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REM Eyewear Introduces New Spring Additions from Lipstick, Surface and Indie Eyewear

May 16th, 2012

REM Eyewear is known industry-wide for it’s strong brands, desirable designs, and always bringing freshness into it’s evolving collections. The new Spring additions from Lipstick, Surface and Indie do just that, continuing the tradition of great optical frames at an affordable price. REM never asks it’s customers to compromise quality for style.

Lipstick Eyewear, inspired by stylish women who are sassy and smart, reveals three new designs that are sure to dazzle and delight, tailor made for ladies with a bold fashion sensibility. Spotlight shines with luminous dot-dappled metal temples and a high-gloss acetate front. Nature influences the design of Instincts with organic open work hinges on a combination frame. The Pixie plays around with a cat-eye shape, in luscious acetate colors that will give women a look that pops!

Surface Eyewear is handcrafted for the discerning internationalist, a collection with exceptional style from the core to the surface. Each Surface design has progressive modern shapes accented with sharp style: The S106 has elements of architecture, with two layers of acetate, one is graphically cut away to reveal the contrasting tone beneath. Metal temples with aerodynamic laser cuts define the S107 and clean classic vent lines enhance the substantial acetate design of the S307.

Indie Eyewear specializes in simple classics and is a perennial go-to favorites for folks of all ages. Introducing the Denise, Indie’s first aluminum three piece mount, light in weight but robust in color. Judy is constructed with delicate detail, a generous front with subtle patterns throughout. For men, the Randy is an enduring style that incorporates form and function.

About REM Eyewear
Serving more than 60 nations on six continents, REM Eyewear is a leading designer and marketer of eyewear worldwide, with headquarters in Los Angeles, Sydney, Hong Kong, and Barcelona. REM’s portfolio of brands includes Converse, Jones New York, Lucky Kid, Lucky Brand, Indie, Lipstick, and Popcorn. The company’s Base Curve division includes menswear designer John Varvatos and renowned luggage company Tumi. Family owned-and-operated for more than fifty years, the company is headed by industry veterans Mike Hundert (CEO) and Donna Gindy (COO), Steve Horowitz (President), and Nicolas Roseillier (Creative Director). Base Curve Eyewear is the luxury division of REM Eyewear, a leading designer and marketer of optical and sunglasses worldwide.

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Tumi and REM Eyewear Announce the Launch of Tumi Eyewear

November 11th, 2011

Tumi, the premium brand known for its innovative, high-quality, and stylish travel and business accessories is partnering with REM Eyewear to announce the launch of Tumi Eyewear, a partnership that will expand the product range of this global leader to include a complete collection of Sunglasses and Optical. The Tumi Eyewear collection consists of 12 Traverso sunglass styles launching in January, followed by 10 optical styles and the Compatto reader in March 2012. Tumi and REM Eyewear will launch global distribution of Tumi eyewear in 2012 through REM’s worldwide extensions and will be sold through prestigious fashion and eyewear retailers, and Tumi stores.

“Tumi enjoys a remarkable reputation for dependability and innovation that has successfully extended its product range, making it a perfect fit for the eyewear category,” states Mike Hundert, REM’s CEO. “We have invested more than two years of product development to create visionary eyewear that weaves creatively with its core attributes. Tumi consumers love their experiences with this brand, and our eyewear will build on that tradition.”

The components of the eyewear collection support the core foundation of the Tumi brand: superior technology that translates to elevated innovation, functional superiority, and unparalleled quality for the Tumi consumer. The eyewear collection has elements the consumer will find nowhere else:

  • Temples feature silicone “rings of Saturn” temple tips: cast metal with two silicone rings for style and grip, inspired by Tumi zipper pulls
  • Genuine Tumi leather wrapped temples
  • Lightweight, strong and resilient carbon-fiber temples featuring Tumi red epoxy tips for added comfort
  • Custom flex double hinges
  • Acid-etched designs on stainless steel, inspired by Tumi’s ballistic pattern
    Japanese craftsmanship

“Designing Tumi was a natural process, as we took direct inspiration from their strong brand DNA. We used elements such as the zipper pulls and the graphic red and black color palette, to integrating luxurious fabric textures and ballistic nylon into the frames. My architectural background was certainly put to use as we collaborated on these sophisticated, tectonic designs.” says REM Eyewear Creative Director, Nicolas Roseillier.

