Unlike many other sunglass brands who shoot out their frames hundreds at a time on conveyor belts in China, Spy Goggles and sunglasses have styles that are designed in California, genuinely hand-crafted in Italy, and undergo an elaborate manufacturing and quality control process. Every color fade on a sunglass or goggle is hand-painted by an Italian artisan. In addition, every Spy logo on an optical product is hand-painted or hand-set as well.