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6 x colorful glasses from our showroom

6 x colorful glasses from our showroom

Do you dare to wear some color on your face? If so, this blog is for you. We selected six of the most colorful frames from our showroom to inspire you. And if you think color is not your cup of tea, have a look anyway because you might be surprised...

The next six frames are presented to you in random order, because we basically love them all the same. Here we go.

  1. AM Eyewear

We start off not too bold. Just to get you into the mood. This frame from AM Eyewear has a classic Havana brown upperpart, with some light blue, almost lilac action on the lower part. The subtle metal temples tone this frame down somewhat, making it perfect glasses to start with when you want to introduce some color to your face.

  1. Elle Eyewear

Slightly transparent raspberry red with a hint of fuchsia. On paper, this might sound somewhat extreme. But these Elle Eyewear acetate glasses have a nice feminine shape and are actually not too bold. The little textured details on the rims and temples give this frame a little extra.

  1. Anne & Valentin

French eyewear brand Anne & Valentin is known for its love of color and graphics. Sometimes very bold, other times more toned down. Like these round yellow glasses. Unmistakably yellow and round, but the color is soft, and the frame is quite delicate. This way, you can wear color without the color wearing you.

  1. Etnia Barcelona

Moving on to some bolder frames. Etnia Barcelona’s collections are as colorful and diverse as the city of Barcelona itself. Bright blue clear acetate combined with a stripy pattern on the rims, this frame is probably not for everyone. But if it’s a match, it’s going to be a good one.

  1. Res/Rei

When wearing glasses in just one color isn’t enough for you, Res/Rei comes to the rescue. Light brown, purple and a touch of soft green in this frame from their Diamonds collection. This Italian eyewear company produces its own acetate colors and patterns and they are not afraid to make surprising combinations.

  1. Theo

We close the list with Belgian brand Theo. Theo is known for doing everything a little bit different, making it easier for you to stand out in a crowd. Bold use of materials, interesting details and unusual shapes, and of course strong colors. This bright green with purple metal frame says it all, we think.



Celebrating (eye)wear as the most important fashion accessory of our time

Celebrating (eye)wear as the most important fashion accessory of our time

Eyewear has developed from necessary vision tool to important fashion accessory. Last Monday we celebrated this amazing evolution at the NanaWoody&John Night at the Club in the trendy Harbour Club at Amsterdam.

About 180 of the best opticians and representatives of the best eyewear brands enjoyed an amazing dinner which started with a small light show.

Zeiss Vision was honoured with an Award for their amazing Convention earlier this year at Berlin and Calvin Klein got another one for a major online eyewear campaign reaching more than 4 million people.

Dutch HIPHOP legend and eyewear collectioneur Brainpower was honoured as the Spectacle Wearer of the Year and we announced a collaboration with Orange Babies which slogan is ‘creative in beating HIV’. We will support them in buying a new mobile clinic for their work in South Africa.


What a night it was! The optical branch is a very interesting one with the best opticians combining eyecare and eyefashion and making people happy with both excellent vision as well as amazing looks!

We are happy to be part of it and help shaping the developments for even better experiences in the future!

Click here to see more pictures and stay tuned for the latest trends in eyewear!

Meta launches the second generation of Ray-Ban Stories

Meta launches the second generation of Ray-Ban Stories

At Meta Connect, Mark Zuckerberg recently launched all the news that the tech giant has in store for us. In addition to various other things, the Quest 3 and the new generation of Ray-Ban Stories received a lot of attention.

With the first you turn your environment into a virtual world. The new Ray-Ban Stories have been improved in every way. A much better camera, better audio, a battery that lasts longer, a choice of more styles in more colors and, last but not least, a direct connection to Meta AI. The question is of course whether we should be happy with all those technical gadgets full of algorithms and information that you could otherwise find out yourself. For tech enthusiasts this is of course a blessing, for others like me it is a complete disaster. Soon your smartwatch or smartglasses will ensure that you never have to discover anything yourself again because the AI technology already fills in everything for you. Imagine you are going to Paris or New York for the first time.

Instead of going on an adventure and discovering the city yourself, your smart glasses will tell you, solicited or unsolicited, just about everything you can think of. Not only information about buildings or museums, for example, but also reviews of restaurants or shops. We are increasingly becoming herd animals who are more and more guided by what Mark Zuckerberg and associates think we should do. Mankind simply becomes the dumbest species ever, completely (dis)informed by what others have already thought up and invented. I'm not looking forward to it, but others might think it's fantastic. We will see. The first version of the Ray-Ban Stories was never for sale here and this second generation is currently only available in the United States.

Trend break at Gucci

Trend break at Gucci

Gucci has a new designer and took a completely new course with the show in Milan. Alessandro Michele's opulent spectacles had made way for a sober classic show in which the models mainly showed chic designs with many references to the brand's rich archives

The designs were beautiful and, according to the experts, very skillfully made, the decorations consisted mainly of glitter and the colors were always stylishly combined into a harmonious whole that never shocked or caused big oohs and aahs. Of course, we also pay particular attention to the glasses. Frames were not shown anyway and far fewer models than before wore sunglasses and always the same, chic model. In short, Gucci opts for a completely new style and a striking trend break that we will undoubtedly also see in the (sun)glasses collections.

 

Amazon introduces 7 new ECHO smart glasses, including 2 Carrera styles

Amazon introduces 7 new ECHO smart glasses, including 2 Carrera styles

Amazon calls it 'Alexa-powered smart glasses' and means a series of frames and sunglasses that allow you to easily control Alexa. These (sun)glasses already existed but have now been improved with new functions.

The designs are more stylish and by adding two designs from the popular eyewear brand Carrera, Amazon shows what is possible now and in the future. With your ECHO (sun) glasses on, you can give Alexa commands anytime and anywhere, ask questions, listen to music, turn the lights on or off and much more. Read the whole story on the Amazon website and you'll be up to date again!