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Wild on Eye Spy

2010-04-07T12:12:00.000-07:00

In her natural habitat, the Anne et Valentin Sunglass frame lolls about the store, sunning her handmade frame in the spring light.

Listen closely and you can hear the wind rustle the grass, you can hear the birds singing, but you can also hear the sound of danger, lurking in the weeds...!

The Anne et Valentin Sunglass frame springs into action, protecting her young from the harmful UV rays of the Sun, narrowly avoiding damage to the cornea and a future filled with cataracts and wrinkles!

Phew!

Wow, eyewear is SO EXCITING!

And a reminder--for the whole month of April, Eye Spy is celebrating a GREEN SCENE. If you ride your bike or the CTA to Eye Spy, you get 10% off a pair of Rx specs. If you donate an old pair of glasses, you receive $25 off a new pair of Rx frames! So come on by and celebrate a greener earth with Eye Spy!

Like father like son

2010-04-05T10:45:00.000-07:00

I think it's true when people say that great style runs in the family. I mean, check out Jason and Izzy!

When Jason was in the store picking up his new Anne et Valentin frame (what a cool shape!), his son, Izzy, put on some Julbo sunglasses and POW! Insta-cool. He's like a mini-James Dean!

How could we resist? With style like this, we just had to make Jason and Izzy our CUSTOMERS OF THE WEEK!

Congrats, guys! You're our Customers of the Week and our new style icons!

Rawr.

2010-04-04T00:10:00.000-07:00

Gimme gimme more

2010-04-01T14:02:00.000-07:00

Gimme more, gimme gimme more!

New glasses have been arriving daily!

Check out these new Anne et Valentin frames:

You spin me right 'round!

I imagine the female temptress in a Raymond Chandler novel would wear these.

Get 'em while they're hot!

Good day, sunshine!

2010-03-30T11:34:00.000-07:00

Hooray! Spring is here and so are new sunglasses!

We've started to receive some of the frames that the Queen of Specs ordered while she was at the big trade show last week!

Hey guys, let's have a beach party. I'll bring the Ruffles, you bring the diet coke and lime.

Did someone say party?

Gasp! It's the ic! berlin gang! They're so cool! Do you think they'll invite us to the beach bonfire? Swoon!

Ahhh Spring!

CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK!

2010-03-27T10:53:00.000-07:00

One of my favorite names in the whole world is Doris. Honest. I mean, I can't think of a single Doris who wasn't/isn't totally awesome. Think about it: Doris Day, Doris Lessing, and Doris White, our CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK!

Doris is a longtime customer and friend of Eye Spy. Now that the weather is warm, we get to see more of Doris and her adorable dog, Chucky! Doris chose these awesome Francis Klein sunglasses just in time for sunny weather!

Welcoming Spring in style!

Great choice, Doris! Your new Francis Klein sunglasses look fantastic!

I wear my Stunna Glasses at night

2010-03-24T10:44:00.000-07:00

Welcome home, ya stunna!

The Queen of Specs has returned from the eyewear trade show in New York! She had quite a successful journey, purchasing *NEW* shapes from our existing lines (Anne et Valentin, Francis Klein, Lafont, ic! berlin, and Theo).

New! Thierry Lasry! Coming soon!

She also sidled on over and successfully picked up Thierry Lasry sunglasses and Rapp eyewear!

It went like this:

Queen of Specs: Hey
Thierry Lasry: Hey
Queen of Specs: Wanna come over to my place?
Thierry Lasry: Heck yeah!

It's impossible to resist the charms of such a looker

Queen of Specs: Hey
Rapp: Hey
Queen of Specs: Did it hurt?
Rapp: Did what hurt?
Queen of Specs: When you fell from Heaven?

She's so smooth!

Eye Spy + Purple Cat-Eye = LOVE!

CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK!

2010-03-21T13:54:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Jamie Cost, our CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK!

Jamie bought glasses at Eye Spy several months ago and then returned to his home in...Mexico! We asked him to send us a picture so we could vicariously live through the warm weather during our Chicago winter. Well, wouldn't you know, Jamie sent us a pic just in time for a March snowstorm!

We love these frames on Jamie and we love that he made us all smile on a snowy day!

Congratulations Jamie, you're our CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK!

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Awesome. Awesomer. Awesomest.

2010-03-16T12:01:00.000-07:00

You know what's awesome?

