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Donna Karan Eyewear UnveilsFRAMED: A Photo Retrospective, A traveling photo exhibit curated to celebrate the launch of the new Donna Karan and DKNY eyewear collections. The vast collection, which will be presented during Vision Expo East at the Jacob Javits Convention Center, is comprised of over 130 original and limited edition photographs. As captured through the lenses of world-renowned photographers, IMAGES include portraits of notable artists, actors, authors, and politicians, in eyewear ranging from reading specs and aviators to high-glamour sunglasses. Collectively, FRAMED pays tribute to the POWER of eyewear and its role in enhancing personal style. "Eyewear is your frame of the world and shapes how the world sees you. Intimate, expressive, and functional, it reveals the essence of personality" ---Donna Karan. Artists represented in FRAMED include: Irving Penn, Richard Avedon, Horst P.Horst, Philippe Halsman, Helmut Newton, Annie Leibovitz, Bruce Weber, Herb Ritts, Jacques Henri-Latrigue, David Lachapelle, Bert Stern, William Claxton, Bob Willoughby, Sid Avery, Brigitte Lacombe, Francesco Scavullo, Steven Klein, Mark Seliger, Nick Georghiou, Chris McClelland, Patrick McMullan, Tak Kojima, Firooz Zahedi, as well as others. Additional stops include London, on May 8th at the DKNY store on Bond Street, and Milan in the coming year. In the spirit of looking to the future, and in celebration of FRAMED: A Photo Retrospective, a donation has been made to Save the Children, an organization with its eyes on the future, the children of the world. Save the Children is a non-profit, non-political development and relief agency dedicated to making lasting and positive change in the lives of disadvantaged children throughout the United States and in 40 developing nations. Press contact: Robert Schienberg/Jenna Handle 631.755.2020 |
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the Special Benefactor, Marchon Eyewear joins forces with the
Entertainment Industry Foundation and QVC for Cure by the Shore,
a star-studded event broadcast live from the Principality of Monaco,
Saturday, May 19 1-4 pm ET. Tune in to see your favorite celebs
lend their support as the hottest new sunglass styles from cK
Calvin Klein eyewear,
DKNYEYES, Fendi Occhiali and Nautica Eyewear and beauty items are sold at amazing prices. All proceeds benefit the National Women's Cancer Research Alliance, a foundation committed to the total eradication of human breast and ovarian cancer. Help bring us closer to a cure. |
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BEAVERTON, OREGON--Marchon Eyewear, Inc. and Nike, Inc. have entered into an agreement to develop and distribute Nike Sport Eyewear.Marchon, the
industry's largest privately owned eyewear company, based in Melville,
N.Y., will distribute Nike Eyewear primarily to the optical channel
and select sun and sport retailers in major international markets.
Nike, the sporting goods giant based here, Marchon will
also bring its patented Flexon® memory metal frame technology
into the development for use in both sunglasses and ophthalmic
frames. Marchon will begin selling and distributing certain Nike
Eyewear styles in spring 2000. Al Berg, co-president and CEO of
Marchon, noted that the new optical range would be likely later
in the year. He added, "We can't imagine having a better partner
to participate with in the sport sunglass industry." Nike introduced
its first line of sport sunglasses in 1996, adding Nike Max Lenses
this year. Its Nike Airelon running eyewear earned a silver medal
from the Industrial Design Society of America in the sport category.
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