Spectaculars

Before the 1930’s spectacle frames were literally only a mounting device for lenses, with no thought of fashion. Circa 1934 in New York, while working as a display designer, Altina Schinasi imagined spectacles for women. After many drawings and concepts Altina introduced her invention to the world. Not only did she invent the cateye; but this was the first time men's and women's spectacles were categorized. Until the late 1970’s American eyewear manufacturers produced most of the world’s production demands, but due to outsourcing for cheap labor production moved to various places around the globe. The focus shifted from the quality of the product to the cost of production. Come the present, cheap labor now has competition: automation technology. With this new technology, our American imagination, creativity and luxury know how, we can once again build a product in America that can compete anywhere globally. Using the finest materials on earth, our artisans devote their creativity, focus to detail and hand set each piece to produce quality classic to fresh fashion in pure luxury.