The sunglass models within the Tumi Traverso Collection are named after famous bridges around the world, reflecting the core structural concept of the collection. Traverso literally means “to traverse” or cross over. All of the sunglasses in the collection are engineered for performance, fit and function, employing the latest technology and materials.

Renowned lens manufacturer Carl Zeiss Vision has developed a new polarized lens exclusively for the Tumi sun collection, TUMI ZR3™. This CR-39 Polarized lens offers superior optical and visual performance while delivering outstanding sun protection and glare reduction. Tumi ZR3™ is a triple coated Zeiss lens that allows dirt, water (hydrophobic), oil and dust to slip off the surface of the lens, reinforcing Tumi’s commitment to infusing the highest level of quality into all of its products.

“With this collection, Tumi extends our diverse portfolio of premium lifestyle offerings, bringing its customers the very best in premium eyewear design,” says Tumi CEO Jerome Griffith. “As a lifestyle brand, eyewear is a natural extension for Tumi. Utilizing technically engineered materials and skilled designs each style presents a harmonious balance of form and function. The eyewear collection speaks to the brand’s DNA and is a continuation of Tumi’s philosophy of design innovation.”

Further innovations are included in the reading glasses and case design. Tumi’s Compatto reading glasses are constructed with a carbon graphite front paired with beta titanium temples, providing feather-light weight and remarkable comfort. The reading glass lenses are photochromic, changing from clear inside to a sunglass tint outside. The patent-pending locking nosepiece allows for the temples to fold and lock inside the bridge, creating a thin profile that slips seamlessly into one’s pocket. Tumi’s innovative answer to bulky eyeglass cases is a creative triangular case made of ballistic nylon that folds completely flat when not needed to protect the product, easily sliding into a pocket of any Tumi briefcase.

About REM Eyewear

Serving more than 60 nations on six continents, REM Eyewear is a leading designer and marketer of eyewear worldwide, with headquarters in Los Angeles, Sydney, Hong Kong, and the UK. REM’s portfolio of brands includes Converse, Jones New York, Lucky Kid, Lucky Brand, Indie, Surface, Lipstick, and Popcorn. The company’s Base Curve division includes menswear designer John Varvatos. Family owned-and-operated for more than fifty years, the company is headed by industry veterans Mike Hundert (CEO) and Donna Gindy (COO), Steve Horowitz (President), and Nicolas Roseillier (Creative Director). Base Curve Eyewear is the luxury division of REM Eyewear, a leading designer and marketer of optical and sunglasses worldwide.

About Tumi

Tumi is the leading international brand of premium travel, business and lifestyle accessories. Tumi’s heritage of design excellence is one that appeals to the worlds most sophisticated and demanding consumers who choose only the best international brands to complement their unique lifestyles. The brand is sold in more than 140 stores from New York to Paris to London and Tokyo, as well as the world’s top department and specialty stores in more than 65 countries. Tumi’s success over the past three decades can be traced to its continual focus on its founding principles of design excellence, functional superiority, technical innovation, best-in-class quality and outstanding customer service.

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Four New Stellar Sunglass Styles Introduced From Lucky Brand

October 25th, 2011

The sun never sets on style at Lucky Brand Jeans, and a change in the season calls for new key pieces from head to toe. Introducing four stellar sunglass styles that capture Lucky Brand’s inimitable sprit, for guys and girls. Like a good luck charm, you can always find Lucky’s signature clover on the temple tip, and the Lucky Brand logo upfront on every piece of eyewear.

Feel like traveling across America from coast to coast with your guitar, recruiting folks to be in your band? With its cool keyhole bridge and two tone acetate design, The Recruiter sunglasses will rock all the way across the USA. This aviator gets modern, with smooth lines and a full coverage shape.

Model: Hyannis
Named after a town steeped in American pop culture, Hyannis is the quintessential sunglass with classic unisex shape. Whether you’re preppy or punk, this chameleon style will instantly become your own from the moment you put it on.

Streamlined design in matte metal, the Kennedy has aerodynamic metal cutouts down the temples and across the bridge. This is an aviator with a serious style twist, square jawed structure and rich with all-American attitude.

