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August 19, 2016April 24, 2018

VEW: A Single Destination for Fashion and Luxury Eyewear

Vision Expo West presents something new this year. Eexperience fast-paced, intimate and interactive pop-up talks in the Galleria Lounge. This new concept in learning gets you up-to-date in minutes. Fun and fast with free drinks.
Stay tuned as we add content and a schedule.

– Optical on Main Street with Marge Axelrad, Sr. VP/Editorial Director and Jamie Wilson, Associate Editor, Vision Monday
– 20/20’s TrendSETTING – Don’t just follow Fashion…Set it! with James J. Spina, VP/Editor-in-chief; Christine Yeh, Executive Editor; and Victoria Garcia, Associate Editor, 20/20
– Fall’s 5 Biggest Eyewear Fashion Trends with Erinn Morgan of Eyecare Business
– The Making of America’s Finest Optical Retailer 2016 with Deirdre Carroll, Editor-in-Chief, INVISION, and James and Dr. Laura Armstrong of Alberta Eye Care in Portland, OR, INVISION’s 2016 America’s Finest Optical Retailers winner
– Those Frames Cost How Much?! Selling High End Eyewear with Ease Margot Lanham

View the Event Schedule

August 17, 2016April 24, 2018

Modern Design Meets Urban Lifestyle: neubau eyewear

neubau eyewear is a homage to creativity, innovation and the zeitgeist of the Millennial Generation. The worldwide launch of the optical eyewear collection was in June 2016 with 12 models in six colours each, with the first neubau sunglasses collection to follow in October 2016.

From conception to production, neubau eyewear (part of the Silhouette family) is an Austrian product, combining an urban way of life with innovative design and ecologically sustainable manufacturing. This is how spectacles for comfortable daily wear are made that are both light in weight and of the highest quality in finish, perfectly tailored to a modern, urban clientele, as befits the inspiration behind the brand.

Click here to view the lookbook.

Distributed by COS : @neubau eyewear @coseyechannel

August 17, 2016April 24, 2018

New at VEW: Fast-paced, Intimate and Interactive Pop-Up Talks

Norwalk, CT – Attendees will have a free opportunity to engage and discuss relevant topics in a non-traditional, dynamic learning format with pop-up talks occurring at International Vision Expo – to be held in Las Vegas this September at the Sands Expo & Convention Center (Education: Sept. 14-17, 2016; Exhibition: Sept. 15-17, 2016).

“This innovative pop-up talk series will encompass many of the top reasons for attending Vision Expo West,” said Tom Loughran, industry vice president, Reed Exhibitions. “These include receiving a world-class education, staying up-to-date on the latest industry trends, and learning how to build a successful practice and career.”

Lounges will host talks on various topics, from eyewear trends to information specifically for young professionals. The goal of these pop-up talks is to provide attendees with engaging and valuable experiences right on the show floor – all with the opportunity to network, interact and ask questions.

“We’re hearing that our attendees want more opportunities at Vision Expo for quick, casual engagement where they can get great ideas from peers and network,” said Ashley Mills, vice president, Trade Shows and Meetings, The Vision Council. “Fun and fast with free drinks, these value added sessions will be popping up all over the show floor.”

August 16, 2016April 24, 2018

Essilor Acquires MyOptique Group

Charenton-le-Pont, France – Essilor has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MyOptique Group Ltd., a leading European online prescription glasses, contact lenses and sunglasses business.

The transaction is consistent with Essilor’s mission to “improve lives by improving sight”. Essilor’s online business helps to raise awareness among an ever-growing community of consumers about the importance of protecting and correcting their eyesight. It also facilitates access to high-quality optical products that improve visual health, thus benefiting all industry players.

Based in the United Kingdom, MyOptique Group reported £57 million in revenue in the year ended April 30, 2016. The company’s unique value proposition is built around a successful multi-category, multi-brand model, which is being deployed through a number of local websites, such as Glasses Direct (prescription glasses) and SunglassesShop (non-prescription sunglasses) in the UK, Lensbest (contact lenses) in Germany and LensOn (contact lenses) mainly in the Nordic countries.

The acquisition will enable Essilor to broaden its online footprint to Central Europe and to enhance its capabilities in successful multi-category, multi-brand models. MyOptique Group’s key management team will remain in place.

Click HERE to read full press release.

August 12, 2016April 24, 2018

OWP BLAU – Loud and Quiet, Bold and Discreet

The colour blue is fresh, cool and simple… And perfectly eponymous with the brand new OWP collection. Light-hearted design meets OWP’s typical sophistication and creates a young, fresh look. Ten styles and three creative concepts form the new collection’s starting line-up.

STYLES 2154, 2155 (photo):
Milled temples which expose exciting layers of acetate. Additionally with glued colour parts.

STYLES 1410, 2156, 7599(photo), 8609:
Colourful natural wood laminates and stylish shapes in acetate or stainless steel.

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