Sunday, March 23, 2014

Roundup of the Canadian Frame Market

“Optician Bob Karir is always his own best billboard – I’ve seldom seen him in the same pair of glasses twice. With his new private label eyewear collection, gets to indulge in the colours and styles he’s often been asked for over the years. “It’s not only that I can’t find, it’s what customers can’t find a lot of the time. Any colour, any size, any shape,” he says, walking the perimeter of his downtown emporium,” says the National Post in a roundup of what’s happening in the Canadian frame design and production marketpalce. “With the new Karir collection, he can customize different arm lengths, wider bridges, or stylistic tics like combinations of colours, or a matte finish up front with glossy temples – all with a three-week turnaround. Asking for intel on the seasonal trends is futile – it’s not classified, there simply aren’t any – except that anything goes. If there’s anything in the air, he says, it’s the confidence of your own personal taste and personalization.” Read more.

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