Its arching lines will raise eyebrows when you slip on the Highlander! Tailored to fit just like your favorite Lucky Brand Jeans, slip into these anytime of day for sleek, subtle classic style that goes with everything.

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ClearVision Continues Its Charitable Commitment By Joining The World Sight Day Company Challenge

September 29th, 2011

ClearVision Optical, the optical leader renowned for its do-good efforts, teams up with the Optometry Giving Sight to take part in this year’s World Sight Day Company Challenge.

On Thursday, October 13th, in conjunction with World Site Day, ClearVision will participate in the World Site Day Company Challenge, an opportunity for the optical industry to help raise funds to provide quality vision care in countries with little or no access to it. This year’s plans include an employee sunglass and cookie sale at ClearVision’s Hauppauge, Long Island headquarters. An advocator of hundreds of charitable interests, ClearVision will match the total funds raised during this event, donating all proceeds to support World Sight Day on behalf of the company and its employees.

“As a member of the optical community, we feel compelled to help transform lives of others through the gift of vision,” says Jennifer Trakhtenberg, ClearVision’s Senior Talent Leader. “ClearVision’s involvement in the World Sight Day Company Challenge is part of our commitment to giving back and helping to make an impact on those who need support.”

An estimated 670 million people in the world are blind or vision impaired simply because they don’t have access to an eye exam and glasses. Every year, World Sight Day raises global awareness on blindness, visual impairment and rehabilitation of the visually impaired. The main advocacy event for “Vision 2020: The Right to Sight,” a global blindness prevention effort created by the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, World Sight Day is observed worldwide by all partners involved in preventing visual impairment or restoring sight. It is always held of the second Thursday in October.

Optometry Giving Sight has received tremendous support from the optical industry. In addition to ClearVision Optical, organizations such Optos, ABB Concise, Vision West, AllAboutVision, demandforce, Primary Eyecare Network, OcuSOFT, REM Eyewear, SpecialEyes LLC, Lens Dynamics, Inc., American Polarizers, AVT Advanced Vision Technology and Valley Contax, among others, have shown their commitment to this cause.

Deeply rooted in the belief that everyone can make a positive difference in the world, ClearVision plays an instrumental role in forging long-term relationships with various charitable organizations, including Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, Long Island Cares, UCP Suffolk and others. It has been honored by Big Brothers and Sisters of Suffolk County, Long Island Cares, LI Harvest, Madonna Heights, Carol M. Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Fund, Newsday Charities Help–A-Family Campaign and the Optometry Giving Sight for its charitable efforts that include making the community, organization, and world a better place.

About Optometry Giving Sight

Optometry Giving Sight is the only global fundraising initiative that specifically targets the prevention of blindness and impaired vision due to uncorrected refractive error – simply the need for an eye exam and a pair of glasses. At least 670 million people around the world are blind or vision impaired because they do not have access to the eye examination and glasses they need. We fund the solution by supporting programs that deliver vision care, training infrastructure development and more. Optometrists, opticians, their staff and patients, optical companies and their staff support Optometry Giving Sight by making donations and raising funds in their practices and work places. For more information, please visit www.givingsight.org

About ClearVision

Founded in 1949, ClearVision Optical is an award-winning leader in the optical industry, designing and distributing eyewear and sunwear for top brands, such as BCBGMAXAZRIA, Cole Haan, Ellen Tracy, IZOD, Marc Ecko Cut & Sew, Ocean Pacific, Jessica McClintock and Fisher-Price®. ClearVision’s house brands include ClearVision Collection, Junction City and Digit. A privately held company, ClearVision is headquartered in Hauppauge, New York and has more than 250 associates throughout the U.S. ClearVision’s collections are distributed throughout North America and 20 countries around the globe. To learn more about ClearVision Optical, visit www.cvoptical.com or join us Facebook community, www.facebook.com/clearvisionoptical and stay updated on all the latest ClearVision news.


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Converse Eyewear Collection Introduces Nine New Designs

August 26th, 2011

Converse Inc. introduces the latest collection of Converse Eyewear, featuring nine new designs from Converse Heritage Optical and the Converse Optical that combines quality eyewear with authentic style. Converse is born in basketball and raised in rock ’n’ roll, and the new Converse Eyewear collections, just like the brand, prides itself on continual reinvention.

