Opticians are asked often about which eyewear brands are independent and not owned by the big-box or massively corporate companies. Many of these independent eyewear brands offer glasses and sunglasses styles, and they all offer something unique.
Every independent eyewear brand has a story that projects the independence and individuality of that brand. The independents have unique traits such as being cause based, fashion forward, handmade, luxury, bold, or just crazy and fun. What they all have in common is the desire to make their niche in the independent eyewear world.
Bold names are those recommended by Opticians
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Ahlem
Afterbang Eyewear
Akoni Eyewear
Alan J
Albert I’mStein
Alexis Gilles Lunettes
AM Eyewear
American Optical (AO)
American Sun & Reader Co.
Andy Wolf
Anna-Karin Karlsson
Anne et Valentin
Arbor Eyewear
Article One
Ba&sh
backyard recycled
Barton Perreria
Bellinger
Bevel
Bex Sunglasses
Blac
Blackfin
Blake Kuwahara
Bohten
Bootstrap Eyewear
Brooklyn Spectacles
Brillen
Calavera Eyewear
CARIN
Caroline Abram
caron eyewear
Catuma
Catch London
Chrome Hearts
Cinzia
Clayton Franklin
Coexist Eyewear
Cote D’Azur
Crap Eyewear
Cutler & Gross
C-Zone
Since 1833, American Optical’s founders believed everyone should have access to eyewear, not just the elite, and changed history by bringing spectacle manufacturing to the US. Since then, AO has originated sunwear styles worn by pilots, Presidents, and NASA space crews.
Dandy’s eyewear
Davettes Lunettes
David Orgreen
David Spencer
DB4K
Dear Emery
Delotto
Denon Eyewear
Dillon Optics
Dita
Dolabany
Drift Eyewear
Duesseldorf Eyewear
Eco
Edison optical
Emmeline
Entourage of 7
Erker’s 1879
Ernest Hemingway
Etnia Eyewear Culture Group
Eyes of Faith
Fabulous Fannys
Face a Face
Faniel Eyewear
Fatal Eyewear
Feb31st
Fetch
FHone
FLEYE
folc eyewear
Francis Klein
Franco Falzone
François Pinton
Frank Walton
Fritz Eyewear
Frost Eyewear
Gamine NYC
GARD Eyewear
Garret Leight
Gazal
Gigi Barcelona
glossi
Götti Switzerland
Helium Eyewear
Henau
Henry Jullien
Herzblut Eyewear
Hoffmann Natural Eyewear
HOUSE of MODO
Hungry Eyes
iGreen
ILLA Eyewear
Impuri
Interface Eyewear
IPurle
Laibach & York is a luxury eyewear brand from Slovenia, which creates frames of stunning design in eye-catching colors and impeccable quality. All of our frames are beautifully handmade in our in-house manufacturing facility, using exclusive Italian acetate and premium hardware and sold only at the finest optical boutiques.
Jacques Marie Mage
Jean-Philippe Joly
JF Rey
Johann von Goisern
Joiuss
Jukurrpa Designs
Kala
Kalopsia Revisionist
Karen Walker
Kazoku Lunettes
Kelinse Eyewear
Kirk & Kirk
Kio Yamato
Krewe
l.a. Eyeworks
Laibach & York
Lafont
La Marca
LEAP Eyewear
L E I N Z Eyewear
Leisure Society
LeSpecs
L.G.R. World
Linda Farrow
Lindberg
Lisa Loeb Eyewear
lool eyewear
Lowercase NYC
Lucas de Stael
Lucyd Eyewear
Mad In Italy
Manomos
Marie Claire
Markus T
Marni
Martin & Martin
Martison Eyewear
MASQ Optical
Masunaga
Matsuda
McLaren Vision
MD 1888
Minima
Mita Eyewear
Mo Eyewear
Modern Art by Modern Optical
Monoqool
More to Love
Morel
Morgenthal Frederics
Moscot
Mr. Leight
munic eyewear
Mykita
Our optical frames are designed to be distinguished above all. All components of each frame, the hinge, wire core, hand made acetate, are exclusively selected for each Rimmel Eyewear model and tailored for the brand.
N49°
Nathalie Blanc
Nathalie Fordeyn
Native Sons
Native Visions
Neubau
Niche
Nina Mûr
North Point Eyewear
NW77th
O&X New York
Odette Lunettes
OGI
Oliver Goldsmith
Onirico Eyewear
Ophy Eyewear
Orgreen
OPR Eyewear
Otego Optical
OtrO
Ottica Veneta
Outspoken Eyewear
OV + LaMarca
OVVO
OWP Brillen
Parasite
Plein les Mirettes
Prodesign
Proof Eyewear
Pugnale
Radley London
Rain City Eyewear
Raen
Randolph Engineering
Rapp Optical
Red Rose Eyewear
Res Rei
RE:SIN
Retro Super Future
Rimmel Eyewear
Robert La Roche
Robert Marc NYC
Rolf Spectacles
Rodenstock
Roger Eye Design
Ronit Furst
Rowdy Gentleman
Rudy Project
Ryan Adda
Rye & Lye Eyewear
Swissflex is a family-owned company based in Chur, Switzerland. Since 1998, they have been developing, producing, and distributing their unique modular eyewear system. Currently offered in 50 countries across the world.
Sabine Be
Salt
Sashee Schuster Eyewear
Sah-oH
Scott Harris
Seraphin
Shuron
Shwood
Sire’s Eyewear
Sospiri
Spectacle Eyeworks
State Optical
Stellis Eyeworks
Strak Eyewear
Struktur Eyewear
SWAV Eyewear
Swing Eyewear USA
Swissflex
T-Charge Eyewear
T. Henri
Talla Eyewear
Tarian
TAVAT Eyewear
Taylor Madison Eyewear
TC Charton
Tejesta
Teka Eyewear
Theo
Thierry Lasry
Tocco Eyewear
TOC Lunettes
Todd Rogers Eyewear
Tom Davies
Toplook Eyewear
TREE Spectacles
Twinz Eyewear
Ultra Limited
Uglybell
Valdo Eyewear
VANNI Eyewear
Veronika Wildgruber
VINT & YORK
Vinylize Eyewear
vonBogen Eyewear
Vuelo Eyewear
Walton & Mortimer Eyewear
Wesley Knight
WileyX
William Morris
WISSING Brillenarchitektur
Wolf Eyewear
Woodey Sunglasses
Woodys Eyewear
WOOW
Xavier Garcia Barcelona
XIT eyewear
X-IDE
Yodel
Zen Barcelona
Zenka