L’AMY AMERICA ANNOUNCES A MULTI-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH CONDÉ NAST TO CREATE
GLAMOUR EDITOR’S PICK EYEWEAR COLLECTION
Wilton, CT – February 6, 2017. L’Amy America, part of International Luxury Group, announces it has entered into a multi-year license agreement with Condé Nast to market and distribute sunglasses and ophthalmic frames for the Glamour brand under the name Glamour Editor’s Pick.
“Glamour is a leading voice in fashion and beauty among influential millennial audiences, and we are thrilled to leverage the brand’s signature aesthetic and style expertise in an exciting new eyewear collection called Glamour Editor’s Pick,” said Cathy Hoffman Glosser, senior vice president of licensing at Condé Nast. “We have found incredible partners in L’Amy America and look forward to introducing consumers to this new line, which will reflect Glamour’s mission to empower and inspire women.”
“We are pleased to partner with Condé Nast and Glamour to create eyewear collections for one of the most well-known and respected women’s brands in the United States,” said Stephen Rappoport, President and CEO of L’Amy America. “Glamour, utilizing the power of their print and social media platform, will enable L’Amy to enhance women’s experience while purchasing Glamour Editor’s Pick eyewear in optical, department stores, and specialty retailers throughout North America. With one in eight American women engaging with Glamour throughout the country, we are perfectly positioned to create a dynamic portfolio that speaks to the Glamour woman.”
With 150 million women engaging with Glamour through social media, Glamour is where fashion trends come to life. The new Glamour Editor’s Pick sunglass and ophthalmic collections will preview at Vision Expo West 2017, fully supported by a host of point-of-purchase materials, including displays, lifestyle imagery, and bold product packaging.
About Condé Nast
Condé Nast is a premier media company renowned for producing the highest quality content for the world's most influential audiences. Attracting more than 100 million consumers across its industry-leading print, digital and video brands, the company’s portfolio includes some of the most iconic titles in media: Vogue, Vanity Fair, Glamour, Brides, Self, GQ, GQ Style, The New Yorker, Condé Nast Traveler, Allure, Architectural Digest, Bon Appétit, Epicurious, Wired, W, Golf Digest, Golf World, Teen Vogue, Ars Technica, The Scene, Pitchfork and Backchannel. The company’s newest division, Condé Nast Entertainment, was launched in 2011 to develop film, television and premium digital video programming. For more information, please visit condenast.com and follow @CondeNast on Twitter.
About Glamour
Glamour is one of the biggest fashion and beauty magazine brands, reaching an all-time high of one out of eight American women, with 10 million print readers and 15 million unique users online. Glamour has received a record number of National Magazine Awards, including Magazine of the Year, honoring print and digital excellence, and General Excellence for its category. Its content is available in an iPad edition, apps, podcasts, and books — including two New York Times bestsellers. In 2013 Glamour launched its video channel, which now boasts over 60 video series and has received substantial critical accolades, including a 2014 National Magazine Award for Video and 2 Television Academy honors. With a robust social strategy across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat and Pinterest, Glamour’s total social media footprint is 150 million touchpoints.
About ILG-L’Amy America
L’AMY America, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the L’Amy Group is part of ILG (International Luxury Group)–one of the world’s leading fashion accessories companies possessing a portfolio of internationally renowned licensed brands distributed. The group develops eyewear for brands such as ANN TAYLOR, BALLY of SWITZERLAND, BALMAIN, CERRUTTI 1881, CHAMPION, KENZO, NICOLE MILLER, ROCHAS, SONIA RYKIEL, and SPERRY, as well as its own house brands. ILG-L’AMY Group brings together eyewear, watches, handbags and jewelry under one international accessories company. For more information visit www.lamyamerica.com.
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L’AMY AMERICA THANKS VALUED ACCOUNTS FOR CHARITABLE PARTICIPATION
Wilton, Connecticut – February 8, 2017 -- L’Amy America announces its sincere appreciation to customers who participated in the “Destination Jr” promotion in which a portion of net sales were donated to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). JDRF is the global leader in funding Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) research. The promotion was inspired by a company employee whose 6-year-old granddaughter is living with T1D.
L’Amy President and CEO, Stephen Rappoport, along with L’Amy employees, proudly presented the charitable funds to JDRF during a ceremony at L’Amy headquarters early last week. Also present was Adilyn Wyatt and her family of caregivers. Adilyn, who has bravely fought T1D for over 3 years, accepted the “check” on behalf of JDRF with a big smile and warm heart. “We are very pleased to make this donation to help improve the lives of 20,000 children, adolescents and adults diagnosed each year suffering from T1D. We are honored to support Adilyn and the entire T1D community” said Rappoport.
L’Amy’s “Destination Jr” effort harnassed the power of the Champion, Nicole Miller, and Sperry eyewear brands in a cooperative sales effort allowing customers of L’Amy to contribute a percentage of the cost of frame reorders to JDRF. “Together with our valued accounts we generated thousands of frame sales and contributed thousands of dollars, which will be directly gifted to JDRF. This funding would not be possible without the kind and generous support of L’Amy customers nationwide” explained Rappoport.
“JDRF (formerly Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) is thrilled to partner with L’Amy America this year and we are grateful for the support of their organization,” said Margie Ostrower, Executive Director of the Fairfield/Westchester/Hudson Valley Chapter.
About L’Amy America
L’AMY America a wholly-owned subsidiary of the L’Amy Group is part of ILG (International Luxury Group)–one of the world’s leading fashion accessories companies possessing a portfolio of internationally renowned licensed brands distributed. The group develops eyewear for brands such as ANN TAYLOR, BALLY of SWITZERLAND, BALMAIN, CERRUTI 1881, CHAMPION, KENZO, NICOLE MILLER, ROCHAS, SONIA RYKIEL, SPERRY, and TLG as well as its own house brands. ILG-L’AMY Group brings together eyewear, watches, handbags and jewelry under one international accessories company. For more information visit www.lamyamerica.com.
About JDRF
JDRF is the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes research. Our mission is to accelerate life-changing breakthroughs to cure, prevent and treat T1D and its complications. We are an organization built on a grassroots model of people connecting in their local communities, collaborating regionally for efficiency and broader fundraising impact, and uniting on a national stage to pool resources, passion, and energy. We collaborate with academic institutions, policymakers, and corporate and industry partners to develop and deliver a pipeline of innovative therapies to people living with T1D. Our staff and volunteers in more than 100 locations throughout the United States and our six international affiliates are dedicated to advocacy, community engagement and our vision of a world without T1D. For more information, please visit www.jdrf.org or follow us on Twitter: @JDRF