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Ultra Limited Unveils New One-of-a-Kind Frames
Ultra Limited returned to SILMO 2025 with six fresh eyewear styles, each a bold continuation of the brand’s signature approach to color, form, and individuality. As with every frame Ultra Limited creates, no two pairs are exactly alike. The Italian brand’s distinct...
Jacques Marie Mage Presents Limited-Edition Eyewear in A Tribute to Ayrton Senna
Jacques Marie Mage has unveiled its latest limited-edition eyewear release. The Ayrton Senna by JMM collection captures the charisma, focus, and enduring legacy of one of the greatest Formula 1 drivers in history. With two bold sunglass frames inspired by the exact...
GT7 by T HENRI: Exclusive New Sunglasses
T HENRI has unveiled its latest creation—the GT7, a striking limited-edition sunglass frame that channels the spirit of American Grand Touring. Designed for those who endure long roads, push limits, and thrive in motion, the GT7 is more than a nod to motorsport—it’s a...
Jacques Marie Mage Honors Patti Smith with Collectable Dealan Sunglasses
Jacques Marie Mage has released a new limited-edition sunglass collection to honor Patti Smith and the 50th anniversary of her debut album, Horses. The release is centered around the Dealan, one of JMM’s iconic frame silhouettes, reimagined and re-detailed in tribute...
Paloceras Introduces Hydroceras: Limited Edition Sunglasses Frozen in Time
Hydroceras, the newest limited-edition release from Paloceras, is not so much eyewear as it is frozen water—eyewear captured mid-movement, designed to resemble liquid in suspended animation. As part of the brand’s growing identity around computational artistry and...
Kurokawa by JMM: Collectable Sunglasses Rooted in Japanese Architectural Heritage
Jacques Marie Mage continues its exploration of cultural icons through the reintroduction of the Kyosho Collection—a special series of frames dedicated to Japanese masters of art, architecture, and philosophy. The latest release in this series is the Kurokawa, a...
JF REY Celebrates 40th Anniversary with the Limited Edition ICONIC40
To mark its 40th anniversary, JF REY has unveiled the ICONIC40—a limited-edition frame that encapsulates the brand’s bold legacy in eyewear design. Created as a tribute to four decades of creative independence and technical exploration, the ICONIC40 reflects both JF...
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...
Eyewear
Press Eyewear Carved: Sculpture, Sound, and Structure
Press Eyewear has introduced a new collection called Carved, a release that places metal construction at the center of the design story. The collection includes four new frame styles, each offered in both sunglass and optical versions, with five colorways per style....
DITA Lancier X Maserati: Performance Meets Precision in the LSA-333
DITA Lancier has partnered with Maserati for a new limited-edition release that blend automotive design with technical eyewear. The collaboration introduces a single frame, the LSA-333, offered in three colorways: Rose Gold with Matte Black, Matte Black, and Brushed...
Nexus by Movitra: Mixing Titanium and Acetate
Movitra’s new collection, Nexus, introduces four limited edition frames. Each model limited to 555 individually numbered pieces. The frames combine titanium and acetate in a way that feels intentional rather than ornamental. Titanium and Acetate in Balance The...
Lenses
What to Know When Adjusting to a New Prescription
Why Does It Take Time to Adjust to a New Prescription? When you receive a new prescription for eyeglasses or contact lenses, your eyes and brain need time to adapt to the changes in vision. Even a small adjustment in lens power or switching to a different lens...
What Are The Different Types of Eyeglass Lenses?
What Are Single Vision Lenses? Single vision lenses are designed to correct vision at one specific distance. They have a uniform lens power throughout, which makes them suitable for people who only need correction for either near vision, intermediate vision, or...
Reading Glasses and Your Unique Frames
What Are Reading Glasses? Reading glasses are a practical solution for those who experience difficulty focusing on close-up text or objects, a common issue as we age, known as presbyopia. They are specifically designed to provide the additional magnification...











