Vote and Win: Voting Now Open to Select New Line of Sunglasses for Polaroid Eyewear’s 2013 "Best Under The Sun" Sunglass Collection

ZURICH, October 25, 2011 -

Sunglass wearers worldwide invited to choose their favorite designs by Nov. 30 from recent “Best Under The Sun Design Contest” submissions

Polaroid Eyewear, a leader and pioneer in premium polarizing lenses and highly fashionable sunglasses since 1937, invites stylists and sunglass wearers worldwide to help it select ten frames to feature in its 2013 “Best Under The Sun™” Sunglass Collection. Showcasing designs inspired by the decades between 1930 and 2020, the line will be unveiled in Spring 2013 and feature sunglasses from its recently concluded “Best Under The Sun Design Contest.”

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“We are excited to unveil a fun, fresh and relevant line of sunglasses for our 2013 Best Under The Sun Sunglass Collection that reflects the creative genius of up and coming designers worldwide,” said Jerry Dreifuss, global marketing director at Polaroid Eyewear (StyleMark AG). “With so many unique designs submitted during the contest, we ask sunglass wearers everywhere to help us by casting votes for their top three favorite designs that embody the iconic style, quality and durability they’ve come to expect from Polaroid Eyewear.”

Participants will each have the opportunity to cast three votes for their favorite sunglasses from the more than 700 submissions received from students, professionals and design aficionados from over 50 different countries. Those votes, plus input from a panel of Polaroid experts, will determine which ten designs will be featured in the 2013 “Best Under The Sun” Sunglass Collection. Voters will also be entered to win one of 25 sunglasses from the 2011 “Best Under The Sun” Sunglass Collection.

To vote, visit the Polaroid “Best Under The Sun” website www.polaroidsunglasses1937.com, pick your top three favorite designs, click “vote for this design,” and enter your name, email address and country. Visit the Polaroid Best Under The Sun Facebook page, to find out more about some specific designs.

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About Polaroid Eyewear

Polaroid Eyewear is a world leader in optics and lens technology, manufacturing high quality polarizing lenses and distributing fashionable polarized sunglasses, optical frames, Reading glasses, Clip-Ons, premium circular polarized 3D glasses and licensed sunglass brands around the world.  Polaroid Eyewear has a worldwide exclusive license for the Polaroid brand with PLR IP Holdings, LLC, the owner of the Polaroid brand.  Polaroid Eyewear has offices in the US, UK, Switzerland, Italy, Sweden, Russia, China and the Netherlands, as well as a comprehensive network of distribution partners around the globe.   

For more information: www.polaroideyewear.com  and www.polaroidsunglasses1937.com  

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Contacts: Rachel Scholan, +1-386-615-5788, rachel.scholan@polaroideyewear.com and Kristen Spippich, +1-212-445-8030, kspippich@webershandwick.com

NOTE TO EDITORS: Contact: info at polaroideyewear.com; Photographs of the Best Under The Sun collection, the special anniversary sunglass model "Seventy-five" and some historic Advertisement and heritage visuals are available on request and on polaroidsunglasses1937.com