KATE MOSS, THE NEW FACE OF THE VOGUE EYEWEAR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN

VOGUE EYEWEAR ANNOUNCES THE CHOICE OF AS SPOKESPERSON FOR ITS SPRING/SUMMER 2011 ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN

Milan, November 2010 – After Gisele Bündchen and , Vogue Eyerwear has chosen another fashion-world icon, emblem of contemporary style and inspiration of designers and international photographers.

In previous months, the message had been drummed incessantly across all blogs and major fashion websites. The teaming up of Vogue Eyewear and the top is a result of the agreement between the Italian brand, manufacturer of quality products with an appealing design and glamour look, and one of the last century’s ambassadors of contemporary style, Kate Moss.

Outstanding photographer of Vogue Eyewear’s spring-summer 2011 advertising campaign is , a long-time friend of Kate Moss, who for the occasion immortalized her in late September in what is an extremely suggestive location and set of numerous period-costume films, Syon House in Brentford, only a few kilometres from London.

“ I am pleased to be the new face of the Vogue Eyewear advertising campaign and to work again with my friend, Mario Testino. Vogue Eyewear is always in step with the latest trends ”, confided Kate on the film set while she was choosing the models to be part of Kate’s selects : the selection of six sunglasses and eyeglasses models and colours chosen by the model.

A mini collection with a strong and glamorous heart, just like Kate Moss. Sophisticated style, soft and round lines, frames in two-colour acetate, both gradient and solid colour, Kate Moss chooses the six iconic models of the Vogue Eyewear collection in a colour range that stretches from wisteria to poppy, topaz and dark blue, without forgetting timeless black and tortoiseshell.

The advertising campaign shots will premiere starting in late-January 2011 on the website vogue-eyewear.com, the homepage and contents of which will be restyled for the occasion, and, from spring 2011, in major international fashion monthlies and weeklies.

Daniela Policastro, Vogue Eyewear Brand Manager, stated “ We are excited about having Kate Moss as spokesperson for the new Vogue Eyewear advertising campaign and about working once again with Mario Testino. Vogue Eyewear once more confirms itself the mirror of new trends and at the same time knows how to show off the individual style of every woman ”.

For more information on Vogue Eyewear: www.vogue-eyewear.com

Luxottica Group Luxottica Group is a leader in premium fashion, luxury and sports eyewear, with over 6,300 optical and sun retail stores in North America, Asia- Pacific, China, South Africa and Europe and a strong and well-balanced brand portfolio. Luxottica’s key house brands include Ray-Ban, the best known sun eyewear brand in the world, Oakley, Vogue, Persol, Oliver Peoples, Arnette and REVO, while license brands include , Burberry, , Dolce & Gabbana, Donna Karan, Polo , , Salvatore Ferragamo, Tiffany and . In addition to a global wholesale network covering 130 countries, the Group manages leading retail brands such as LensCrafters and Pearle Vision in North America, OPSM and Laubman & Pank in Australasia, LensCrafters in Greater China and Sunglass Hut globally. The Group’s products are designed and manufactured in six Italy-based manufacturing plants, two wholly-owned plants in China and a sports sunglass production facility in the U.S. In 2009, Luxottica Group posted consolidated net sales of Euro 5.1 billion. Additional information about the Group is available at www.luxottica.com .

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