ECPs Share Their Best-Selling Collections for December 2019

COCO & BREEZY for style and brand story, and CAVIAR for those people looking for something fancy with stones. — Dianna Finisecy, Wagner Opticians, Washington , DC

One of the Nouveau brand’s best-selling styles, the Kay Unger New York K209 is a full rim plastic available in two sizes and two colors, brown (shown) and black. MSRP: $112.99

KAY UNGER. Well-priced, classy, conservative. — Susan Holt, Coastal North Vision Care, Myrtle Beach, SC

• BARTON PERREIRA’s Woody, a classic sturdy frame in great colors, and VERNON GANTRY’s Miles and Campbell models, both good quality for a low price. MAUI JIM suns because of their unbeatable optics! — Larah Alami, OD, Hudson River Eye Care, Tarrytown, NY
• LIZ CLAIBORNE. What can I say… we live in North Central Indiana. I ALWAYS appreciate the ladies’ petite sizes in this collection! NIKE suns always get the job done around here. — Renee Berry, Nappanee Family Eyecare, Nappanee, IN
• MODO, OAKLEY and ARTICLE ONE for men. VERA BRADLEY, KENSIE and JUICY COUTURE for women. In sun, OAKLEY, still for men, and BEBE and KATE SPADE for women. — Annette Prevaux, The Visionary, Allen Park, MI
• FYSH, CHARMANT TITANIUM, SILHOUETTE and MOREL, all are light weight and stylish. MAUI JIM suns, just because it is MAUI JIM, and INVU. — Chris Clark Advanced Eye Care Optical Shoppe, Panama City, FL
• TOM DAVIES, the staff is super excited that they can make changes to the frame and our rep did a training recently. MAUI JIM suns, they kind of sell themselves. — Kristina Jordan, OD, The Eye Site, Mishawaka, IN
• The new MINI line from Tura is really neat! We love style 742012 and it comes with a very stylish sunclip. — Angie Patteson, OD, Sunset Eye Care, Johnson City, TN
• Eyewear from KENMARK and L’AMY, all styles were strong, and children’s also. These days almost all my sunglasses are Rx’d. — Kenneth Weiner, OD, Livingston, NJ
• For women it was the MODERN Compliment. It is a pretty, budget frame that fits many women well. For men, our top seller was the DG5027 with its sleek classic design. The NIKE Essential Venture EV1002 sunglass is a big, comfortable and rugged men’s style. Women loved the details of the Marchon. — Dawn Christman Munoz, North Valley Eye Medical Group, Mission Hills, CA
• LIZ CLAIBORNE glasses. — Rick Rickgauer, Vision Associates, Girard, PA
• Any glasses! We were crazy slammed with patients, busier than Decembers usually are! But the MODO ECO Marne in purple tortoise looks adorable on literally every single face I have put it on. It’s the first and only plastic frame I really even like for myself! We are getting rid of Safilo, so we put our plano sunglasses on a 50% off promotion. — Tiffany Firer, Lifetime Eyecare, Jenison, MI
• OAKLEY in both sun and ophthalmic. — Susie Phillips, Dr. Brendon Johnson, OD, Pekin, IL
• JF REY, the new styles are amazing! For sun, FRANCIS KLEIN, they’re stunning. — Paula Hornbeck, Eye Candy & Eye Candy Kids, Delafield, WI
• SILHOUETTE’s new full-rim lines are doing great. It’s always MAUI JIM suns. Always. — Aaron Baker, McKinney Eyeworks, McKinney, TX
• GARRETT LEIGHT glasses. — William Berk, Gleek and Howard Opticians, Millburn, NJ
• KALA and ERKERS eyewear; and KATE SPADE and RAY-BAN suns. — Todd Lapointe, VIP EYES, Portland, ME
