Haute Secrets Dubai: Sheila Vance Launches Sama Boutique in Dubai

More than just the world’s finest and most exclusive luxury fashion eyewear company, Sama Eyewear is a living, breathing being with charity for a heart, technology for a brain and fashion for a soul. Founded by internationally renowned eyewear designer Sheila Vance, the person responsible for introducing the world to luxury eyewear over two decades ago, Sama Eyewear remains the standard by which all others are judged, so it was natural that the Middle East’s very first ‘Destination: Sama’ Boutique launched at Cove Beach, Dubai.

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“The Middle East is seen as one of the fashion capitals of the world and to have our LA based concept, hospitality and offering available here, where our clientele is considerably growing, was a natural decision for us. I would like to thank my Middle Eastern clients and friends for their continuous support and look forward to catering to existing and new clients here,” said Sama Eyewear CEO, Sheila Vance.

Always on the cutting edge, Sama Eyewear is proud of its many design and manufacturing firsts including the introduction of 100% pure titanium to the optical industry. Sama Eyewear uses only the finest materials (Japanese zyl acetate, titanium, precious metals, precious and semi-precious gems, Swarovski® crystals, and nickel-free plating) and lens technologies (optical glass, CR-39 plastic, precious metals, photochromic, gradient, multi-gradient, polarized, and gradient polarized), and manufactures, assembles and hand-finishes all of its eyewear collections in Japan for a level of quality unachievable anywhere else on Earth.

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About The Designer: Sheila Vance, CEO & Designer of Sama Eyewear, Founder of The Sam Vance Foundation

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Sheila Vance is a legendary designer, successful businesswoman and true humanitarian. Whether changing the industry through her inspired eyewear designs, innovative business practices, or extensive philanthropic efforts, Vance works tirelessly to make the world a better and more beautiful place. Raised in Europe, Ms. Vance lived in Canada before moving to Los Angeles, taking inspirations from a life of worldly experiences. Vance was named by Interview Magazine as one of the “Most Noble Crusaders of the Modern Era.” Vance’s life was turned upside-down when she lost her only son Sam, a nineteen-year-old college freshman at U.C.L.A., to the scourge of heroin.

Determined to turn her personal tragedy into a positive force for change, Vance took action. Only months after her son’s death, she created the Sam Vance Foundation with a mission to help free youth from the shackles of drug abuse. Leading by example, Vance donates 100% of the net proceeds from Sama’s Visionaries collection, as well as a portion of all Sama Eyewear’s total annual net profits to the Sam Vance Foundation to help support drug rehabilitation programs for youth as well as other specific initiatives focused on women and children in need.