Indies Gear Up for National Sunglasses Day

NEW YORK—We’re less than a week away from National Sunglasses Day 2022, and the excitement is building across the industry. National Sunglasses Day falls on June 27 each year, but preparations for the day start early for many. A week out, indies are reminding their patients about National Sunglasses Day: how they can get involved, why sunglasses are so important, and any promotions or deals they have running for the holiday. This week, we’re taking a look at how indies are getting ready to celebrate one of our industry’s favorite holidays.

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Style Eyes Optical’s Margie Toney is headed from Brooklyn to Los Angeles to take part in Emerge In Color, a curated retail experience exclusively selling merchandise created by Black designers and Black-owned brands.

Indies Join See & Be Seen Frame Benefit for Opening Your Eyes Scholarship

NEW YORK—This week, 20 leading independent eyewear designers teamed up with Tarrence Lackran (@theopticalpoet on Instagram) to put together a frame auction that will benefit The Vision Council's Opening Your Eyes Scholarship (OYES), which provides full scholarships and paid internships to high school seniors from underrepresented communities who have an interest in pursuing a career in the optical industry. Lackran who is VP, Community Relations – Diversity & Inclusion at Luxury Optical Holdings, said, “I chose the theme See & Be Seen because it illustrates the need for more representation of people of color in our industry.

How One Practice Is Integrating Its New Frame Gallery With Its Social Media

NEW YORK—Interacting with current and prospective new patients via social media has become a valuable way for one practice in California to maximize its implementation of the Frames Data My Frame Gallery tool. Clarion Optometry Group in Yucca Valley, Calif. has been making use of the website’s pop-up banners, navigation bars and buttons to fully incorporate the Gallery into their website in a way that feels organic. Julian Valenzuela, in charge of professional relations for the practice told the Frames Data blog that implementing the Gallery has been very effective for the practice.

Independents Celebrate Pride With Color, Donations and Excitement

NEW YORK—June is officially here, which also means Pride Month has arrived. Spanning the whole month of June in honor of the Stonewall Uprising, which began in June 1969 in New York City, Pride Month is a time to “recognize the impact that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals have had on history locally, nationally and internationally,” the Library of Congress reports. Pride means something different to everyone, and people celebrate it differently everywhere. For many, Pride is a combination of celebration—parades, parties, and more—and community—supporting members of the LGBTQ+ community who might not have support from their loved ones.