ITALY-LUXURY-INDUSTRY-MANUFACTURE-CRAFTS

Employees work on glasses frames at Thelios plant, the first LVMH eyewear factory opened in partnership with the Italian eyewear manufacturer Marcolin in Longarone, northern Italy, on April 24, 2018 on its inauguration day. - Long made under license, designers glasses are gradually doing a come back in luxury department. For their image, luxury brands want to regain control of this essential product, still accessible in terms of price. It's in this perspective that the French group LVMH opened in the province of Belluno, its first manufacture called Thelios dedicated to this accessory, in partnership with the local manufacturer Marcolin. (Photo by MIGUEL MEDINA / AFP) (Photo credit should read MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP via Getty Images)