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Western cultures during the 1950s, with individual designers and celebrities at the time wearing them in public and increasing the popularity of
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have historically been the place of consolidation for eyewear innovation in the
Western world. Upon the release of the printing press and the mass adoption of literature, larger sectors of the population began to buy into eyewear to assist with reading. Eyewear frames around this time were mainly
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ramped up efforts in its eyewear division
Thelios, founded by LVMH in 2017, generally speculated as a move to compete against Kering in eyewear. LVMH also announced in 2023 that Bulgari, which had its eyewear crafted by Luxottica previously since 2003, would no longer use EssilorLuxottica as its
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and internalizing its eyewear manufacturing. Kering began its journey by negotiating a €90 million contract termination agreement with Safilo, and recruiting Safilo's former CEO to lead Kering
Eyewear, a new subsidiary of the company dedicated to making homegrown eyewear products for its fashion
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Italian eyewear firm pulled Ray-Ban across all of the United States in order to re-engineer the product and markup Ray-Ban as a premium sunglasses brand, pushing for a global expansion afterwards; Luxottica additionally pushed Ray-Ban into far Eastern markets to diversify the brand's appeal
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launched his finished eyeglasses at the Milan
International Optics Exhibition. The next two decades saw Luxottica, at this point exclusively focusing on sunglasses, grow within Europe and slowly begin to buy up sunglasses brands and retailers; 1988 saw its first major licensing deal to produce
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in 2007 for US$ 2.1 billion. The acquisition followed a pricing dispute between the two companies, with
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perfect temple eyeglasses which would rest on the nose and the ears. The innovations presented by
Scarlett would not only spark some to look at aesthetic customization of eyewear for fashion within Europe but also lead
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to release their own competitors to Oculus; Microsoft, Google, and Apple also all released or announced products throughout the 2010s and early 2020s in the eyewear technology industry incorporating
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made of animal bones, horns and fabric; the implementation of wire frames in the 16th century further allowed glasses to be mass-produced. The 16th century also saw the earliest ancestors of
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controls a dominant portion of the eyewear retail market. As of 2021, the largest single eyewear retail chain in the United States by sales revenue is Essilor subsidiary
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entering the industry, though Ray-Ban began to experience cultural revival during the 1980s due to adoption by Hollywood celebrities both inside and outside of movies.
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which protect the wearer's eyes from debris, water and other chemicals. Variants of eyewear can conversely inhibit or disable vision for its bearers, such as
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are used to aid in one's vision and enable users to see clearly. Eyewear also can be used for protection, such as
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for the remaining stock of Foster Grant. Both contenders eventually lost out to the German chemicals firm
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in 1995 for an undisclosed amount and Ray-Ban from Bausch + Lomb in 1999 for US$ 640 million.
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1046:LensCrafters
1042:Sunglass Hut
1004:Sunglass Hut
1000:LensCrafters
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818:Upside down
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395:factory in
304:brand) and
302:PlayStation
282:Oculus Rift
166:to prevent
103:stereoscopy
63:ultraviolet
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2729:Sunglasses
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1220:References
1093:Fred Meyer
884:See also:
869:VR headset
729:Sunglasses
516:60 Minutes
449:Hoechst AG
227:to invent
137:and later
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