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contents Volume 37 | Number 1 | November 2018 ON THE COVER 14 Innovative frame tech By Jody Johnson-Pettit 18 Back to the ‘80s By Denis Langlois SPECIAL FEATURES 22 ‘Digital concrete’ by Specsy By Denis Langlois 24 NEXT GEN: MarsQuest brings affordable sunnies to the globe By Jody Johnson-Pettit 26 VEW in Vegas By Denis Langlois 28 Blowing out old product By Trudi Charest, RO Credit: Blackfin Sunset Reef BF829 DEPARTMENTS 06 NEWS From The Editor 08 Vision & Voice 30 Essilor and Delfin complete combination of Essilor and Luxottica 31 Transitions partners with fashion designer Christian Siriano In Our Next Issue OPTICAL PRISM > AFFORDABLE CANADIAN EYEWEAR 10 Preview WestGroupe, Safilo, Plan "B" Eyewear, Marcolin, Komono, Coco Song 32 Glimpses 36 Calendar 37 Classified 38 Framed: Voguish Venus eyewear By Denis Langlois Cover image: Evatik E-9172 by WestGroupe You can check online at www.opticalprism.ca > SEASONAL LOOKS OPTICAL PRISM | November 2018 3