Concept Eyewear has released several new models within the V.Design eyewear collection. The designs are unexpected and fresh, featuring unique details and beautiful colour combinations such as brown with fuchsia and green, or shades of blue with white. All designs are available in four or five colours each.

The VDesign 5696 style has multi-dimensional, layered temple details and flowing lines inspired by flower blooms, while the VDesign 5699 model brings a unique and bold temple design with laser-cut details inspired by shooting stars.

The VDesign 5690 frame is masculine and architectural, with three-dimensional laser-cut details. Other new releases include 5702, 5697 and 5691 models.

The new J.F. Rey ColorBOX collection plays on the opposition of bold colours and black acetate. Designed and aimed at men, the line is based on an innovative hinge, exclusive to the company, the TitaBOX. This technological signature, a coloured element, gives this line an inimitable creative touch.

Equipped with a powerful spring, the titanium mobile system keeps the temples firmly open for a better comfort.

Ice Cream by Plan “B” Eyewear reveals three new feminine and bold frames for spring 2014, featuring round, square and cat-eye shapes. The colour techniques applied inspire the instant desire to reach out and touch.

The IC8974 style features an ultra-girly shimmery pink to aqua fade amongst the colour options. Stunning purple-on-purple gradations in varying shades of this must-have colour for 2014 are available on all three models. A bold, captivating blue on the IC8975 cat-eye frame makes a perfect addition to the statement-makers eyewear wardrobe.

These models stay true to the Ice Cream brand with deep B measurements and petite sizing.

The founder and creative director of Volte-Face, Fabienne Coudray-Meisel, brings her keen personal insights to the chic world of high-end eyewear. For each new line, she has a very special way of using volume, colours, textures and materials. The models are designed and worked like exceptional pieces of jewellery.

Following on from the success of the GUAX line, well known for its astonishing undulation effects, three new concepts (models Betsy, Blum and Berny) have been added to the collection. Flowing lines are improvised on the material with a highly distinctive rendering obtained through diamond etching. The result is quite simply amazing, combining the absolute brilliance of the chosen acetates with a very personal interpretation of “retro” style.

The new three full forms of the Bali, Brass and Blink models are on their way to becoming major fashion items. Fabienne Coudray-Meisel uses the full range of her imagination in the combination of colours and acetate materials, which she chooses very carefully. The design abounds with original graphic effects and highly sophisticated print patterns to produce a simply stunning result.

Volte Face is distributed by J.F. Rey.Eyewear Canada.

Designed in France and distributed by Optika Eyewear, the Nat and Coco line features 15 new styles for January 2014. This excellent mix of stainless steel metal frames and rich textured multicolour acetates has been expanded to include frames for men. These specific models are super lightweight, since they are all made of stainless steel. Colours include dark navy, brushed silver and dark gun.

For the acetates,the keyword is colour. The new styles have a strong impact with frames offering red swirls like the NC2709 model. Acetate fronts with stainless steel temples present judicious combinations, such as for the NC2710 model featuring a multicolour emerald green acetate front.

The Spanish company Zen Barcelona has chosen COS to distribute its line in Canada. Sold in more than 40 countries, the collection is focused on pure concept frames while maintaining a consciousness for ecology and being in harmony with the environment.

A firework of colours makes the latest creations joyful while preserving the elegance of the brand. Lightness, flexibility and comfort define the 60 optical and sunwear models of this unique line.

Seraphin brings back the classic shapes of a bygone era, adding in striking modern details to create neoclassic styles that transcend time. As a contemporary interpretation of the timeless round style, Seraphin introduces the Wheeler.

This bold, circular frame is made of tortoise acetate with a hidden dash of colour on the underside in jade, monaco blue, sherry, or camel. Topped off with small silver rivets on the end pieces, the Wheeler is savvy and wise.

What could be better than classic tortoise shell paired with dynamic fresh hues? These designer-inspired combinations give the underside of the Wheeler a juicy pop of colour. Perfect for those with a sharp wit and dynamic intellect, the Wheeler gives a subtle spin to an iconic shape, making it a signature piece in the Seraphin collection,” says Katy Verbrugge from Seraphin Eyewear Marketing and Design.

The line is distributed in Canada by OGI Eyewear.

The defining elements of Valentino’s contemporary language – metal studs, stylized logo, and vibrant yet sleek elegance – punctuate the winter Valentino collection, distributed by Marchon.

A square unisex acetate model with a distinctive line across the brow has a timeless look. Two small metal studs on the frame front add a unique touch, while a heat-embossed Valentino logo is delicately placed on the temples. This frame is available in two versions: the V656S model is Havana acetate on the outside and iconic Valentino red inside with metal studs, while the V670S is Havana streaked acetate for men and black and white acetate for women with subtle tone-on-tone studs.

The curvy oversized acetate model V664S has a gilt metal trim on the bridge that forms the iconic V. The left temple bears a gold Valentino logo adding a luminous accent to the eyes.

It’s an immediate success for Ziggy’s Collection nº 3. “We gave it this name because it resembles no other frame from this collection,” says Cécile Tronel of Zig Eyewear.

Presented for the first time in Paris at last year’s Silmo, Collection nº 3 by designer Cendrine O. is distinguished by a very feminine design and epoxy strass applied to a metal shape.

The colours work with different skin tones and all ages because of the combinations of brown and purple, black and silver, burgundy and light brown.