Make overs.

You know what's awesomer?

Sunglasses.

This weekend, Eye Spy is having a Party! We love parties. We love make overs. We love helping our customers discover a whole new look and attitude just by adding a little something something to their eyewear collection.

We also love that the sun is starting to shine so we've invited two of our favorite sunglass lines to the party! Representatives from Kaenon and Ray Ban will be at Eye Spy from ,12-5 on Saturday, March 20, showing off the new new frames! We'll also have the ic! berlin Tres Chic collection! I know, you've already got the dated marked on your calendar with a big big heart.

Hey, Kaenon, what's up?

Lookin' good, Ray-Ban. Lookin' Real good.

ic! berlin, ooh la la.

Eye Spy is having a makeover party and sunglass show!
Stop by the store on Saturday, March 20 and get a new look just in time for Spring!
Get a free makeover!
Delight in the Tres Chic collection from ic!berlin
Check out the newest sunglasses from Kaenon and Ray-Ban!

They DO make them like they used to!

2010-03-08T11:25:00.000-08:00

Lafont has been decorating the faces of myopes, hyperopes, and presbyopes for over 80 years! Lafont eyewear has a beautiful and timeless style and to celebrate that fact, they've brought back several of their classic designs as part of the Lafont reedition line.

I just couldn't contain my joy at the constant arrival of more and more Lafont reedition frames at Eye Spy. I was so enamored, I had to write a poem, I hope Elizabeth Barret Browning doesn't mind:

Oh, Lafont Reedition, how do I love thee, let me count the ways

I love thee to the keyhole bridge and generous lens height

My soul can see, I never feel without sight

For the eyes you provide such grace

I love thee 'cuz you balance out my big, round face

I need you morning, noon, and night

I love thee freely, I know you're all right

I love thee purely, your sunglasses protect from uv rays

I love thee for your style and practical use

You give me no grief, you're the bee's knees

Oh boy, Lafont reedition frame I hope I don't lose

My nifty cat-eye glasses, we go together like wine and cheese

You handmade objects of well-crafted design, it's you I choose.

Lafont reedition frames, I'll take one in each color, please

CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK!

2010-03-08T10:30:00.000-08:00

This week, our Customer of the Week is a longtime Eye Spy friend and customer, Sheila Lynch!

Sheila has been wearing round glasses for a while, and she looks goooood in round glasses! But, this time, she decided it was time to mix things up. So, hello Francis Klein eyewear! This purple cat-eye frame looks ***amazing*** on Sheila! We love the new look!

Ch-ch-ch-changes!

Congratulations, Sheila! You're our Customer of the Week!

FASCINATING!

2010-03-02T13:22:00.000-08:00

"I don’t believe in those theories about a certain style suiting a certain shape of face. Life is too short to worry about such things. If you find a shape you like, have it."

-Oliver Goldsmith, 1969

Part 1:

Part 2:

Part 3:

Here is a picture of Princess Diana wearing the frame mentioned in video 3. We currently have this exact style in the store; it's one of our favorites! Good style never fades!

CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK!

2010-02-28T10:58:00.000-08:00

This week, our Customer of the Week is ERWIN GARCIA!!!!

Erwin has been a friend, though not a customer, of Eye Spy for a couple of years now. You see, he is our reliable and friendly UPS guy! One day, Erwin walked in and said, "I want glasses!"And we just knew that this brand new Lafont frame would be perfect. Erwin bought this Lafont just days after it arrived at the store!

Hooray, Erwin! You're our CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK!

Eye Spy is having a makeover party and sunglass show!
Stop by the store on Saturday, March 20 and get a new look just in time for Spring!
Get a free makeover!
Check out the newest sunglasses from Kaenon and Ray-Ban!

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CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK!

2010-02-14T15:09:00.001-08:00

I am often asked, "How do you choose the Customer of the Week?"

The answer is a complicated formula that looks kind of like this:

But without the 1.

This week, our CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK is Marny Christin!!!

Marny loved the shape of this Theo frame, but wasn't sure about the colors that we had in the store. No problem, we were able to go online and access the Theo frame catalogue where we could show Marny the many (many many) colors available for this frame. We chose two colors and ordered the frames in so Marny could try them on before making a final decision on her awesome new specs!

It's like Goldilocks, but with eyeglasses. Because this frame is JUST RIGHT :)

Congratulations, Marny! You're our Customer of the Week!

CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK!

2010-02-08T16:50:00.000-08:00

Our Customer of the Week this week is LINUS LEE!

Linus has been a *great* customer at Eye Spy for several years now; he has great taste and we loved helping him choose a new look! Linus found this SUPER COOL Anne et Valentin frame. It's so modern and cool, it's a great contrast to the retro Lafon t frame that he used to wear!

Top That! Top That! Now why would you ever wanna go and try to top that?!

Congratulations, Linus! You're our CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK!

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CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK!

2010-02-02T13:34:00.000-08:00

It was so hard to choose this week's CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK!, but as we were going through pictures, the choice became clear... CINDI SIMPSON looks so fabulous in her new Francis Klein frames that we knew we had to give her the star treatment on this blog!

Fly me to the moon / Let me play among the Francis Klein rhinestones /
Let me see what spring is like on Jupiter and Mars / In other words...SPARKLE!!!

She really takes flight in this Francis Klein Tatia frame, which was a brand new addition to the store! We're so glad Cindi came in to Eye Spy just in time to snag these sparkly spectacles, just days after their arrival on our wall. Now Cindi can fly all over the world in jet-setter Francis Klein style!

Congratulations, Cindi!

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Good advice

2010-01-20T12:44:00.000-08:00

CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK!

2010-01-16T14:22:00.000-08:00

Ahh, so many weeks we've chosen one or more lovely customers to spotlight here.... we've just been reminiscing and we've decided that, this week, we're going to say THANK YOU to all of our previous choices for CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK!

These lovely faces show how great it is to take a chance on a RED frame or a BLUE frame! They represent the whimsical side of Anne et Valentin frames, the fantastic structure of ic! berlin frames, and the intriguing angles of Theo frames. These faces are what make Francis Klein glasses sparkle, they are what make Frost frames come alive and they show why Lafont is a good and reliable friend when it comes to quality eyewear. These customers have helped us welcome Grotesque and Claire Goldsmith to Eye Spy, they've modeled our eyewear in advertisements on postcards, in magazines, and even on El platforms!

Everybody wants to be a cool kid, cool kid.

We love our customers, each and every one, but right now, here's to the Eye Spy friends who have found themselves in our CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK spotlight! Cheers!

Yes we did! It's time for Eye Spy's January Sale!!!! Whoo!!!

We have frames at 25% off, 50% off, and 75% off the original price! AND, we have a ton of Anne et Valentin frames and IC! Berlin frames that we received especially for the sale at 40% to 50% off their original prices...unbelievable.

We do this because we love you so much.

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They call me "fly" because I dance on the walls

2010-01-12T11:51:00.000-08:00

I've been meaning to share this for a while, months actually! Over the summer, Alissa and Mary H went to a lecture by Kazuo Kawasaki, the man behind Kawasaki frames.

Kazuo Kawasaki is one of the most interesting people I have had the pleasure to meet. His ideas and inventions are innovative and beautiful and reach far beyond eyewear. He has designed an artificial heart, a wheelchair, and way to efficiently distribute immunization vaccines. He does all of this with one eye on the functionality of the product and one eye on the aesthetics. It was a fascinating lecture and I'm still thinking about it all these months later.

At Eye Spy, we love Kawasaki frames because they are lightweight, durable and customizable. You can pick your shape, size and color of the frame...and lenses. Kawasaki-san also revealed the concept of the hinge...a re-bent paperclip! Very cool, and very simple. It works quite well.

We also wanted to post this picture of Alissa, Mary H, and Kazuo Kawasaki. Go ahead, get jealous...

1, 2, 3, AWESOME!

Yes we did! It's time for Eye Spy's January Sale!!!! Whoo!!!

We have frames at 25% off, 50% off, and 75% off the original price! AND, we have a ton of Anne et Valentin frames and IC! Berlin frames that we received especially for the sale at 40% to 50% off their original prices...unbelievable.

We do this because we love you so much.

CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK!

2010-01-10T15:22:00.000-08:00

Hooray! Our Customer of the Week this week is BILLY WOODSON! Whoo!

This is Billy's first pair of glasses and, wow, do they look cool! The best part about these Swissflex Kids frames is that Billy could choose the color and shape of the frame, it was like he was designing his own frame from scratch! That's why so many kids love Swissflex frames!

Those glasses look good enough to eat! Chomp! Chomp!

