2.5 Eyephorics by Italee

01Jul 2010 by Dr. Peck

2.5 Eyephorics by Italee

At 2.5 grams, these glasses are ultra light and ultra, ultra comfortable. Eyephorics 2.5 are customizable to an extensive variety of sizes, colors and lens shapes. Rimless design: modern yet timeless Italee's rimless vision began nine years ago with the introduction of the Kazuo Kawasaki eyewear collection. Kazuo Kawasaki, an award winning industrial designer, has created his signature collection with an artist's mind for creative design and a mathmatician's mind for precision. Using simple, yet effective technology, Kazuo Kawasaki's beta-titanium screwless, three-point tension mounted frames offer distinctive designs for any occasion. Select from seven different frame series and a unique two piece magnetic sun clip option. A virtually unlimited array of lens choices are available. Paired with any number of specialty lens treatments and coatings the effects can range from…

01Jul 2010 by Dr. Peck

MODO

Fashion Frames, Men's Frames

Modo was started in 1990 in Soho, New York under the entrepreneurial spirit of its founder, Alessandro Lanaro. Modo has evolved into a company that designs, manufactures and distributes a successful portfolio of house brands, designer brand and contemporary lifestyle brands – all under the common denominator of design and innovation. Modo is a global company with offices in New York, Milan, Stockholm and Hong Kong. Today, Modo drives the eyewear industry’s effort in sustainability and social responsibility. With initiatives like producing frames with 95% recycled content (Eco brand), planting trees for every frame sold (Eco’s “one frame – one tree”), giving free spectacles to those in need.

01Jul 2010 by Dr. Peck

Gotti

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GOTTI: THE BEAUTY OF SIMPLICITY Gotti Switzerland Eyewear consists of ophthalmic frames and sunglasses made of the finest materials: three-dimensional, processed titanium, specially manufactured acetate and genuine buffalo horn. The entire collection is produced by specialists in their respective fields of expertise: titanium frames are made in Japan and the acetates are manufactured in Germany. The finishing touches of every pair of Gotti frames are done by hand. A ceramic coating is applied to the titanium styles and the acetates are hand polished. Gotti Eyewear is conceived and designed, from the beginning, to be the consumer’s favorite glasses. The colors and shapes complement each other and make every look in the mirror more pleasant than the last, the company says. Photographed by Matt Lambros/Black Box Studio PHILOSOPHY “Since our company…

01Jul 2010 by Dr. Peck

Erkers

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A Family Company Since 1879 Inspired by the generations that came before us, we have dedicated our lives to the art of beautiful eyewear. For over 140 years the Erker family continues to design high quality, fine eyewear that can last a lifetime.

01Jul 2010 by Dr. Peck

TOMS

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TOMS EYE WEAR: Fashionable eyewear with a conscience The purchase of ONE PAIR of TOMS glasses gives sight to one person TOMS Mission… Your TOMS Eyewear purchase not only helps restore sight through prescription glasses, medical treatment and sight-saving surgeries, but it also invests in the clinics, hospitals and people who work in them. TOMS is committed to investing in sustainable eye care for the long term. Restoring sight restores independence, economic potential and educational opportunity. Individuals can return to school or work. Adults can contribute to the household and no longer require extra care. Additionally, patients who have had their sight restored become advocates, helping neighbors find eye care. 285 million individuals are blind or visually impaired around the world. 80% of those cases, however, can be corrected or prevented…

01Jul 2010 by Dr. Peck

Geek Eyewear

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7 A leading designer and marketer of optical frames, GEEK Eyewear® celebrates diversity, individuality and the creative enthusiasm of Geek culture. Considered the new chic, the "Geek lifestyle" has extended to all areas of pop-culture including fashion, sports, technology, music, gaming, film, art and entertainment. In that very spirit, GEEK Eyewear® embraces the Geek in every one of us, with a range of styles for men, women and teens. GEEK Eyewear® supports charitable causes through their “I’m In, Give a Pair” campaign. For every pair of glasses we sell on-line, they match the sale by providing a pair to persons in need. GEEK Eyewear® also have worked with charities like the Unite for Sight, Make-A-Wish, Dress for Success, Stuart House, Venice Family Clinic and the Adventure Project.

01Jul 2010 by Dr. Peck

Tom Ford

Fashion Frames, Men's Frames

Native Texan, Tom Ford is a fashion designer and film director who was the Creative Director of Gucci from 1994-2004. He founded his own Tom Ford fashion label in 2004. Ford had two early role models in fashion: his mother and grandmother. "My mother was very chic, very classic," he recalls. "My paternal grandmother was very stylish in a very Texas way—everything big and flashy, from jewelry to car." Ford would later combine those two styles as he reinvented Gucci's image in the mid-1990s. "The images of beauty you get in your childhood stick with you for life," Ford later explained. "So there's a certain flashiness at Gucci—Texas-inspired—with a certain Western feel. Ford completely revamped Gucci's image—replacing the minimalism of the early 1990s with updated retro looks that oozed sex…

01Jul 2010 by Dr. Peck

Persol

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Persol is an Italian luxury eyewear company. The name is derived from "per il sole," which, in Italian, means "for the sun." Formed in 1917 by Giuseppe Ratti, Persol originally specialized in sunglasses for pilots and sports drivers. Today, Persol has a heavy influence in all types of eye wear. They are worn by many celebrities such as Ryan Gosling, Patrick Dempsey, George Clooney, Orlando Bloom, Justin Timberlake and the iconic "James Bond" actors, Daniel Craig and Pierce Brosnan. Keeping with the innovation of today, the company developed the first flexible stem. This flexible stem system is known as the patented Meflecto system and was one of the first spring hinges ever developed for eyewear. Currently all "plastic" Persol spectacles are made in Italy using cellulose acetate, a hypoallergenic material derived from cotton.

01Jul 2010 by Dr. Peck

Kate Spade

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Kate Spade is a brand who's motive is to: LIVE COLORFULLY. Kate Spade is an American born designer. She graduated from Arizona State University, where she majored in journalism. After graduation worked at Mademoiselle as head senior fashion editor for accessories. During that time, Kate noticed that there’s not enough creative and stylish handbags on the market and decided to create her own line. In January 1993 she launched her New York-based design company Kate Spade handbags, later she started creating beauty products, pajamas, perfume, shoes, raincoats and EYEWEAR. She opened her first shop in 1996 in New York. Now there are thirty-six stores across the U.S., 89 boutiques in Asia, and distribution in more than 400 doors worldwide. The Kate Spade brand is not just about fashion, they are leading a project with ‘’Women for Women…

01Jul 2010 by Dr. Peck

Oliver Peoples

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Larry Leight the creative director of Oliver Peoples. Leights vision is to design fashionable, desirable, quality eyewear for progressive and stylish individuals. Larry Leights designs and unique philosophy have changed the course of eyewear and influenced designers around the world and have been featured in several of the most respected fashion magazines globally. His styles have been seen on some of the most recognizable faces in the fashion and entertainment industries like Brad Pitt, Robert Downey Jr., Adam Levine, Ray Liotta, Johnny Depp, JZ, Steve Carrell, and Usher to name a few.

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