareness and LGBTQIA+ rights. The Blenders Cares...

Jul 18, 2022

Fashion |In Pictures

Valentino unveils new eyewear designs with Akoni Group

Valentino has unveiled the first look at its new eyewear offering designed to embody the fashion house’s couture craftsmanship after signing an exclusive agreement with Switzerland-based Akoni Group in December 2021. The Rome-based fashion brand signed a 10-year license with Akoni Group for the design, manufacture, and distribution of its luxury...

Jul 4, 2022

Fashion

Ted Baker launches eyewear with Oliver Goldsmith

British brands Ted Baker and Oliver Goldsmith have collaborated on a new eyewear collaboration that aims to “tell the story of innovation, self-expression and individuality”. The limited-edition eyewear collection comprises of two womenswear and two menswear shapes that are exact replicas of the original Oliver Goldsmith frames worn by cultural...

May 23, 2022

Fashion

Futuremood launches sunglasses with The Chainsmokers

Futuremood, which produces mood-altering sunglasses, has launched a collaboration with Grammy-award winning duo, The Chainsmokers. The limited-edition ‘The Chainsmokers’ collection is a celebration of “empowered connection, individual expression and creativity,” explains Futuremood in a statement, and marks the American duo's first partnership...

May 20, 2022

Fashion |In Pictures

Vogue Eyewear launches first collaboration with Hailey Bieber

Vogue Eyewear has dropped its first collection co-designed with model Hailey Bieber, who is the eyewear brand's new ambassador and creative partner. The first Hailey Bieber x Vogue Eyewear collection “frames authentic beauty with celebrity style” and takes inspiration from “every facet of her personality”. There are eight signature looks in the...

Apr 4, 2022

Podcast

Podcast: Menswear Style Podcast interviews CEO of Renauld

In this episode, Menswear Style Podcast has interviewed the CEO of Renauld, Gareth Llewelyn about manufacturing challenges, trademarks and patents and how to use celebrity heritage in marketing. Listen to the podcast below. Source: Menswear Style Podcast via Stitcher Photo credit: Image: Menswear Style Podcast

Dec 14, 2021

Business

Luxottica and Valentino terminate license agreement

Italian eyewear giant Luxottica Group and Valentino have confirmed that its five-year licensing agreement will end on June 30, 2022. In a short statement, the two companies said that Luxottica, which started working with Valentino in 2017, will no longer be designing, producing or distributing prescription frames and sunglasses worldwide under...

Dec 2, 2021

Fashion

Slam Jam teams up with GLCO

Milan-based fashion, music, and culture retailer Slam Jam have teamed up with eyewear brand Garrett Leight California Optical (GLCO) on limited-edition sunglasses. The Slam Jam x GLCO sunglasses collaboration is part of Slam Jam’s (Un) Corporate Uniforms project, researching how people unite and express through fashion and combines its...

Sep 7, 2021

Fashion |In Pictures

JW Anderson unveils collaboration with Persol

JW Anderson is launching eight Persol sunglasses for spring/summer 2022, including for the first time a Persol model made from recycled acetates. “I have always been a fan of Persol,” said Jonathan Anderson, founder and creative director of JW Anderson in a statement. “They are a design classic; I wear them all the time. The craftsmanship and...

Jul 12, 2021