CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK!

This week, our CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK is Claire Michalec!!!

When Claire came into the store, she had been wearing rimless frames and was ready for a change. We had so much fun showing her frames in all shapes and sizes and colors, but it was this Francis Klein frame that has a silk scarf as it's decoration, yes a *silk scarf!* that finally stole Claire's heart.

Lookin' great, Claire! Congratulations on being our CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK!





Sad that summer is almost over? Don't sweat it! There are still plenty of sunny days left! Eye Spy is celebrating these last days of summer with a Sunglass Sale! That's right, we're putting almost all of our sunglass stock on sale! We've also ordered frames from three of our favorite designers, just for the month of August! Come on in any time between August 1 and August 31 and get yourself a snazzy new pair of sun specs!!!


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That's Grotesque!

WooHoo!!

After many months of waiting, we finally received our new Grotesque frames!

If loving Grotesque is wrong, I don't wanna be right.

Ain't they cute?!

Come on in and try on our awesome Grotesque frames, they're a fun line; we love having Grotesque eyewear at Eye Spy!

CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK!

Our CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK this week is one of the most stylish guys I know! Noah Glassberg chose some really really cool blue Swissflex frames and WOW do they look great!

Noah's dad, Kevin, also got a pretty awesome pair of Persol sunglasses!

What a cool family, Swissflex frames and Persol frames in one house?! That's what I call totally rad and super-fun.


Congrats to Noah on being our CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK and congrats to Kevin for having such a cool kid!


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The Specs Therapist is Back!!!

Hey Eye Spy friends!

Specs Therapist (Mary Hamilton) here. I've been away from Eye Spy for the last two weeks for a cross-country literary tour (The Dollar Store Tour) sponsored by Chicago's own Featherproof Books. We went to 11 cities in 14 days and I can tell you that everywhere I went I saw Spectacular Specs! I saw Lafonts in New Orleans and I spotted a pair of bright green Theos in Baltimore among many other bright and funky frames.

Rockin' blue specs in Nashville!

The trip was great, but I missed Eye Spy! The first thing I did was take a walk around the store and coo over all of the new frames that arrived while I was away, I can't wait to see them on all of you!

It's good to be back.


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Fashion, full circle!!!

We recently read this article about round sunglasses. At Eye Spy, we've long been in love with round sunglasses. From Anne et Valentin to Lafont, our lines have been the pacemaker to the heartbeat of eyewear fashion. That's right. We are one step ahead of the eyewear trends, ready with the product so when you say to yourself, "I think I want some round sunglasses" you can just pop on by Eye Spy and you'll be sure to know that we've got you covered. Round sunglasses?

Done.

Round metal frames?

Done.

Round plastic frames?

Done.

Round *and* Rimless *and* blue frames on a fuchsia background with a touch of late afternoon sunlight??

Done and done and done.


It's because we love you, baby.

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CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK!

This week, our CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK is Christine Marino!

Christine came in to the store looking for fun sunglasses to wear about town, we knew right away that she would look incredible in this Anne et Valentin sunglass. These Anne et Valetine sunglasses add a touch whimsey perfect for Christine's look!



Congratulations, Christine Marino! Your new Anne et Valentin sunglasses look awesome!

Vintage New? Vintage Old?

I love the look of chunky authentic Vintage Frames! We have a few select vintage frames left in our in-store stock at Eye Spy, but they won't be around long and let me tell you, when then go, I'm gonna miss them!


See how cute?!

Good for me we also have Francis Klein in our lives. This line embraces the spirit of vintage frames with the construction techniques and materials of modern times:


Ok ok, and I wanted to share a picture of our hula display. Sometimes it's just so fun to be a part of Eye Spy!!

So whether you want to go authentic with your vintage look, or if you want something a little stronger, stop on by!


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Glasses Glasses Everywhere!

I like to peruse the Internets every now and again to find various ways that my favorite accessories, ***eyeglasses***, find their way into artwork.

First, I stumbled upon this poster for the Sweet Hair Poster Show:


Created by Chelsea Brick and Burns, this poster is Awesome! Check out more about them at Red Black Brown


I also stumbled upon this image on flickr:


Totally. Radical.

To see more check out the flickr photopage here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pagetsou/



eye spy (hearts) eyeglass art!


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CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK!

This week our CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK is and Independence Day Special with TWO, that's right, TWO CUSTOMERS OF THE WEEK!

Catherine Webb and Sara Murphy came in to look at glasses together and each found an adorable frame to suit their energetic personalities! Catherine found a classic Francis Klein frame with rhinestones and a detail on the temples (sides) of the frame that is simply to. die. for.

**Meanwhile**

Sara was browsing the sunglasses and found a Lafont frame that fit her PERFECTLY! What a lucky day!

Two hot to handle.

Congratulations Sara and Catherine! You look awesome in your Francis Klein and Lafont frames!!!


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Who's the big winner? You are!!!

Congrats to our Eye Spy/Time Out Chicago contest winner, FRED LOCHER!

Fred won a free pair of eyeglasses care of Eye Spy Optical! It was a lot of fun choosing a frame for Fred, he was digging the classic look of the Anne et Valentin sunglasses, which are vintage inspired, but have a definite modern quality to their use of angles and color.

Fred settled on a blue Anne et Valentin sunglass frame:


What a lucky guy!


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