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Italy sunglasses king gifts staff millions in birthday bash

The founder of Italian eyewear giant Luxottica is celebrating his 80th birthday by giving the firm's 8,000 employees in Italy shares worth around nine million euros. Leonardo del Vecchio, Italy's second richest man thanks to an eyewear brand sported by star designers including Chanel and Giorgio Armani, is gifting his staff 140,000 Luxottica...

Apparel

Oakley swimwear to hit stores

It is expected to hit stores in November - the first licensed collection of women’s swimwear under the Oakley brand - the subsidiary of giant eyewear specialist Luxottica Group. The line will be produced, marketed and distributed by the privately-held Canadian company Trimera Group, and it will include both swiwear and swim-related accessories....

Trends

Oakley partners with oki-ni

Sportive lifestyle label Oakley reproduced the Frogskin and Eyeshade sunglasses styles exclusively for online menswear shop oki-ni. The traditional shape of the Frogskin debuted in 1985, and the new pair by oki-ni promise to become a classic. Both styles are £100 and have their own character. Of each design only 35 pair of sunglasses are produced.