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GLCO collaborates with the Miles Davis Estate

Los Angeles-based eyewear lifestyle brand Garrett Leight California Optical (GLCO) has launched a new pair of sunglasses with the Miles Davis Estate. The exclusive Miles Davis x GLCO frame, only available in the US, celebrates the jazz visionary and takes inspiration from the sunglasses Davis wore at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1958. The Miles...

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Slam Jam teams up with GLCO

Milan-based fashion, music, and culture retailer Slam Jam have teamed up with eyewear brand Garrett Leight California Optical (GLCO) on limited-edition sunglasses. The Slam Jam x GLCO sunglasses collaboration is part of Slam Jam’s (Un) Corporate Uniforms project, researching how people unite and express through fashion and combines its...

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Garrett Leight California Optical names new president

Los Angeles-based eyewear lifestyle brand Garrett Leight California Optical (GLCO) has named Barney Waters as its new president to lead the next stage of the company’s global expansion. Waters joins GLCO from the American sneaker brand K-Swiss, where he has served as the brand’s president since 2016. He was also previously vice president of...

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Rimowa launches first-ever eyewear collaboration

Luggage label Rimowa has unveiled a beach-inspired collaboration with indie eyewear brand Garrett Leight California Optical (GLCO) for a special edition collection. The collaboration has been built on what the brand’s call a “shared passion for craftsmanship and expertise” and marks Rimowa’s first-ever eyewear collaboration, and takes...