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Producing acetate frames at home in Marietta, Georgia was a natural decision for The McGee Group—a company whose 20-year vision plan included the simple phrase “we need to make our stuff.”





“We needed to complete our story,” Matthew McGee, executive vice president of The McGee Group told VM. “The McGee Group is proud to be an American company that works with American brands that does its design work in America, and the next logical step was to start making our eyewear here as well.” Right now, the Group produces its acetate frames in Marietta, but plans to expand offerings in the next year. McGee explained, “We’re excited to begin producing several of our most well-known and popular frames at our facility in Georgia as we move into 2023.”

Like everyone else, The McGee Group’s Georgia team have faced issues brought about by COVID, the supply chain and the economy, but, McGee said, the situation “forced us to rethink the need to gain better control of our supply chain. Part of that meant investing in the capabilities to do our own manufacturing, giving us control over the totality of the process from design to production to distribution.”

Making more products at home has also resulted in interest and excitement from customers, McGee said. “There’s a lot of excitement around the certainty of the product, as they know that our team will be responsible for every step of the process.” Plus, there’s the pride in knowing that The McGee Group’s team is helping their local community, too. “There’s also a good bit of pride, as we strive to create American products and create new jobs for people in our home community as we grow our manufacturing efforts,” McGee said.

With a solid foundation already, The McGee Group’s homegrown collection is headed into a new year with direction and excitement, bringing more production to the U.S. to complete the Group’s story.