Overview
- Officials told Reuters the condition is not an infection and the eyewear helps him continue public duties while the eye heals.
- The frames were identified as Henry Jullien’s Pacific S 01, listed at about €659, with the company saying it had gifted Macron the model earlier.
- Consumer interest overwhelmed the brand’s website and inquiries surged, with parent iVision Tech’s CEO weighing a production increase from roughly 100 to up to 1,000 units this year as the stock jumped intraday.
- In Davos, President Donald Trump mocked the look, asking, “What the hell happened?” during his remarks.
- Macron has joked about the issue as an “Eye of the Tiger” reference and has told audiences he will need to keep the glasses on for a while.