Warby Parker vs. Luxottica: The Media War
The following conversation has repeated itself often in the past few years: Somebody: “So what do you do? Me: “I make eyeglasses and sunglasses.” Somebody: “Isn’t there this this one company that owns all...
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Why Eyewear?
Whenever I tell anyone what I do, they usually ask: How did you get into eyewear? Well… One seemingly ordinary day, toward the end of my teens, I went to my optometrist. It was...
Vintage Pucci Sunglasses and the first job in eyewear I ever wanted.
One of the first things I wanted to do when I decided to design sunglasses was get the Emilio Pucci license. I always thought Pucci sunglasses from the 1960s were cool. They represented the...
How to Buy Vintage Eyewear, Case Study 1 – The Time I Scored Pope Leo X’s Quizzing Glass
How about a regular piece on vintage eyewear, vintage sunglasses, thrifting war stories, interesting facts, the occasional “how to” piece etc. on Thursdays? I assembled a museum grade collection that made up the visual...
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Fashion is the most democratic artistic medium there is. Whether you realize it or not, getting dressed is a creative act. You’re forging a persona the world will judge you by. ...
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