Little of that fits into what the luxury industry has typically offered with its peddling of status, image, and fine materials.

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High color brightness also enables an even better image for larger screen sizes and on a larger variety of screen materials.

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In each case, the resulting image is focused by a clever arrangement of lenses on to a three-layer sandwich made of special materials.

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Today--thanks to runway fashion, an explosion of new materials and resurgent demand for premium and vintage-inspired hats--they're about creating an image.

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