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Woman wearing Ray-Ban Meta glasses with the Lipstick Gloss Red AI glasses wrap

PRESS + MEDIA

PRESS + MEDIA

PaprDoll is The Fashion Layer for Smart Eyewear.

PaprDoll creates patented, removable and reusable fashion wraps for traditional eyewear and smart glasses.

PaprDoll is The Fashion Layer for Smart Eyewear.

PaprDoll creates patented, removable and reusable fashion wraps for traditional eyewear and smart glasses.

ABOUT PAPRDOLL

ABOUT PAPRDOLL

BOILERPLATE

PaprDoll is a Dallas-based eyewear company founded by mother-daughter team Maria Moore Barnwell, a former Essilor executive, and Elizabeth Barnwell Meier, a fashion-tech entrepreneur. Combining decades of optical-industry experience with a fashion-meets-technology perspective, PaprDoll creates patented, removable and reusable fashion wraps that transform the appearance of eyewear in seconds. Designed for traditional eyewear and smart glasses, PaprDoll brings style, personalization and new functionality to the frame. U.S. Patent No. 11,726,353; additional patent claims pending.

MEDIA INQUIRIES

Elizabeth and Maria are available for interviews, background, & quotes — including before & during Meta Connect (Sept 23–24).

press@paprdoll.com

Elizabeth on the smart-glasses privacy backlash → Watch on Instagram

BOILERPLATE

PaprDoll is a Dallas-based eyewear company founded by mother-daughter team Maria Moore Barnwell, a former Essilor executive, and Elizabeth Barnwell Meier, a fashion-tech entrepreneur. Combining decades of optical-industry experience with a fashion-meets-technology perspective, PaprDoll creates patented, removable and reusable fashion wraps that transform the appearance of eyewear in seconds. Designed for traditional eyewear and smart glasses, PaprDoll brings style, personalization and new functionality to the frame. U.S. Patent No. 11,726,353; additional patent claims pending.

MEDIA INQUIRIES

Elizabeth and Maria are available for interviews, background, & quotes — including before & during Meta Connect (Sept 23–24).

press@paprdoll.com

Elizabeth on the smart-glasses privacy backlash → Watch on Instagram

WHAT WE MAKE

WHAT WE MAKE

COURTESY COVER

Removable reusable fashion wraps that cover smart eyewear cameras.

EYEWEAR

Luxe Sunglasses & Readers made from premium materials

EYEWEAR WRAPS

Removable, reusable fashion wraps for eyewear & Ray-Ban Meta smart eyewear.

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

PaprDoll customer reviews: an Instagram post from kolo_kouture wearing a green wrap on Ray-Ban Meta glasses, and five-star reviews from Mia H. and Nella G. praising the color options and easy look changes

FOUNDERS

FOUNDERS

Maria Moore Barnwell, Co-Founder

Maria Moore Barnwell is a former Essilor executive with decades of experience in the optical industry. She co-founded PaprDoll with her daughter, Elizabeth Barnwell Meier, bringing deep industry expertise to the development of the company’s patented eyewear products and its expansion into smart eyewear. She is based in Dallas.

Elizabeth Barnwell Meier, Co-Founder

Elizabeth Barnwell Meier is a fashion-tech entrepreneur focused on the intersection of fashion, culture and emerging tech. She co-founded PaprDoll with her mother, Maria Moore Barnwell, to bring the freedom of expression people expect from fashion to eyewear. Her work spans product development, brand strategy and the company’s expansion into smart eyewear. She is based in Dallas.

Maria Moore Barnwell, Co-Founder

Maria Moore Barnwell is a former Essilor executive with decades of experience in the optical industry. She co-founded PaprDoll with her daughter, Elizabeth Barnwell Meier, bringing deep industry expertise to the development of the company’s patented eyewear products and its expansion into smart eyewear. She is based in Dallas.

Elizabeth Barnwell Meier, Co-Founder

Elizabeth Barnwell Meier is a fashion-tech entrepreneur focused on the intersection of fashion, culture and emerging tech. She co-founded PaprDoll with her mother, Maria Moore Barnwell, to bring the freedom of expression people expect from fashion to eyewear. Her work spans product development, brand strategy and the company’s expansion into smart eyewear. She is based in Dallas.

PRESS RELEASES

PRESS RELEASES

Not everyone wearing smart glasses is recording. But how do the people around them know? Meet the Courtesy Cover.

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Smart glasses are one of the most talked-about accessories in fashion and tech. This mother-daughter company gives them a wardrobe of their own.

  • 3 min read

As smart glasses become more common, so do questions about privacy and etiquette. We created Courtesy Wrap, a removable camera cover for Ray-Ban Meta glasses, for the moments that don’t need a camera.

  • 3 min read

What happens when AI needs fashion? Ray-Ban Meta’s one-of-one gold Skyler glasses for Doja Cat point to a bigger shift: tech is learning that innovation may drive attention, but fashion creates desire.

  • 3 min read

Prada's FW26 show was built on one idea: layering reveals who you are. Zuckerberg was in the front row. Here's what it means for the future of AI glasses — and why PaprDoll is already ready.

  • 4 min read

PRESS ASSETS

PRESS ASSETS

Download approved brand assets for editorial use:

PAPRDOLL GOOGLE DRIVE >

Download approved brand assets for editorial use:

PAPRDOLL GOOGLE DRIVE >

RECOGNITION

RECOGNITION

  • Accessories Council Design Excellence Awards finalist, Tech & Innovation, 2025
  • Accessories Council Design Excellence Awards finalist, Eyewear Optical Independent, 2024
  • Accessories Council Design Excellence Awards finalist, Tech & Innovation, 2025
  • Accessories Council Design Excellence Awards finalist, Eyewear Optical Independent, 2024

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