Illesteva

Founded in 2010, Illesteva’s eyewear is famous for exquisite manufacturing, which is done by hand in family-run factories in Italy and France; because the acetate is blended by hand, no two pairs are exactly the same. Founders Daniel Silberman and Jus Ske are prominent fixtures of the New York social scene (Jus Ske is a DJ when he’s not designing frames), which helps explain why the brand has such a cult following.