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In our November-December issue of Optik we explore designers redefining the masculine style in The Modern Man’s Frame. Our editor Shan Khan shows examples of men’s frames in Sharp Looks for Men.
Through several Giving Back articles we look at different ways and the benefits for eye care professionals to be involved.
Check out these as well as many more in this issue of Optik.
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❤️ This Valentine’s Day, we’re sending a big thank-you to everyone who supports OPTIK Magazine.
To our subscribers:
Thank you for reading, sharing, and keeping independent optical media alive. You’re the reason these pages exist.
To our advertisers and partners:
Your support fuels the stories, the creativity, and the conversations that move this industry forward. We don’t take that lightly.
And to the brands and teams who continue to show up, collaborate, and invest in the optical community
We see you. We appreciate you. And we’re grateful to build alongside you.
With love (and sharp vision),
OPTIK 💌
#ValentinesDay #OPTIKMagazine #OpticalIndustry #IndependentMedia #ThankYou
❤️ This Valentine’s Day, we’re sending a big thank-you to everyone who supports OPTIK Magazine.
To our subscribers:
Thank you for reading, sharing, and keeping independent optical media alive. You’re the reason these pages exist.
To our advertisers and partners:
Your support fuels the stories, the creativity, and the conversations that move this industry forward. We don’t take that lightly.
And to the brands and teams who continue to show up, collaborate, and invest in the optical community
We see you. We appreciate you. And we’re grateful to build alongside you.
With love (and sharp vision),
OPTIK 💌
#ValentinesDay #OPTIKMagazine #OpticalIndustry #IndependentMedia #ThankYou
Some days are louder than others.
Decisions come faster. Expectations stack up.
The reminder is simple: you don’t chase attention. You carry it.
What you choose to see through matters more than most people realize.
Eyewear isn’t an accessory. It’s part of how you show up.
#blackfin
#optometrist
#optician
#eyeglasses
Some days are louder than others.
Decisions come faster. Expectations stack up.
The reminder is simple: you don’t chase attention. You carry it.
What you choose to see through matters more than most people realize.
Eyewear isn’t an accessory. It’s part of how you show up.
#blackfin
#optometrist
#optician
#eyeglasses
Sunday Somewhere Sun
It’s not about where you are. It’s about how you see it.
Bold silhouettes, rich colour stories, and premium materials come together in a collection designed with intention and individuality at its core. Every detail feels considered. Every frame carries confidence.
With Sunday Somewhere Sun, golden hour isn’t a moment. It’s a mindset.
📸 Featured in OPTIK Magazine
#SundaySomewhere #OPTIKMagazine #OpticalDesign #SunglassesStyle #IndependentEyewear
Sunday Somewhere Sun
It’s not about where you are. It’s about how you see it.
Bold silhouettes, rich colour stories, and premium materials come together in a collection designed with intention and individuality at its core. Every detail feels considered. Every frame carries confidence.
With Sunday Somewhere Sun, golden hour isn’t a moment. It’s a mindset.
📸 Featured in OPTIK Magazine
#SundaySomewhere #OPTIKMagazine #OpticalDesign #SunglassesStyle #IndependentEyewear
Pantone’s 2026 Color of the Year, Cloud Dancer, introduces a new kind of white for your optical. Soft, warm, and modern, it moves away from stark contrast and toward balance, ease, and wearability.
Cloud Dancer is not about making frames louder. It is about letting form, fit, and craftsmanship speak. It supports minimalist design, works across skin tones, and brings a sense of calm confidence to eyewear styling.
This shade reflects a shift toward refined simplicity in optical. Sculptural shapes, subtle materials, and thoughtful finishes become the focus when colour steps back. The result is eyewear that feels fresh, contemporary, and quietly elevated.
White, redefined for everyday wear.
Featured in Optik Magazine, pages 18–19, by Sean Khan, RO.
#PantoneCloudDancer
#Pantone2026
#OptikMagazine
#OpticalTrends
#OpticalStyle
#EyewearDesign
#MinimalEyewear
#WhiteFrames
#westgroupe
#moodeyewear
#suzannesendel
Pantone’s 2026 Color of the Year, Cloud Dancer, introduces a new kind of white for your optical. Soft, warm, and modern, it moves away from stark contrast and toward balance, ease, and wearability.
