Trevor Williams

New York, NY: Continuing off of its 2025 success, The Frame Affair Independent Optical Show aims to bring the spirit of the leading European eyewear events to North America by refocusing on an annual destination experience in NYC March 5-7, 2026. Part of this evolution is elevating the overall experience for attendees, which is why The Frame Affair is honored to announce that Global Eyewear Expert Wendy Buchanan of Perceptions Eyewear will be joining The Frame Affair NYC. “Eyewear styling...

IMAGINEM:  Ms. Berton, it seems we're already looking ahead to the next edition of MIDO. We find you here at the SILMO fair in Paris, at the MIDO stand. What can you tell us about the upcoming MIDO 2026? Lorraine Berton (MIDO):  It's true, it's already time to think about MIDO! We're here, and right away, we're laying out a concrete, updated, and innovative program for the next MIDO 2026. We're actually going to anticipate the opening to the end of January. Despite the global period of...

From October 1, applications for the awards also open.   From today it is possible to register to participate in MIDO 2026 : visitors and journalists can already fill out the dedicated forms on the official website ( visitor link and press link ). Last year there were 42,000 people attending in the three days, from 168 countries, and more than 400 accredited national and international journalists.   MIDO AWARDS   From 1 October , applications will open to compete for the prestigious MIDO...