NEW YORK—Legacie, the Luxury House of B. Robinson, and ClearVision Optical have announced a partnership for the domestic distribution of the Revo brand to the optical channel.

The strategic alliance, the two companies said, has been formed to expand the offering of Revo within the U.S. domestic optical market. ClearVision will begin full distribution by Jan. 1, 2016, with a launch preview at Vision Expo West 2015. Legacie will facilitate the transition by servicing select key domestic partners.

“One of our strategic goals is to add a world-class sunglass brand to our brand portfolio, and Revo is the perfect fit for our organization. The brand has a great history within our industry, and, as the original performance lens, it is a true authentic sunglass brand”, said Peter Friedfeld, ClearVision executive vice president.

“The Revo collection, combined with our expertise in staying ahead of the trend to provide innovative, advanced products, is pivotal in the continuation of delivering superior, high performance sunwear that speaks to today’s consumers. We’re very excited to branch into this arena.” Offering the most technologically advanced lenses in the industry, the Revo brand aligns with ClearVision’s overall corporate strategy of offering innovative, advanced collections to its customer base, Friedfeld added, noting that the company currently distributes several collections that utilize the latest in technology and materials in terms of design, development and marketing.

B. Robinson/Legacie and ClearVision have a long history of strategic partnerships. “The Robinson and Friedfeld families have been friends and business partners for over 30 years, and this is the next phase of our two companies working together,” said Cliff Robinson, co-president B. Robinson/Legacie. “I am thrilled to have ClearVision join our global Revo family and I can’t think of a better partner to help us offer Revo to the larger optical community in the USA. ClearVision’s existing penetration and expertise in the optical channel, combined with an established distribution network, makes them a natural fit for effectively reaching a wider audience for the Revo brand.”

B. Robinson Optical, founded in 1926, has been a leader in the eyewear industry for over 85 years. B. Robinson's fashion division offers many licensed collections including Isaac Mizrahi, Ivanka Trump, Izod, and London Fog. The sport division manages the world-renowned Revo brand. The luxury division of the company, Legacie, has partnerships with David Yurman, Judith Leiber and Kata Eyewear. In 2013, in partnership with Cynthia Rowley, the company launched Rowleyeyewear.com, its first standalone e-commerce platform.

Founded in 1985, Revo is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sequential Brands Group, Inc. and is manufactured under trademark license by B. Robinson Optical, Inc.

ClearVision Optical, founded in 1949, an award-winning leader in the optical industry, designs and distributes eyewear and sunwear for top brands such as Aspire Eyewear, BCBGMAXAZRIA, Ellen Tracy, IZOD, Marc Ecko Cut & Sew, Op, and Jessica McClintock. ClearVision’s house brands include ClearVision Collection, Junction City, PuriTi, DuraHinge, and Dilli Dalli pediatric eyewear. A privately held company, ClearVision is headquartered in Hauppauge, New York and has more than 250 associates throughout the U.S. ClearVision’s collections are distributed throughout North America and 20 countries around the globe.