Marcolin Expanding Product & Signing Ermenegildo Zegna, Emilio Pucci

Marcolin has acquired a 3,500-square-meter manufacturing facility in Longarone, in the heart of Italy’s eyewear district, according to a press release on Yahoo! Finance. The new site will start operating in 2015 and will double the company’s Italian made production. The company has recently signed license agreements with Ermenegildo Zegna, Zegna Couture and Emilio Pucci, all of which (in addition to Tom Ford, Montblanc, Balenciaga, Roberto Cavalli, Dsquared2,m and Diesel). Read more.

Marcolin Signs Licensing Agreement with Ermenegildo Zegna

Marcolin Group and Ermenegildo Zegna Group have signed a licensing agreement for the worldwide production and distribution of sunglasses and eyeglasses for the brands Ermenegildo Zegna and Agnona. The agreement applies to the overall brands’ portfolio strategy; it only marks the official debut of Agnona – since January 2013 under the creative direction of Stefano Pilati – in the luxury eyewear segment, creating a synergy with the other product categories. Both licensing agreement have a 10-year duration and the launch of the first collections is expected for January 2015. Read more.

New from Ermenegildo Zegna

"Sun-faded colors, soft silhouettes and fabrics treated with innovative techniques that enhance their highly contemporary elegant quality flows through Ermenegildo Zegna new eyewear collection," notes Midwest Lens. "The spirit is sophisticated yet informal, dominated by an interplay of subtle contrasts: technological materials and vintage-feel patina treatments. The finishing of plastic processing or high-technology brushing, mixed with the natural shades of acetates, convey interesting tactile effects. Glossy and matt, streaked and antique, are blended with the grains of natural wood inserted in the temples and with lines of metal, to create a vintage yet modern combination." Read more.