Congratulations, Billy, your new Swissflex frames look awesome **and** you're the Customer of the Week! Way to go!

Yes we did! It's time for Eye Spy's January Sale!!!! Whoo!!!

We have frames at 25% off, 50% off, and 75% off the original price! We also have some frames marked at $75!!!!! AND, we have a ton of Anne et Valentin frames and IC! Berlin frames that we received especially for the sale at 40% to 50% off their original prices...unbelievable.

We do this because we love you so much.

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NEW YEAR, NEW CUSTOMERS OF THE WEEK!

2010-01-05T11:47:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year!

We are so over the moon about all of the awesome frames in the store right now that we are celebrating by naming TWO Customers of the Week!

First, we want to highlight CARYN WEINER! Caryn chose this beautiful Anne et Valentin frame in red and tortoise. We love the way Anne et Valentin frames are so bright and fun! Check 'em out!

This expression says, "I know. I'm awesome."

Now, check out these sparkly BLUE Francis Klein frames on Caitlin Cronin. Caitlin has been a customer of Eye Spy for a while, so when we found out she was on her way in to the store to check out new frames, we knew before she even walked in the door that this Francis Klein frame was the frame for her. We love when we are able to picture a longtime customer and the frame that would be a perfect new look. Caitlin is moving to Japan soon, good luck Caitlin! We're sure, in these sparkly blue specs, you'll be the toast of Japan!

Blue + rhinestones = win.

Wow! What an awesome way to start a new year! RED Anne et Valentins and BLUE Francis Kleins! 2010, you're looking gooood!

Yes we did! It's time for Eye Spy's January Sale!!!! Whoo!!!

We have frames at 25% off, 50% off, and 75% off the original price! We also have some frames marked at $75!!!!! AND, we're expecting a ton of Anne et Valentin frames, direct from France, any day now!!! Those frames will be 50% off their original prices!!!

We do this because we love you so much.

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CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK!

2009-12-27T14:55:00.000-08:00

Let's all jump for joy and congratulate DON WIENER, our Customer of the Week!!! Yaaaay!

Don came to our ic! berlin trunk show in November. After trying on some awesome frames, he decided to trust the professional opinion (and years of experience) of Serina and chose this Terrific ic! berlin frame... in BLUE!

ic! berlin, just started making frames in this color and Don was right there, ready to be one of the first to start wearing this incredible new color!

Way to go, Don! You're our Customer of the Week!

Too many flex dollars, not enough time? At Eye Spy, we accept flex dollars and will make sure that you find quality handmade glasses as well as the best possible lenses for your prescription. Just ask and we'll be happy to help you find an *awesome* new pair of specs!

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We're Connected (hopefully)

2009-12-22T14:19:00.000-08:00

Here at Eye Spy HQ, IT Geniuses Mary and Mary spent the last several minutes trying to determine how, oh how, to link up this here blog with our twitter and our facebook pages.

Well, here's to crossing fingers that it worked!

We love connecting with all of you via these various sites!

Follow us on Twitter!

Become our friend on Facebook!

Stop by the store and pick out some crazy cool specs...maybe you'll be the next Customer of the Week on the blog!

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CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK!

2009-12-21T13:51:00.000-08:00

This week our Customer of the Week! is ANNIE RANTILLA!!!

Annie's brother is a long-time customer of Eye Spy and he sent his sister to us for some brand new specs. Annie walked in the door and said "I want awesome new glasses." She had us at "awesome."

Immediately, we knew the perfect frame for her. After trying on a few super-fun frames, including a purple Anne et Valentin frame that came in a close second, Annie's heart returned to these Claire Goldsmith frames--it was fate!

This is the first frame she tried on, and boy, does she look great! We've got to pat ourselves on the back for this one, sometimes a person walks in the store and we get all Matchmaker Matchmaker and we just know that one frame in the store that belongs with a particular person. It's like Cupid's arrows all over the place in here.

Love at first Sight!

We just love how these Claire Goldsmith frames are so big and fun, but the first thing you see in this photo are Annie's bright blue eyes and welcome smile!

Congratulations, Annie! You're our CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK!

Too many flex dollars, not enough time? At Eye Spy, we accept flex dollars and will make sure that you find quality handmade glasses as well as the best possible lenses for your prescription. Just ask and we'll be happy to help you find an *awesome* new pair of specs!