Matthew Drinkwater spoke to Vogue Business about Meta’s reported €3 billion investment in EssilorLuxottica — the eyewear powerhouse behind brands like Ray-Ban, Prada and Chanel — and what it signals about the future of wearable tech, as smart glasses move from niche experiment to fashion-forward inevitability.
“Both Google and Meta are making it crystal clear: smart glasses are no longer speculative, they’re inevitable,” says Matthew Drinkwater, head of the London College of Fashion’s Innovation Agency.
