𝐋𝐮𝐱𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚: 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐲𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞, 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞

👓 𝐋𝐮𝐱𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚: 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐲𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞, 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞
Through visionary leadership, strategic acquisitions, and powerful licensing deals, Leonardo Del Vecchio transformed Luxottica into the gold standard of the global eyewear industry:
• Ray-Ban (1999), Oakley (2007)
• Licensing icons like CHANEL, Prada Group, Giorgio Armani, Versace, Tiffany & Co., and more
Then came the boldest move yet.
🤝In 2018, Luxottica merged with Essilor Group, the French leader in ophthalmic lenses. The result?
EssilorLuxottica—a €50+ billion global powerhouse at the crossroads of fashion, optics, and vision care.
What began in a small Italian workshop in Agordo has become a vertically integrated titan—shaping how the world sees… and how it’s seen.