Cloud Dancer is not about making frames louder. It is about letting form, fit, and craftsmanship speak. It supports minimalist design, works across skin tones, and brings a sense of calm confidence to eyewear styling.
This shade reflects a shift toward refined simplicity in optical. Sculptural shapes, subtle materials, and thoughtful finishes become the focus when colour steps back. The result is eyewear that feels fresh, contemporary, and quietly elevated.
White, redefined for everyday wear.
Featured in Optik Magazine, pages 18–19, by Sean Khan, RO.
#PantoneCloudDancer
#Pantone2026
#OptikMagazine
#OpticalTrends
#OpticalStyle
#EyewearDesign
#MinimalEyewear
#WhiteFrames
#westgroupe
#moodeyewear
#suzannesendel
Ió:ken – A Culturally Inspired Frame Line
Ió:ken (pronounced Yo:guh or Yo:gah) translates to “It’s Clear” in the Kanienkeha:ka (Mohawk) language.
This new Indigenous designer eyewear company is based in Akwesasne, Canada, and created in partnership with Centennial Optical Inc.
Each frame features original artwork by Mohawk artist Bruce Boots. These designs are more than decorative. They are rooted in cultural symbolism that reflects the honour, history, and strength of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) people and other Indigenous Nations.
Ió:ken Designs was created to offer eyewear that can be worn with pride within Indigenous communities and appreciated by anyone who values meaningful design and cultural storytelling.
#Ioken
#IokenEyewear
#IndigenousEyewear
#IndigenousDesign
#MohawkDesign
#Haudenosaunee
#FirstNationsDesign
#CanadianEyewear
#CentennialOptical
#DesignerFrames
#EyewearWithMeaning
#CulturalDesign
#OpticalIndustry
#EyewearBrand
#FrameDesign
#optometrist
#optician
Ió:ken – A Culturally Inspired Frame Line
Ió:ken (pronounced Yo:guh or Yo:gah) translates to “It’s Clear” in the Kanienkeha:ka (Mohawk) language.
This new Indigenous designer eyewear company is based in Akwesasne, Canada, and created in partnership with Centennial Optical Inc.
Each frame features original artwork by Mohawk artist Bruce Boots. These designs are more than decorative. They are rooted in cultural symbolism that reflects the honour, history, and strength of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) people and other Indigenous Nations.
Ió:ken Designs was created to offer eyewear that can be worn with pride within Indigenous communities and appreciated by anyone who values meaningful design and cultural storytelling.
#Ioken
#IokenEyewear
#IndigenousEyewear
#IndigenousDesign
#MohawkDesign
#Haudenosaunee
#FirstNationsDesign
#CanadianEyewear
#CentennialOptical
#DesignerFrames
#EyewearWithMeaning
#CulturalDesign
#OpticalIndustry
#EyewearBrand
#FrameDesign
#optometrist
#optician
Spring trend ALERT for eyecare!
Eyeglass holders are starting to show up on runways, which means people will begin searching for them. Start creating Instagram posts about eyeglass holders now so your practice appears when they do.
Instagram is searchable. Treat it like Google.
Post about:
– Eyeglass holders as a trend
– Eyeglass holders as a solution
– Eyeglass holders as a styled accessory
Always use:
#eyeglassholders + #[YourCity]
Examples:
#eyeglassholders #Toronto
#eyeglassholders #Calgary
#eyeglassholders #Nanaimo
That way, when someone searches “eyeglass holders” in their city, your content will surface before competitors catch on.
Spring trend ALERT for eyecare!
Eyeglass holders are starting to show up on runways, which means people will begin searching for them. Start creating Instagram posts about eyeglass holders now so your practice appears when they do.
Instagram is searchable. Treat it like Google.
Post about:
– Eyeglass holders as a trend
– Eyeglass holders as a solution
– Eyeglass holders as a styled accessory
Always use:
#eyeglassholders + #[YourCity]
Examples:
#eyeglassholders #Toronto
#eyeglassholders #Calgary
#eyeglassholders #Nanaimo
That way, when someone searches “eyeglass holders” in their city, your content will surface before competitors catch on.
Ferragamo is one of the world’s most prestigious Italian luxury brands.
Founded by Salvatore Ferragamo, an innovator obsessed with fit, form, and function, the house earned its reputation as “the shoemaker to the stars.” His work combined engineering with elegance, and that philosophy still defines the brand today.
