Marchon Eyewear is a United States-based manufacturer and distributor of eyewear

Glasses

Glasses, also known as eyeglasses , spectacles or simply specs , are frames bearing lenses worn in front of the eyes. They are normally used for vision correction or eye protection. Safety glasses are a kind of eye protection against flying debris or against visible and near visible light or...

. Founded in 1983, the company's portfolio includes several licensed brands in addition to its own house brands. The company has major design centers in New York

New York

New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

 and Italy, with manufacturing in Italy, Japan, and China.

The company acquired OfficeMate Software Solutions in 1994, which produces eyecare-specific practice management software

Practice management

Practice management software is a category of software that deals with the day-to-day operations of a medical practice. Such software frequently allows users to capture patient demographics, schedule appointments, maintain lists of insurance payers, perform billing tasks, and generate reports.In...

. In August 2008, the company was acquired by VSP

Vision Service Plan

Vision Service Plan, often known simply as VSP, is a the largest provider of vision insurance in the United States. Founded in Oakland, California in 1955, the company offered the first prepaid, not-for-profit vision benefit. As of 2010, the company has 55 million members and 26,000 participating...

, a major vision insurance

Vision insurance

Vision insurance is a form of insurance that provides coverage for the services rendered by eye care professionals such as ophthalmologists and optometrists. There are many vision insurance companies...

 company.

Brands

Marchon manufactures eyeglasses under the following licensed fashion and sport brands as well as several house brands:

Licensed Brands

• Calvin Klein
  Calvin Klein
  Calvin Richard Klein is an American fashion designer who launched the company that would later become Calvin Klein Inc. in 1968. In addition to clothing, Klein has also given his name to a range of perfumes, watches, and jewelry....
  
  
• cK
  Calvin Klein
  Calvin Richard Klein is an American fashion designer who launched the company that would later become Calvin Klein Inc. in 1968. In addition to clothing, Klein has also given his name to a range of perfumes, watches, and jewelry....
  
  
• Coach
  Coach (company)
  Coach, Inc. is an upscale American leather goods company known for ladies' and men's handbags, as well as items such as luggage, briefcases, wallets and other accessories . Coach also offers watches and footwear.- History :Coach was founded in 1941, in a loft in New York...
  
  
• Disney
  The Walt Disney Company
  The Walt Disney Company is the largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by Walt and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into...
  
  
• Fendi
  Fendi
  Fendi is an Italian high fashion house best known for its "baguette" handbags. It was launched in 1925 as a fur and leather shop in Rome, but today is a multinational luxury goods brand owned by LVMH...
  
  
• Karl Lagerfeld
  Karl Lagerfeld
  Karl Lagerfeld is a German fashion designer, artist and photographer based in Paris. He has collaborated on a variety of fashion and art related projects, most notably as head designer and creative director for the fashion house Chanel...
  
  
• Lacoste
• Michael Kors
  Michael Kors
  Michael Kors is an American fashion designer. He is best known for designing classic American sportswear for women.-Personal life:...
  
  
• Nautica
• Nike Vision
  Nike Vision
  Nike Vision is a sub-company of the Nike corporation which produces high quality, Italian made prescription eye-wear and sunglasses for the optical market. They use a product called Marchon Flexon, which is claimed to be the lightest, most flexible product for eye-wear. Nike Vision is well known...
  
  
• Pucci
  Emilio Pucci
  Emilio Pucci, Marquis of Barsento , was a Florentine Italian fashion designer and politician. He and his eponymous company are synonymous with geometric prints in a kaleidoscope of colours.-Early life:...
  
  
• Sean John
  Sean John
  Sean John Clothing Inc is a clothing and fragrance company owned by hip-hop mogul Sean Combs. The apparel company takes its name from Combs' first and middle given names....
  
  
• X Games
  X Games
  The X Games is a commercial annual sports event, controlled and arranged by US sports broadcaster ESPN, which focuses on action sports. The inaugural X Games was held in the summer of 1995 in Rhode Island....
  
  
• DVF

House Brands

• Marchon
• Flexon
  Flexon
  Flexon is the trademark for a shape memory alloy of titanium that is used to make eyeglass frames. The manufacturer claims this alloy has special properties that make it light and extremely flexible. The metal can be bent to a significant degree, and when released it will return to its original...
  
  
• Autoflex
• Kiss&Kill (European market only)
• Tres Jolie
• Tanos
• Ventana

External links

• Marchon
• OfficeMate Software Solutions