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WORTH AVENUE MAGAZINE 2005
Barry Franzblau has
an eye for optics. Maybe that's why his store, Couture Optique, has
been a fixture on Worth Avenue since 1989. Even before then, Franzblau
had a reputation for innovation in the industry through his custom
embellishing of existing products, adding rhinestones and hand
painting frames. The focus shifted, however, when he bought Couture
Optique, which sells hand-picked eyewear designs and accessories.
"We're not a company that carries a lot of the mainstream brands, we
bring in a product from Europe and Japan ,some of which doesn't even
have US distribution," Franzblau says. "So we're very unique in the
sense that some of the eyewear that you see here is not available in
other retail stores. The majority of other lines we carry may be
available in other stores, but in very select stores."
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