RAPP OPTICAL
Eyewear sales are
continuing to climb in Canada.
According to the latest
VisionWatch Canada report
from The Vision Council,
Canadians purchased about
7.5 million pairs of frames in
2017 and spent a total of
about $1.42 billion on the
new specs. About 66.8 per
cent of Canadians used pre-
scription eyeglasses in 2017.
Each of those numbers
have risen over the past
several years.
Canadians bought about 7.3
million frames in both 2015
and 2016, spending a total of
$1.40 billion and $1.39 billion
in those years, respectively.
About 65.7 per cent of Cana-
dians used prescription eye-
glasses in 2016 and 65.3 per
cent used Rx specs in 2015.
In recognition of the growth
in eyewear sales in Canada,
we’ve put together this digest
of some of the new collections
and products now available
from companies with head-
quarters in Canada.
Verne is one of the frames in Toronto-
based Rapp Optical’s spring collection,
which it brought to this year’s Vision
Expo East in New York City.
Rapp Optical designs and manufac-
tures all of its frames in Canada from
raw acetate and raw titanium materials.
The Canadian-made products are
then exported internationally.
The frames are available in limited
runs and the only way for retailers to
view and purchase the products is to
visit the company’s booth at Vision
Expo East, Vision Expo West or Silmo
in Paris. Rapp staff also make infrequent
road trips to visit retailers.
Visit rappoptical.ca for
more information.
CANADIAN OPTICAL
SUPPLY CO. LTD
Silhouette eyewear, distributed in Canada
by Montreal-based Canadian Optical Supply
Co. Ltd., has released a new collection with
frames that are a hybrid of classic rimless
and conventional full-rim eyewear.
The Titan Minimal Art - The Icon. Accent
Rings - collection features delicate SPX rings
that adorn the edges of the lenses like rims.
The delicate rings accentuate the shape of
the lenses, lending greater contour to classic
shapes. Cut-outs on the Accent Rings bring
excitement and highlight the feminine
shapes. The collection boasts a choice of six
lens shapes, six Accent Ring colours and six
frame colours, offering more than 200
possible variations.
Visit silhouette.com for more information.
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