A recent message thread on Yahoo! Groups: Italian titled: "Eyeglasses, the Italian Connection" points out that "...most historians believe monks or craftsmen in Pisa (or perhaps Venice), Italy produced the first form of eyeglasses around 1285-1289." It seems fitting, then, that an Italian company, Luxottica, is the world's largest eyewear company. It manufactures sunglasses and prescription frames for a multitude of brands such as Chanel, Prada, Ray-Ban, Persol, and Oakley.
Maybe gli occhiali italiani is redundant?!
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