New TV series furthers the retro trend. ABC’s new series “The Astronaut Wives Club” is being called the new “Mad Men” as a source of retro...
As the NYT takes a look at “millennial mania,” a new report says it may be media hype. It will cost you $499 to download the...
Anybody got a clue? So what are your plans for National Sunglasses Day? The event falls on June 27 this year –- same day as the...
There are diamonds involved. We were unfamiliar with 2 Chainz – born Tauheed Epps and also known as Tity Boi – by any of his names,...
Businesses face an Oct. 1 deadline to implement them. Those new computer-chip credit and debit cards now being rolled out will cost individual merchants “from the...
The industry has “never had a brighter period than right now.” To its shops in Palm Beach, Bal Harbour, Aspen and Beverly Hills, custom-eyewear chain Morgenthal...
“I pick out things that grab me,” says owner Philip Brown. Philip Brown doesn’t so much stock his Houston store, Smith’s Opticians, as curate his collection....
More research is needed, says study. A report in the European Journal of Ophthalmology adds another negative impact from computer use: dry eye. According to the...
Brand’s first sunglass line may be coming this year. With conventional wristwatch sales slow this year – in part because of the release of the much-heralded...
Summer Shades turns 30 in Martha’s Vineyard. In Hollywood parlance, Andrew and Sarah Aliberti met cute in 1991. He was the proprietor of a small, six-year-old...
Company is seeking crowd-source funding. To the ever-growing list of eyewear miracles-to-be, add a device that “helps the wearer beat jet lag, wake up naturally and...
An Oxford study cites only 14 percent likelihood that optometrists will be automated out of business. With the exception of ophthalmic laboratory technicians, who stand a...
One consultant warns that his glasses may be seen as an affectation. Should newly announced Presidential candidate Rick Perry win the election, he would become the...
Makeup and accessories are also adopting the look. While super-shiny reflective sunglasses are touted as the eyewear trend of the summer, matte finishes are reportedly gaining...
Throw in some static pages, and you have a website anyway. An online marketing consultant writing for the Business2Community website urges small business owners to move...
As yet, the accessory is not often seen in collection shows. Gucci’s new creative director Alessandro Michele could be great news for eyewear. For her first...
Google seems to be staffing up for a re-launch. “A new job listing on the company’s website hints that Google’s Glass efforts are moving forward,” reports...
Pinterest and Instagram announce new purchase links. Several social media giants are rapidly adding ways to let users buy merchandise digitally. Pinterest has announced that it...
Urban Collectors’ super-hero sunwear line features styles designed for (clockwise from top left) Poison Ivy, Wonder Woman, Harley Quinn and Robin Hood. Super Hero sunglasses hit...
First, kids get a full eye exam. Daniel Childs, the founder of Chromos Eyewear, is donating glasses to needy students in his native Pittsburgh. “We come...
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