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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.25

May 7, 2001

Mr. Theodore Gioia
1550 Laurel Street
Napa, CA 94559

Dear Ted,

I am delighted to confirm to you our offer to join SOLA International Inc. as
Executive Vice President, Strategic Planning & Business Development based in Del
Mar, California and reporting to Chief Executive Officer, Jeremy Bishop.

Your salary will be $16,666.67 per month ($200,000 on an annual basis) and will
be paid monthly via the Del Mar payroll.

You will also be paid an automobile allowance of $850.000 per month via payroll
and subject to withholdings. A proportion of your taxes on this allowance can
usually be deducted. Sandy Trocki will provide the details.

In addition, you will participate in SOLA's Management Incentive Plan (MIP)
which is an annual cash incentive program based on achievement of financial
goals for the Group. Your plan is targeted to pay 60% of base salary on
achievement of planned performance and enables you to earn up to and beyond 120%
of base salary according to performance above plan. You will be eligible for a
part-year bonus pro-rata to the period you are employed by SOLA through March
31, 2002.

On joining, you will receive an initial grant of 25,000 options to purchase SOLA
common stock under the SOLA International Inc. Stock Option Plan. In or around
November, 2001 at the time of our senior management grant review, and subject to
performance, you will receive a further grant of options. Twenty percent of your
options will be immediately vested at the date of grant and the remainder will
become progressively vested over a four year period.

You will be immediately eligible for the SOLA International Del Mar
comprehensive benefits package including coverage for medical and dental care,
along with life and disability insurance and our SOLA Gold Retirement Savings
401(k) Plan. After a year of service, you will qualify for membership of the
SOLA Optical Pension Plan. Details of these benefit plans are attached.

Your vacation entitlement on joining us will be 20 days in addition to 10 public
holidays.

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SOLA will assist you with the expenses of your relocation to the Del Mar area.
The details are covered in the attached Relocation Plan and you will be required
to execute a Relocation Agreement (copy attached).

We will make available to you an employment contract which provides six months
notice of the termination of your employment for any reason other than cause.
You will be similarly required to give the Company six months notice of
termination on your part.

Finally, as you will now be formally an employee of the company, you will be
required to resign as a member of the SOLA International Inc. Board of
Directors.

Ted, welcome back once more. I am delighted that you will now be on the team as
an employee and we all look forward to a long and successful working
relationship.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me direct. Please
acknowledge your acceptance of this offer by signing the appropriate section
below and returning one copy to my attention.

Sincerely,

/s/ Steve Lee

Steve Lee
Vice President, Human Resources


/s/ Theodore Gioia                                   May 10, 2001
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    Theodore Gioia                                        Date