• The Kallio from ETNIA BARCELONA and ZEAL suns. — Heather Harrington, Elevated Eyecare, Denver, CO
• KLIIK glasses, KATE SPADE suns, and OAKLEY in both. — Heidi Hipsher, Northland Eye Care, Flagstaff, AZ
• The L.A. EYEWORKS Porter; it’s lightweight, amazing color selection, fits and looks great on both teen and elderly patients. The ROGER Cartoon Pedro, the 2D pop combined with matte colors is fantastic. In sun, the LOWERCASE NYC Grove, it’s a timeless look, amplified in size and design. The crisp black with a nice dark polarized gray lens is perfection. — Siobhan Burns, The Eyeglass Lass, New London, CT
• Morel’s brands: LIGHTEC, KOALI, OGA, and 1880. COSTA in suns. — Pam Peters, Midwest Eye, Downers Grove, IL
• We just got RAY-BAN and they have sold well for us! OAKLEY suns are still my most popular brand. — Caitlin Wicka, San Juan Eye Center, Montrose, CO
• The DKNY 7001 was our best seller. Its thin acetate with extremely minimal temples, lightweight and just a good overall shape. — Carissa Dunphy, Monroe Vision Clinic, Monroe, WA
• ORIGINAL PENGUIN The Surprise frame, it’s a trendy P3 shape that works well for both men and women. In sun, the RAY-BAN RB 3016 Clubmaster has classic styling and is timeless. — Sonja Franklin, Modern Eyes, Austin, TX
• The OAKLEY Socket 5.0 and Socket 5.5 where neck and neck this past month. The Matte Black and Pewter color options did well. In sun, the OAKLEY Flak and Holbrook NFL series came alive and increased in sales coming into the playoff season. — William Chancellor, Eye Can See Eyewear, McDonough, GA
• VERA BRADLEY for women and kids still going strong. JOHN VARVATOS frames for men. All aviator suns are selling well especially the KATE SPADE Dalia in any color. — Ann-Marie Weaver, Optimal Eye Care, Lewis Center, OH
• We brought in Kenmark’s new line, PARADIGM, to see how it would do. It has done fabulous. We love the colors and styles, and best of all the price point and quality. — Nichole Montavon, Oskaloosa Vision Center, Oskaloosa, LA
• We did very well with SWISSFLEX. Customers love all the choices they have to basically create their own pair of one of a kind glasses. We did extremely well with MAUI JIM suns. Customers love new styles and mirrors choices. — Julie Uram, Optical Oasis, Jupiter, FL
• ETNIA BARCELONA and LINDBERG glasses, and MAUI JIM suns. — Kimberly Theis, Powell Vision Center, Powell, OH
• FYSH and COCOSONG for women, OAKLEY glasses and suns for men, and FOSSIL suns for women. — Jennifer Leuzzi, Mill Creek Optical, Dansville, NY
• ETNIA BARCELONA. Their new styles are catching everyone’s attention and are so much fun! ECO with sun clips, yet again. — Selena Jachens, Urban Eyecare & Eyewear, West Des Moines, IA
• CALVIN KLEIN glasses and TOM FORD sunglasses … I think people were “gifting” themselves for Christmas. — Denise Robertson, Washington State University Vision Clinic, Pullman, WA
• The DRAPER JAMES line was a big hit in December. It’s a cute line, and great second pair for the cost. In sun, the Half Moon by COSTA. — Nicole Leonard, Custom Eye Care, San Antonio, TX
• NANO VISTA, LAIBACH & YORK and MODO glasses. COSTA suns, and both for RAEN and SPY OPTIC. — Travis LeFevre, Krystal Vision, Logan, UT
• GUCCI in optical and sun. — Danielle Doniver, Heritage Optical, Detroit, MI
• MODO frames with the clip. — Bethany Cassar, Complete Eye Health, Holland, MI
