The arresting violin sounds reverberated around the Manhattan loft. The illustrator showed us the crisp white shirts she had unleashed her fabric paints upon. And, the 20-year-old jazz singer floated into the photo studio, all while the überfit Broadway dancer leapt on set. 

At our recent EB fashion shoot in Manhattan, we were fortunate to work with an array of world-class artists. Our photographer, Kasia Idzkowska, connected us to these talents—and she, herself is an award-winning art photographer who gave up a career in law to pursue her passion.

The lineup included one-to-watch jazz singer and actress Dolly Lowe (recently photographed by Bruce Weber), the celebrated illustrator Mokshini, whose work includes covers for The New Yorker and Bon Appétit, and global concert violinist Filip Pogady. Stay tuned for Broadway dancer Adam Roberts to grace our pages in April.

In this issue, we serve up a highly curated mix of content to inspire our own readers to excel. Our FrameBuyer fashion feature, “Spring Fling,” reveals the season’s top seven eyewear fashion trends, starting on page 31. We also sit down with one of the fashion world’s top talents, Carolina Herrera creative director Wes Gordon, who shares his vision for spring fashion and eyewear style in Bold Elegance starting on page 42. And, we serve up our annual Vision Expo East Guide starting on page 48, complete with an enticing lineup of education and events.  

We hope you enjoy the issue! 

Erinn Morgan,

Editor-in-Chief + Editorial Director
Director of Social Media, PentaVision