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Masunaga Celebrates 120 Years with Collectable Eyeglasses from Edition 120
For its 120th anniversary, Masunaga has launched a new limited-edition collection, Edition 120, introducing five commemorative frames—two of which have now been revealed. Edition 120: Radio City & Lex Radio City Radio City is a refined, round model crafted...
Jacques Marie Mage Launches The Marianne Faithfull Collection
Jacques Marie Mage has unveiled its latest limited-edition release: the Marianne Faithfull by JMM collection. This tribute honors the enduring influence of singer, actress, and cultural icon Marianne Faithfull through the introduction of a single new...
Tejesta Partners with DBD Racing to Equip Riders with Collectable Eyewear
American eyewear brand Tejesta has officially partnered with motocross team DBD Racing to outfit every rider on the team with Tejesta sunglasses. The partnership brings together two groups with a shared appreciation for performance, individuality, and gear that’s...
T HENRI x Rêve: Collectable Sunglasses With Retro Style
T HENRI, has partnered with fashion label Rêve to release a new capsule collection that feels more like an architectural fantasy than a seasonal drop. The T HENRI x Rêve Collection introduces three distinct sunglass silhouettes—DINO, SKYLINE, and VALKYRIE II—each...
KREWE x LoveShackFancy: Collectable Sunglasses with Soft-spoken Flair
KREWE, the New Orleans-based eyewear label, has teamed up with LoveShackFancy, the fashion brand behind some of today’s most nostalgic, floral-filled aesthetics. The result is a limited-edition capsule of sunglasses that blends old-world romanticism with bold,...
DITA Honors Elvis Presley with a Limited Edition Grand-Decade Release
To mark what would have been Elvis Presley’s 90th birthday, DITA has reimagined one of its most celebrated frames—the Grand-Decade—with a distinct tribute to the King of Rock & Roll. Released as a limited edition, the Grand-Decade x Elvis Presley blends iconic...
Limited Edition Summer Styles by Jacques Marie Mage: TABLEAUX DE CHASSE
Jacques Marie Mage’s Summer 2025 collection, Tableaux De Chasse, enters a world of illusion, seduction, and spectacle. Inspired by the life and legend of Fernand Legros—a flamboyant art dealer whose confidence and charisma helped sell thousands of forged...
DITA Releases MM.100 Sunglasses to Celebrate 100 Years of Marilyn Monroe
To mark what would have been Marilyn Monroe’s 100th birthday, DITA has introduced the MM.100—a limited-edition sunglasses frame designed to honor her legacy. The frame draws on Monroe’s lasting influence on fashion and film, combining familiar elements of old...
MULSANNE by T HENRI: Sunglasses Inspired by Bentley Elegance
T HENRI has introduced a new sunglass style: the MULSANNE. A collector-grade frame inspired by the Bentley Mulsanne, Bentley’s luxury flagship from 2010–2020. From its commanding presence to its precision-engineered details, the MULSANNE captures the quiet authority...
Eyewear

I Love Gold by PRESS Eyewear: Collectable Gold Leaf Eyewear
PRESS Eyewear’s latest release—I Love Gold—brings together luxury materials, precise finish work, and limited-edition scarcity. The collection includes eight base styles drawn from PRESS’s existing Streamline and Dreamers lines, but because some models are offered in...

Matsuda’s Heritage Collection: Timeless Craft, Never Replicated
Matsuda’s Heritage Collection is a living archive of the brand’s most iconic and experimental frames, carefully reissued in small batches and never reproduced once sold out. Each piece in the collection carries with it a timestamp of originality, a commitment to...

Jacques Marie Mage Unveils Yellowstone VI
Jacques Marie Mage has launched Yellowstone VI, the sixth installment in its Yellowstone series of limited-edition releases. The collection draws inspiration from Yellowstone’s landscapes, wildlife, and spirit. Yellowstone VI includes four new frame styles—each...
Lenses

How Do UV Rays Affect Your Eyes?
What Are UV Rays? Ultraviolet (UV) rays are a type of electromagnetic radiation that comes from the sun. There are three main types of UV rays: UVA, UVB, and UVC. While UVC rays are blocked by the Earth's atmosphere and don’t reach us, both UVA and UVB rays...

When Should I Update My Prescription
Keeping your vision sharp is important, but regular eye exams do more than just ensure you can see clearly. An eye exam can also serve as a window into your overall health. Eye doctors can detect various health conditions that may not show other obvious symptoms,...

How Can a First-Time Wearer Adapt to Progressive Lenses?
Progressive lenses are an alternative to bifocal and trifocal lenses. They offer a seamless transition between different vision zones, leaving no visible lines on the lenses. Progressive lenses have three vision zones: Near, intermediate and far. Learn more about how...