Attire Accessories - Mar/Apr 2020 (Issue 81)

EYEWEAR 47 Eyewear brands to stock EYE LINER Opticaid, opticaid.net Opticaid’s latest collection of Remaldi reading glasses and sunglasses has proven to be popular with buyers. The team has identified major optical trends and have styles that tick all the boxes. Buyer, Gillian Marchbank says, “Frames tend to be either thin and subtle or very bold and heavy. There is a trend for transparent frames too but now with a tint of colour such as pink, mint or grey. Round shapes continue to be popular as do medium size cat’s eyes and rectangular frames. Sunglasses are also round, many with a combination of metal and plastic and lighter coloured lenses. However, we haven’t forgotten our more classic customer and have something for everyone.” Opticaid’s readers and sunglasses retail from £14 and £15 respectively. Clere Vision, ccandv.co.uk Clere Vision’s SS20 collection of reading glasses has something for everyone. There are new shapes, new designs and lots of colour choices. According to the company, buyers have been asking for more traditional shapes again so if customers are looking for stripes, florals, tartans or abstract designs, Clere Vision’s new collection will have something for you. The company still has many of the more contemporary shapes and have introduced more colours into some of their best-selling ranges. As always, most designs are available in multiple colourways so there’s bound to be a shape, colour and design combination that fits the bill. Kirk & Kirk, kirkandkirk.com British designers with a 100-year legacy, Jason and Karen Kirk are Kirk & Kirk. The Kirk family celebrate 100 years in optics this year, which began with the Kirk Brothers (Jason’s grandfather and great uncle), innovators and pioneers in British optics. Ella is part of the Centena Collection, launched to celebrate this centenary. The company creates eyewear it’s our own acrylic material rather than the standard acetate. The lightness of the material allows for a substantial frame that weighs next to nothing on the face. Centena retails at £325. Lesser & Pavey, leonardo.co.uk The brand-new collection of reading glasses from Lesser & Pavey are assured to be an ‘eye catcher’ with the range of colours, quality lenses with attractive cases. ‘Eyesight’ reading glasses come in a variety of designs, with 30 glasses on a customer free standing display with strengths from 1.0 to 3.5, which feature an easy-to-use eye test to distinguish which strength is required. Each pair of glasses is attached to the case with clear lens strength labelling. There are a variety of designs in the range for ladies and gents. These quality reading glasses are affordable at RRP £4.99+.