Roshambo Eyewear
How It All Began...
Roshambo Eyewear is owned and operated by San Diego family Scott, Julia and their little girls, Avery and Chloe. The company initially started in 2012 as Roshambo Baby, after realizing that nobody was making high-quality practical kids sunglasses. Scott put his adult sunglasses on her and lightning struck:
Little People Deserve Big People Shades.
That means making our stylish baby shades in Italy.
That means assembling them by hand in the USA.
That means all polarized lenses.
That means making them prescription friendly frames.
That means making them safe, durable, flexible, ultra-light and chewable for little mouths.
And that means making them just as stylish as designer adult shades but without charging designer prices.
That's all great, but why kids sunglasses made in Italy?
When founders Scott & Julia started this company, it seemed strange to them that nearly all high quality adult sunglasses were made in Italy, but basically all kids sunglasses were made in China. Why can't kids have high quality shades too??
After about 2 years of searching, we found a independent, family owned Italian sunglasses manufacturer with a background in toy manufacturing. When we told them we wanted flexible, child-safe, ultra-light, virtually unbreakable frames, but they could not have any toxins, including: BPA, lead, latex, phthalate, cadmium, etc etc, they understood why we demanded that and how to make it happen.
They were able to custom blend a perfect formula for us that is what we have used ever since. As far as we know, we are still the only kids sunglasses line made in Italy and assembled in the United States.
What materials are in ro•sham•bo shades?
While we cannot divulge the exact composition of our material as it is a trade secret and something competitors would certainly want to try to copy, we can tell you our line has been fully tested and certified against all types of common toxins, as well as small parts tested for little hands and mouths. Certificates of product stewardship and UV lens testing are always available on our website.
We also believe in removing all unnecessary paint in our product as it just winds up in little mouths! We injection dye all of our colors (that is why you will not see designs or tortoise shell pattern on our frames - just color blocks). This process locks in all the color into the material so it cannot leach out. We also build our logos into our molds, so our name does not have to be painted on. Our logo is laser etched on our lenses instead of painted as well. In fact, the only paint on our product is the regulation required "Made in Italy" stamp and product name.
