Filed under: CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK!, Francis Klein, Gentle Monster
It’s customer of the week time again! This time we went with a dynamic duo… Cassie and her roommate Adrienne! Yes, Adrienne does work here, but we could not resist.
First up is Cassie in her speckled Gentle Monster Fafala frames! 
Turns out Adrienne picked this beauties out for Cassie.
Adrienne has been dreaming of a cat-eye since she started at Eye Spy… she finally found the perfect one: Francis Klein Wing in a brand-new color! It’s a navy acetate with a mosaic-detail peeking out from behind.
Roomie love in fabulous glasses.
Clearly Adrienne is beyond excited about her glasses choice, as is Cassie!
You look amazing ladies!
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Filed under: Anne et Valentin, CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK!, Unique Frame Lines
Our customer of the week this week is Rachel! Rachel and Rob sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G. First comes love, then comes marriage…
Finding the perfect pair of glasses can be a challenge. We *all* know this. Finding the pair you love AND will wear on your wedding day can be an added challenge.
When Rachel came through the door that’s exactly the challenge she presented to us: a dazzling pair of purple glasses that she would wear to her wedding…and continue to wear afterwards. ( Just a little pressure, it’s no big deal…) After trying on a few frames we found it, her dream frame. This beautiful, two-toned purple Anne et Valentin Dubai frame.
Rachel and her betrothed were married on October 12th at Bryn Mawr Country Club, and she was glowing!
Thanks for the beautiful photos, Rachel, and for letting us help you choose your frame for your day!
All photos taken by Megan Bearder
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Filed under: Anni Shades, EVENTS!
We have been dying to know how the guys at Anni Shades make all those beautiful wooden frames! Come on now, you know you are in the same boat as us, with all of those beautiful styles and colors they have created! You can basically get a rockin’ wood frame in *ANY* color your heart desires! Talk about dreamtown! If you haven’t felt these frames in your hand, you should really fix that by stopping by Friday evening or Saturday. Phillip, of Anni Shades, will be here talking about his process and the reasoning behind the 8 layers involved in each frame. He will also reveal how Anni Shades keeps their business as socially and ecologically responsible as possible. Head on over, meet Phillip and have a chat… along with some empanadas on Friday.
Meet the Maker from 5-7pm on Friday, November 22nd.
Can’t make it to Meet the Maker? Have no fear! We will have the whole dazzling Anni Shades collection on Saturday for the fourth installment of our November trunk shows!
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Filed under: Anne et Valentin, CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK!, Francis Klein, Theo
Angela! Oh Angela, how we love you…and your sister’s great taste in glasses!
Angela fell in love with these Theo Soixante-Deux frames….and had to have this beautiful tortoise and purple color, so we special ordered it for her:-) Theo frames are available in at least 8 different colors…and some frames are available in 20 different colors!! OMG.
Usually, we do not have all 8 colors in-store….
BUT, this Saturday the 16th, we are having a trunk show with every shape AND every color in the Theo collection!! Don’t faint…just come in and try-on everything!
Angela’s sister, Ann, was our customer of the week this summer in her Francis Klein frames:-)
AND Ann purchased these Anne et Valentin frames in 2009…
Thanks for coming to Eye Spy for more than 10 years and letting us fit your beautiful faces:-) xox.
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Filed under: CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK!, RES/REI
Hey, hey, hey! Check out our new Customer of the Week: Xenia!! Xenia has been coming to Eye Spy for years and loves a sharp pair of frames. This time, we think she out-did herself…with the help of our Opticianista:-)
Xenia chose wisely in uniting her eyes with these beautifully sleek, Italian-made Res/Rei Claudia frames. Res Rei actually translates as “the thing”…and these frames are definitely the thing to be talking about. Bellissima!!
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Filed under: EVENTS!, Francis Klein
…and we are having a Francis Klein Trunk Show to celebrate!! Join us for the festivities on Saturday, October 19th from 12-6 PM!
We will have the entire new 2014 collection straight from the Paris trade show…with our stellar Francis Klein rep, Marien, flying into Chicago from the trade show with his bags of sparkle-tastic frames…that are made-to-order, just for you!!
If you would like to design a custom frame, please make an appointment to visit us in the morning between 10 and noon:-) Call or email us: appointment [at] eyespyoptical.com.
Here are two pictures Marian just sent us with some of the new styles, that we will be seeing in Paris this week…and you can see in October:-)
Thanks for a successful 15 years…and here’s to another 15 years of custom, colorful, handmade eyewear!! xox.
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Filed under: CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK!, Rapp
It’s that time again!! Customer of the Week **insert catchy theme song**
This week’s Customer of the Week iiiiissss: Rachel!!
Rachel holds the honor of being one of the lucky people who rock these Rapp “Nathalie” frames. Rapp eyewear is one of our limited-edition lines of eyewear. Each pair is made-to-order for us…and they only have 30 accounts in the whole wide world! It takes them 6 months just to produce our order!! Of course, we get to choose any shape in any color, but their colors are not even standardized…’cause they only have small amounts of each color. So…what am I sayin’? If you see it and love it, you better get now…or you might be crying when someone else buys your dream frame:-(
Rapp “Nathalie”
Congrats to Rachel for being bold, choosing these Canadian-made works of art…and being our Customer of the Week!
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Filed under: CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK!, Francis Klein, Lafont
It’s Sunday Funday, folks! Which means we’ve got a new Customer of the Week! And that customer happens to be Gretchen!
We’ve been a little biased towards sunglasses these last few weeks. But come on….these are too good not to report.
Gretchen hopped on the express train to Shadyville and pulled out all the stops on not one, but TWO pairs of tricked out shades. The first ones are the purple and turquoise lace Lafont “Luxours”. You can’t really get more flashy than these.
Lafont “Luxour”
HOWEVER, in addition to what I like to refer to as the “Elton John inspired” Lafonts, Gretchen also made another bold choice in choosing these Francis Klein “Pinup” shades, adorned with guilded bumble bees! Yea that’s right….BEES! Needless to say, wherever she goes, she is going to get noticed with these spectacular works of ocular art!
Francis Klein “Pinup”
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Filed under: Anne et Valentin, CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK!, Theo
Check out these fabulous Costomers of the Week, Penny and Lance!
As it turns out, they are both librarians! Imagine having these two help you on your library quest! We spotted them at our Pop-Up Shop at the Printmakers Ball, where they fell in love with these frames!
Thanks for being awesome Penny and Lance!
PS. Penny is wearing Theo Abricot frame.
Lance is in the Anne et Valentin Griffin frame.
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Filed under: CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK!, Theo
All eyes should be on our new Customer of the Week: Lillian!
Lillian is a HUGE fan of our Theo frames, and she’s just added a new one to her collection. These fuschia and orange Theo Huitante+Quatre are sure to get anyone’s attention.
In fact, Lillian’s other Theo frames, from the Theo Eyewitness series, are what caught Adrienne’s eye on the set of “Divergent“, the YA book-turned-movie that just filmed here in Chicago. Our own Optical Chanteuse was cast in a featured role in the film and Lillian was part of the film’s makeup team! Adrienne noticed her frames on set and instantly knew she HAD to be an Eye Spy customer.
Congrats to Lillian for being our fabulous customer of the week! We LOVE your new frames:-)
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