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decorations embedded in cast metal, luxurious precious stones covered in leather and buttons sewn with bright, colorful and lively nylon thread that show with style a feminine and refined personality, all to be discovered. For more information visit www.area98.it. G-Star RAW Introduces Its First Eyewear Collection: Heritage Meets Innovation Channeling authentic aviator frames with their iconic straight cut lenses, G-Star eyewear embraces the original form by adding an innovative look to this straight cut concept. Created for both men and women, the innovative eyewear designs and superior craftsmanship echoes the brand’s philosophy, “Just the Product.” The brands passion for craftsmanship and industrial approach is also translated into the use of visible construction details. These include exposed screws and industrial stamping of style code on outside of the temple. The acetate frames fuse high-level craftsmanship with an edge, creating a wearable and desirable frame. Raw edginess and authentic influences of the metal frames are translated through strong design elements and unique detailing. The G-Star Eyewear concept brings together the past versus future and heritage versus innovation. At the beginning of last century the first aviator frames were created out of flat cut glass. The limitations of more than a century ago look extremely modern today and stand for a typical G-Star RAW look. The authentic straight cut lens is a standard design element for G-Star Eyewear. It makes a unique statement in the world of eyewear of today. With this straight cut approach G-Star explores new boundaries in design thanks to its innovative vision on the functionality of vintage army wear. For more information www.G-Star.com. Shadowclip Inc. Makes Custom Sunglass Clips A Breeze Innovation and custom design are the key elements to Shadowclip; a new product sure to invoke excitement during its launch at Vision Expo East. This unique product allows optical retailers with labs or lab partners to offer to offer a wide range of custom sunglass clips to facilitate metal, plastic and rimless glasses, for an original and distinctive look. It’s an alternative to ready-made sun wear, able to be made on the spot and at a reasonable cost. The Shadowclip product allows a wide range of applications on any frame. The sunglass lenses can be shaped to enhance any metal, plastic or rimless frame and the attachments are easily punched in the desired location with a hand tool specific to the Shadowclip system. The end result is a quality product that is affordable, lightweight, flexible and secure. For more information, visit www.shadowclip.com. OPTICAL PRISM | APRIL 2014 11