Converse Heritage Optical

Classic style, augmented with vintage elements, the Converse Heritage Optical collection draws upon timeless old-school designs that always look modern. Look closer and you’ll see the famous Converse logo and signature stars in the rivet hinges, all crafted in the best acetate and metal materials.

Guys get very vintage this season with the semi-rimless Onto Something in subtle brushed metal, and the We’ll See, which channels the style of a 1950’s jazz great. Ladies will snap up the Pick Up, a wearable cat-eye in rich horn acetate, also feature in a perfect purple.

Onto Something

We’ll See

Pick Up

Converse Optical

The new Converse Optical collection possesses a hint of rebellion, with a splash of creative color and independent style.

For men, The Other Side features a distinctive brushed metal, Here To There sports an abstracted chevron temple, and the In Pursuit is a killer combo of triple layer acetate front with distressed metal temples. Women will have to choose between two new frames: Free To Go, a two-tone metal frame with curvilinear lines, and the Experiment, featuring gradient perforated temples layered for a unique effect.

Here To There

In Pursuit

Free To Go

Experiment

About Converse

Converse Inc., based in N. Andover, Massachusetts, is a wholly owned subsidiary of NIKE, Inc. Established in 1908, the Converse brand has built a reputation as “America’s Original Sports Company”™ and has been associated with a rich heritage of legendary shoes such as the Chuck Taylor® All Star® shoe, the Jack Purcell® shoe and the One Star® shoe. Today, Converse offers a diverse portfolio including premium lifestyle men’s and women’s footwear and apparel. Converse product is sold globally by retailers in over 160 countries and through 58 company-owned retail locations in the U.S.

About REM Eyewear

Serving more than 60 nations on six continents, REM Eyewear is a leading designer and marketer of eyewear worldwide, with headquarters in Los Angeles, Sydney, Hong Kong, and the UK. REM’s portfolio of brands includes Converse, Jones New York, Lucky Kid, Lucky Brand, Indie, Lipstick, and Popcorn. The company’s Base Curve division includes menswear designer John Varvatos. Family owned-and-operated for more than fifty years, the company is headed by industry veterans Mike Hundert (CEO) and Donna Gindy (COO), Steve Horowitz (President), and Nicolas Roseillier (Creative Director). Base Curve Eyewear is the luxury division of REM Eyewear, a leading designer and marketer of optical and sunglasses worldwide.

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Lucky Brand is Back with Three High-Spirited Eyewear Styles for Summer

August 18th, 2011


Just like your favorite pair of Lucky Brand jeans, you’ll want to slip into these comfortable and flattering shapes everyday, and never take them off!

Each RXable optical frame carries Lucky Brand’s famous “Lucky You” on the inner temple and the beloved signature clover icon on the temple tip. Summer has never looked better than through these new Lucky Brand optical frames.

Lucky ladies will love the Taylor, in vibrant triple layered acetate; it’s a sassy hybrid of cat-eye and rectangle that looks good on all the gals.

Model: Taylor

Model: Cruiser

Model: Spectator

The guys get hit with a one-two punch of style in Lucky Brand’s latest eyewear additions. The Cruiser is nothing but smooth lines, with a wave of tonal metal on the temple, set off by a bold contrasting streak through the acetate. A combination frame with killer classic style, Spectator is crafted from rich acetate with vintage-inspired diamond shapes on the end-piece, and coining detail on the temples.

About REM Eyewear

Serving more than 60 nations on six continents, REM Eyewear is a leading designer and marketer of eyewear worldwide, with headquarters in Los Angeles, Sydney, Hong Kong, and Barcelona. REM’s portfolio of brands includes Converse, Jones New York, Lucky Kid, Lucky Brand, Indie, Lipstick, and Popcorn. The company’s Base Curve division includes menswear designer John Varvatos. Family owned-and-operated for more than fifty years, the company is headed by industry veterans Mike Hundert (CEO) and Donna Gindy (COO), Steve Horowitz (President), and Nicolas Roseillier (Creative Director). Base Curve Eyewear is the luxury division of REM Eyewear, a leading designer and marketer of optical and sunglasses worldwide.