• SUNLITES, they’re popular for those who want a more traditional look and for those who want sun clips so we sell a ton of them. NIKE suns, the brand pretty much sells itself. — Christine Howard, Attleboro Vision Care, Attleboro, MA
• ETNIA BARCELONA and WOOW glasses, and RAY-BAN suns. — Erika Tydor, OD, Shoreline Eyecare, Shoreline, WA
• Welfare glasses killed it; as did MICHAEL KORS and COACH. COSTA and OLIVER PEOPLES suns did well. — Kirk Lee, Eye Care Associates, Ellisville, MS
• Anything ALTAIR. Pretty sure it’s because of the extra discounts for VSP customers at the end of the year. CARRERA suns. — Kim Hilgers, Monson Eyecare Center, Owatonna, MN
• FURLA and KATE SPADE glasses, RAY-BAN and NIKE suns. — Cynthia Sayers, OD, EyeShop Optical Center, Lewis Center, OH
• CELINE in both. — Leisa Lauer, Dr H Michael Shack, Newport Beach, FL
• TAYLOR MADISON ophthalmics and SOSPIRI suns. — Dorothy Reynolds, Optical Alternatives, Milford, CT
• We had a surge in OAKLEY ophthalmic sales, across all styles and models. No clear idea why. WILEY X suns. — Jen Heller, Pend Oreille Vision Care, Sandpoint, ID
• BrillenEyes DUTZ. Great line, great colors and well-made. — Scott Felten, Fox Valley Family Eye Care, Little Chute, WI
• DAVID SPENCER, OGI, and Europa lines in eyewear. For suns, MAUI JIM and RAY-BAN. — Zachary Dirks, OD, St. Peter and Belle Plaine Eyecare Centers, Saint Peter, MN
• TED BAKER, it had a great selection. In sun, RAY-BAN. — Gayle Bergthold, Bee Cave Vision Center, Bee Cave, TX
• COCO & BREEZY in both, perfect fit and over-sized to perfection. — Adam Ramsey, OD, Socialite Vision, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
• RAY-BAN in both. — Ivy Elaine Frederick, OD, New Castle, PA
• Any glasses with glitter for young children through college age. OAKLEY Flak 2.0 in sun. — Scott Keating, OD, Vision Trends, Dover, OH
• VERA WANG in ophthalmic and POLAROID in suns. — Angel Miller, Cynthiana Vision Center, Cynthiana, KY
• IGREEN, PRADA, Z EYEWEAR and TIFFANY & CO. The iGreens virtually sell themselves due to their light weight, toughness and flexibility, and their customizability. — Pablo E. Mercado, Optima Eyecare, Alpharetta, GAJIMMY CHOO 105 has been a best-seller for a while. But we recently added the translucent gray style with leopard print glitter temples. Amazing. Leopard print and glitter are kind of our thing around here and our doctor wearing these frames means they fly out of the door. End of the year, people use their flex towards TIFFANY and COSTA sunglasses. — Jenna Gilbertson, McCulley Optix Gallery, Fargo, ND
• The RAY-BAN 5228 in optical and the MAUI JIM Kawika sun. — Pam Neagle, Austin Eyeworks, Austin, TX
• OAKLEY in both because it’s new. — Tammy Warmouth, Main Optical, Luzerne, PA
• THEO eyewear and BOCCA sunglasses. — Sabina Krasnov, i2ioptique, Scottsdale, AZ
• TED BAKER glasses and DIVA suns. — Rob Goedken, Fuerste Optical, Dubuque, IA
• VICTORIA’S SECRET PINK, RAY-BAN, and TOM FORD frames. RAY-BAN suns. — Vlad Cordero, Focus Eye Care, Hackensack, NJ
• DRAPER JAMES glasses, RAY-BAN suns. — Kimberly Riggs, OD, Ligonier, PA
• XXL was a big hit. Our “Big Brained” men love the styles and fit. The COSTA Brine in sun; I had to order four last month. — Frances Ann Layton, Eye Associates of South Georgia, Valdosta, GA