Those same elemental principles of craftsmanship and beauty now live in Ferragamo’s complete collection of apparel and accessories, including eyewear.
The Ferragamo eyewear collection interprets the house’s vision of timeless beauty through sculptural shapes, confident lines, and unmistakable attitude. Each design reflects an endless devotion to exquisite craftsmanship.
Exclusive materials are combined in unexpected ways, enriched with distinctive embellishments and elevated through refined, sophisticated finishes.
This is eyewear built on heritage, not trends.
Luxury rooted in precision, design, and intention.
In Canada, Ferragamo Eyewear is distributed by Marchon Eyewear.
#Ferragamo
#FerragamoEyewear
#ItalianLuxury
#LuxuryEyewear
#DesignerEyewear
#MarchonEyewear
#EyewearHeritage
#OpticalLuxury
#FashionEyewear
#EyewearDesign
#LuxuryAccessories
#FrameStyle
#HighFashionEyewear
#optometrist
#optician
#boutique
Ferragamo is one of the world’s most prestigious Italian luxury brands.
Founded by Salvatore Ferragamo, an innovator obsessed with fit, form, and function, the house earned its reputation as “the shoemaker to the stars.” His work combined engineering with elegance, and that philosophy still defines the brand today.
Those same elemental principles of craftsmanship and beauty now live in Ferragamo’s complete collection of apparel and accessories, including eyewear.
The Ferragamo eyewear collection interprets the house’s vision of timeless beauty through sculptural shapes, confident lines, and unmistakable attitude. Each design reflects an endless devotion to exquisite craftsmanship.
Exclusive materials are combined in unexpected ways, enriched with distinctive embellishments and elevated through refined, sophisticated finishes.
This is eyewear built on heritage, not trends.
Luxury rooted in precision, design, and intention.
In Canada, Ferragamo Eyewear is distributed by Marchon Eyewear.
#Ferragamo
#FerragamoEyewear
#ItalianLuxury
#LuxuryEyewear
#DesignerEyewear
#MarchonEyewear
#EyewearHeritage
#OpticalLuxury
#FashionEyewear
#EyewearDesign
#LuxuryAccessories
#FrameStyle
#HighFashionEyewear
#optometrist
#optician
#boutique
Hot off the press and headed your way ➡️ the January–February issue of Optik magazine is here.
If your hard copy hasn’t landed yet, you can read the digital edition now.
This issue sets the tone for the year ahead, bringing together optical fashion, clinical insight, and practice strategy.
Inside this issue:
• Pantone 2026: Cloud Dancer and what it signals for optical style
• Where to begin with myopia management
• Succession planning in optometry
• Clinical updates on specialty lenses and optic disc conditions
• Professional wellness and financial fitness for ECPs
From fashion and dispensing to research and practice management, this issue connects what’s trending with what matters in practice.
#OptikMagazine
#Optometry
#EyewearIndustry
#OpticalFashion
#MyopiaManagement
#OptometryPractice
#EyecareProfessionals
#ClinicalOptometry
#OpticalTrends
#Pantone2026
#CloudDancer
#OpticalStyle
#OptometryCanada
#ODLife
#EyewearProfessionals
#VisionCare
#c3wealthadvisors
@cowichaneyecare
@trevormiranda13
@eyehealthcentres_
@quality_optical
@bodzasy
Hot off the press and headed your way ➡️ the January–February issue of Optik magazine is here.
If your hard copy hasn’t landed yet, you can read the digital edition now.
This issue sets the tone for the year ahead, bringing together optical fashion, clinical insight, and practice strategy.
Inside this issue:
• Pantone 2026: Cloud Dancer and what it signals for optical style
• Where to begin with myopia management
• Succession planning in optometry
• Clinical updates on specialty lenses and optic disc conditions
• Professional wellness and financial fitness for ECPs
From fashion and dispensing to research and practice management, this issue connects what’s trending with what matters in practice.
#OptikMagazine
#Optometry
#EyewearIndustry
#OpticalFashion
#MyopiaManagement
#OptometryPractice
#EyecareProfessionals
#ClinicalOptometry
#OpticalTrends
#Pantone2026
#CloudDancer
#OpticalStyle
#OptometryCanada
#ODLife
#EyewearProfessionals
#VisionCare
#c3wealthadvisors
@cowichaneyecare
@trevormiranda13
@eyehealthcentres_
@quality_optical
@bodzasy
