Copenhagen Fashion Week Challenges Luxury’s Slowdown
COPENHAGEN — Copenhagen Fashion Week has built a reputation as the fifth fashion capital — the sustainable one — but even it isn’t immune from brand closures and the luxury …
Eyewear
Eyebot raised $6M for AI-powered kiosks that provide 90-second eye exams without optometrist
Over half of Americans wear corrective glasses or contact lenses. While there isn’t a shortage of low-cost and luxury frames available online or in stores, consumers can only buy them …
Temasek, Fidelity buy $200M stake in Lenskart at $5B valuation
Temasek and Fidelity have purchased shares worth $200 million in Indian eyewear retailer Lenskart, according to a statement by the startup’s financial advisor, Avendus. The transaction values Lenskart at $5 …
Carrera Eyewear Introduces First Women’s Sunglasses, Optical Frames
FRAMES FOR HER: After teasing female-leaning styles at the most recent Mido eyewear trade show, Carrera is introducing a full-fledged women’s collection for spring 2024. The brand — established in …
Michael Kors Renews Eyewear Licensing Deal With EssilorLuxottica
EssilorLuxottica and Michael Kors have renewed their licensing agreement for the development, production and worldwide distribution of prescription frames and sunglasses under the Michael Kors brand. The renewal will come …
Generative AI could be smart glasses’ killer app and Hong Kong-founded Brilliant Labs is betting big on the trend
Singapore-based smart lenses start-up Brilliant Labs has become the latest company to introduce a pair of smart glasses, as a slew of tech companies, including several in China, try to …
Naples invented pizza. Now it’s reinventing pineapple on pizza
Italy is a land of deep culinary traditions, where anyone worth their salt knows the set of unwritten rules about what, when and how to eat, (preferably with others). It’s also …
LVMH’s Eyewear Outfit Thélios Buys French Outdoor Brand Vuarnet
Daniel Craig wearing Vuarnet during a photo call for the 24th Bond film Spectre in Soelden, Austria … [+] in 2015. Getty Images LVMH created Thélios in 2017 to design, …
Buy Tom Cruise’s Top Gun Sunglasses And Feel The Need For Speed
Unfortunately, due to “laws” or whatever, folks like you and I cannot buy an F-14 Tomcat or F/A-18 Super Hornet to tool around in while living out our Top Gun …
lenskart: Micro focus: What makes Lenskart’s Peyush Bansal a demanding boss?
Illustration by Manali Ghosh Synopsis Even in the funding winter, where other startups are struggling to survive, Lenskart is sunbathing like it was spring. In FY22, Lenskart’s revenue grew 66% …