On a hot summer's day, 20 years ago, Gai Gherardi and Barbara McReynolds threw open the doors to a lifetime of changing the face of the world! 9.9.99 marks the day that the mothership Melrose Avenue l.a.Eyeworks revealed its splendor to eyeglass aficionados. In the flash of 20 years, the dynamic partners have designed hundreds of awe-inspiring, challenging frames and over a thousand color specifications. They've changed the way that people think about eyewear. Seen their frames find an appreciative audience on every continent. Designed glasses for Divas including an Opera, the Statue of Liberty, and Elton John. And on and on. In a special print celebration, we have created a unique and mind-blowing piece of art on our "Work of Art" campaign. The awesome history of L.A.Eyeworks is documented in our classic campaign "A face is like a work of art. It deserves a great frame." In an extraordinary partnership with photographer Greg Gorman, L.A.Eyeworks has created one of the longest running print campaigns in history. The black and white full-page ads have run internationally in magazines from Vanity Fair to the original Details over the two decades. In the composite: Heidi Fleiss, Hollywood Madame, DJ Spooky, modern mixmaster, Keely Smith, Las Vegas Diva, RuPaul, Diva, John Waters, Director, John Lee Hooker, Blues Statesman, Kate Pierson, B-52's BeeHive Beauty, Boy George, Culture Clubster, Philip Glass, Composer, Carly Simon, Crooner, Jenny Shimizu, Girl Model, Sir Ian McKellen, shining Knight, Martina Navratilova, Court Queen, Quentin Crisp, Civil Queen, Debbie Harry, natural Blondie, Justin Bond, Unnatural Blondie, George Clinton, Funkmaster, Louise LeCavalier, Funky Dancer, Rufus Wainwright, Canadian Folkie, Yma Sumac, Incan Princess, Mike Piazza, Base Hit, John Schlesinger, Midnight Cowboy, Sigfried & Roy, Big Cats, Jennifer Tilly, Big Kitten, David Hockney, Known Painter. The anniversary ad appears in magazines this September including Wallpaper, German GQ, Interview, L'Uomo Vogue, Out, Paper, Wired, Flaunt and Glue. Happy Anniversary.