059 059 055 Renowned designer Sheila Vance founded Sama Eyewear in a way to fund the Sam Vance Foundation which she founded in memory of her son who lost his life to heroin experimentation while only nineteen years old. Today she designs for her own Sama brand, for Badgley Mischka and for Loree Rodkin. Determined to fight against the awful average and even worse designs which spoil the markets, her designs are pure luxury and recognized and demanded by more and more people. 056 Earlier this year Alain Mikli sold part of his company shares to an investment company and Dominique Alba. His easy to recognize designs became popular and his cooperation with the famous designer Philippe Starck led to a complete new line and a range of stores all over the world. Alba is supposed to lead Alain Mikli into a new era of success. 058 In the last years David Schulte as CEO contributed largely to the position of Oliver Peoples as one of the most renowned and respected premium brands in the market. As the company is recently acquired by Luxottica we will carefully watch whether this Big Brother will allow him to continue his policy of design and product quality and exclusive distribution or not. 059 055 In 1988 six Belgian fashion designers became known and famous as the Antwerp Six. Their success inspired Wim Somers and Patrick Hoet to found Theo. With their complete own approach and recognizable designs they conquered the optical world and became famous like their fashion counterparts. After twenty years of design Theo is still in front. Patrick gave his name to a small own Hoet collection, designed many other accessories and was responsible for the interior of several optical stores worldwide including the two Theo stores in Belgium. [ THE E YEWEAR ISSUE 2009 ]
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