He sold the house for $9.75M in 2006 to Larry Sands, founder of a chain of luxury eyewear stores.
The optical field soon lured him back in, however, with his big break in the industry coming in 1970 while he was on vacation in Aspen. There, he recognized a need in the star-studded city for custom, fashion-forward eyewear and started the first luxury optical boutique in the world to outfit notable personalities, from Elton John to John Denver, with his own uniquely created frames. Fast-forward to today, and the wily trailblazer has gone on to form 77 other businesses, including his own eyewear brands for Kieselstein Cord and Chrome Hearts, along with the innovative exotic EuroCar (eurocaroc.com) showroom in Costa Mesa.
The optical field soon lured him back in, however, with his big break in the industry coming in 1970 while he was on vacation in Aspen. There, he recognized a need in the star-studded city for custom, fashion-forward eyewear and started the first luxury optical boutique in the world to outfit notable personalities, from Elton John to John Denver, with his own uniquely created frames. Fast-forward to today, and the wily trailblazer has gone on to form 77 other businesses, including his own eyewear brands for Kieselstein Cord and Chrome Hearts, along with the innovative exotic EuroCar (eurocaroc.com) showroom in Costa Mesa.