TEF Magazine and LOFT Eyewear Shows, who are both known for supporting Independent Eyewear, have joined forces to bring you the first edition of the Awards for Excellence in Eyewear Design; the LOFTxTEF Awards!
After preselecting over a hundred submissions, their grand jury nominated 6 frames for each of the 4 categories. These 24 frames will be judged upon by an esteemed selection of eyewear designers, optical journalists, eyewear influencers, and reputable opticians.
It is with pride that we can present to you, the final nominees for the upcoming LOFTxTEF Awards 2019:
Best Fashion Frame 2019
Nominated in the “Best Fashion Frame” category are:
Blake Kuwahara – Larrabee | Francis Klein – Heel | Masahiro Maruyama – Erase | Tarian – Anvers |  Theo – Mile+64 | Vava – WL0017
Best Fashion Sunglass 2019
Nominated in the “Best Fashion Sunglass” category are:
Blake Kuwahara – Moore |Â Entourage of 7 – Monarch |Â Face a Face – Gatsby |Â Masahiro Maruyama – Broken |Â Philippe V – Woman 10 |Â Salt. – Dibergi
Best Technical Frame 2019
Nominated in the “Best Techincal Frame” category are:
Emmanuelle Khahn – EK 2050J |Â Hapter – Icon I01 |Â JF-Rey – Double Jue JF2800 |Â Tavat – Pantos C 8mm |Â Theo – Apollo |Â Vue DC – Kot duo
Best Technical Sunglass 2019
Nominated in the “Best Techincal Sunglass” category are:
Haffmans & Neumeister – Arsenic |Â Henau – Kona |Â Philippe V – Woman 5.1 |Â Rolf Spectacles – Skyline |Â Tavat – Scrambler |Â Vava – CL0006
The final voting session will be made on Thursday 21st and Friday 22nd by our international jury of optical journalists, eyewear bloggers and influencers from the optical arena.
We are looking forward to welcoming you at the LOFTxTEF Awards ceremony on Friday the 22 of March (party starts at 8.00PM at the Hudson Mercantile, 500 West 36th Street). Tickets are limited as we can only hold as many patrons as the fire code will allow. So be EARLY if you don’t want to miss the FUN!!
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