Italian eyewear manufacturer Marcolin and Dsquared2 have announced the
early renewal of the licence agreement for the design, production and
worldwide distribution of Dsquared2 eyeglasses frames and sunglasses.
The new agreement sees Marcolin looking after the designer label’s
optical and sunglasses through to 2021. With the early agreement, both
brands stated that they were looking to further develop the collection
internationally. The collaboration between the two companies began in 2008.
Marcolin group chief executive Giovanni Zoppas, said: “Dsquared2 has a
specific place within our brand portfolio, thanks to its uniqueness and
great versatility. In the course of our collaboration in the last few
years, we have travelled in the same direction, we believe in
Dsquared2’s core business development and we will follow its strategy. Our
partnership will be increasingly tight and strong, both in terms of product
development and in marketing strategy definition.”
Dsquared2 designers Dean and Dan Caten added: “We are strongly convinced
that this collaboration will bring great results to our common business
thanks to the new projects we are working on together.”
The Marcolin brand portfolio includes Tom Ford, Balenciaga, Moncler,
Roberto Cavalli, Tod’s, Emilio Pucci, Swarovski, Diesel, Just Cavalli, and
Guess.
Image: Courtesy of Marcolin USA Eyewear Corp