About Lucky Brand

Lucky Brand began crafting great-fitting, vintage-inspired jeans in Los Angeles in 1990, quickly earning the title of “America’s favorite.” The brand also produces apparel, shoes, accessories and jewelry for men and women that are sold at 209 retail stores within the U.S., high-end department and specialty stores select stores in Canada, and online at luckybrand.com.

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Converse Kids Eyewear: Colorful Details and Laid Back Style

June 1st, 2011

Converse Kids latest collection of eyewear features all-new styles and detailed etched designs on the temples. Kids from ages 5 to 15 and petites too, can rock these new styles with feisty names like Discover, Let Me Try, Wait For Me, Tell Me, Explore, Let’s Go, and Pick Me.

Converse Kids frames have colorful details and laid back style. Animal stripes, hounds tooth, tire tread or a cavalcade of stars adorn the temples for a cool surprise of graphic design. Spring hinges, found on all Converse kid’s frames, function to provide essential comfort and strong flexibility.

For girls, the Pick Me is a super subtle cat eye and comes in triple layer acetate that’s etched in a zebra stripe pattern to reveal bright color beneath. Lets Go also has layers of eye catching color, with a ribbon of hounds tooth wrapped around the temple.

Favorites for the guys are the combination metal front and acetate temple Let Me Try, offered in boyish blue with sneaker tread on the temple, and the reverse combination Tell Me, with stamped oversized tread texture for an entirely different look on matte metal.

About Converse

Converse Inc., based in N. Andover, Massachusetts, is a wholly owned subsidiary of NIKE, Inc. Established in 1908, the Converse brand has built a reputation as “America’s Original Sports Company”™ and has been associated with a rich heritage of legendary shoes such as the Chuck Taylor® All Star® shoe, the Jack Purcell® shoe and the One Star® shoe.

Today, Converse offers a diverse portfolio including premium lifestyle men,s and women,s footwear and apparel. Converse product is sold globally by retailers in over 160 countries and through 58 company-owned retail locations in the U.S.

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Lucky Kid Eyewear: Free-Spirited Style Crafted with Bold Personality

May 23rd, 2011

Lucky Kid frames with new eyewear designs featuring free-spirited style on frames crafted with bold personality, yet practical enough for everyday wear. This fully handmade collection in color-conscious acetate or metal provides durability for Lucky Kids and tweens on the move.

Lucky Kid eyewear sports signature details on every frame including Lucky Brand’s four-leaf clover on temple tips, “Lucky” logo on the temple, and “Lucky Me” hidden on the inside for a bit of cheekiness. Spring hinges, found on all Lucky Kid frames, function to provide essential comfort and strong flexibility.

Favorites for the girls include Dreamer, with laser cut floral temples in blossoming shades and grown-up feminine style. Beach Trip is her sassy sister with double layer acetate in irresistible colors and pretty patterned metal temples. Summer features a garden of flowers on a matte metallic frame, playful and bright just like its name.

For the dudes, the Skip Day is classically cool in an acetate front and basket-weave metal temples, while Break Time has a striking full matte metal construction, both in shades of blue, brown and black.

The new Lucky Kid campaign featuring the Summer and Skip Day was shot exclusively for REM Eyewear by photographer Marissa Zarembsky.

About Lucky Brand

Lucky Brand designs and produces jeans, sportswear, knits, wovens, outerwear, T-shirts and active wear. Additional Lucky Brand licensed products include swimwear and accessories for men and women. The Lucky Brand collections are carried at better department and specialty stores, and at over 183 company-owned stores nationwide and three internationally.

About REM Eyewear

Serving more than 60 nations on six continents, REM Eyewear is a leading designer and marketer of eyewear worldwide, with headquarters in Los Angeles, Sydney, Hong Kong, and the United Kingdom. REM’s portfolio of brands includes Converse, Jones New York, Lucky Kid, Lucky Brand, Indie, Lipstick and Popcorn. The company’s Base Curve division includes menswear designer John Varvatos. Family owned-and-operated for more than fifty years, the company is headed by industry veterans Mike Hundert (CEO) and Donna Gindy (COO), Steve Horowitz (President), and Nicolas Roseillier (Creative Director). Base Curve Eyewear is the luxury division of REM Eyewear, a leading designer and marketer of optical and sunglasses worldwide.

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