Sept. 17, 2021 — L’Amy America and Scene Eyewear, LLC, have announced an exclusive manufacturing agreement to produce eyewear in America.

“We are delighted to enter into this exclusive agreement with Steven Bernstein, managing partner, Scene Eyewear, LLC, and their new state of the art eyewear manufacturing facility in Wayne, New Jersey,” says Stephen Rappoport, CEO of L’Amy America. “The agreement will enable L’Amy America to achieve one of its strategic objectives by creating its own house brands as well as enhancing its portfolio of well-known and respected consumer American branded collections. This move will further strengthen our strong relationships with our eyecare partners throughout the United States.” 

The partnership will bring exclusive, manufactured-in-America product to L’Amy America’s thousands of retail partners across the U.S. Multiple collections are slated to launch in the second quarter of 2022, shares the company.

“I couldn’t think of a better partner for this exclusive agreement than L’Amy America,” says optical industry veteran Steven Bernstein, founder and managing partner, Scene Eyewear. “By manufacturing ‘Made in America’ eyewear, we are working towards the common goal of controlling our own supply chain and providing ultimate transparency to our customers. Stephen Rappoport and Daniel Shack have been extremely supportive of Scene Eyewear from the very beginning, and we are thrilled to be working together on this exciting endeavor.” 

"This is a dream come true for us, to be able to design and produce eyewear collections that are made in New Jersey,” says Daniel Shack, L’Amy America’s Vice President of sales and product development. “We are always listening and partnering with our customers; they have been asking for a high-quality, beautifully designed optical frames made in America. L’Amy America is very proud to be a part of the American-made eyewear manufacturing renaissance.” 

Visit L’Amy America at Vision Expo West 2021 at Suite 36-305.