Filed under: EVENTS!, Lafont
Our fabulous
LAFONT sales rep is lending
Eye Spy his
ENTIRE collection of frames this weekend! Lafont has a gorgeous variety of shapes, colors, and sizes to fit almost any face.
Lafont also has a great
reedition line that celebrates all of the great shapes from the companies 80 year history, so if you dig retro style,
Lafont will hook you up with the original shapes made with modern quality.
If you’ve been searching for the perfect frame, you may just be in luck this weekend! We’ll have the entire collection from Friday, May 14th through Monday May 17th!
Stop on by!
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Filed under: Anne et Valentin, NEWS!
It seems like every day more (more more!) new (new new!)
Anne et Valentin frames arrive at Eye Spy! Just this week over
20 new styles came knocking at our door!
Of course we welcomed them in with open arms! Even fed them cake and tea!
Now they just need to find the right home!
Lafont in the house this weekend!
Our fabulous Lafont sales rep is lending us his entire collection of frames this weekend….so we will have the collection from Friday the 14th through Sunday the 16th. If you have been searching for the perfect retro frame, you are in luck! Stop in to see all the great frames in tons of shapes and colors!
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Filed under: CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK!, Francis Klein
Once upon a time, in 2005, a girl named Erin sought new eyewear. She searched high and low the miles of Chicago blocks until she came upon Eye Spy Optical, like a beacon in the rain….
At Eye Spy, Erin met a young man named Sean. He had a mohawk and Erin knew she was in the right place. Sean guided Erin to a display of eyeglass frames in pastels, in bright colors of blue and yellow, frames covered in rhinestones! Hand painted flowers on the sides! If loving these
Francis Klein frames was wrong, Erin didn’t want to be right.
And so, on that day so many years ago, a girl named Erin found her eyeglass soulmate in a beautiful lilac frame with silver decoration from
Francis Klein. And they lived happily ever after……until……Erin lost the frame…..!!!
It’s not so easy to replace a missing piece of one’s heart. Still in mourning, Erin moved on to other, more sparkly, more colorful, fantastic and glorious Francis Klein frames!
But still, a piece of her eyewear life was missing. What’s a girl to do?
The obstacles were endless. The original frame was purchased five years ago, maybe the frame wasn’t in stock! Maybe the color of the frame wasn’t available! Oh dear!
Hush hush now, don’t cry. Here at Eye Spy, we’ll go that extra mile to reunite lost loves. We tracked down the original color and design. Contacted
Francis Klein all the way in France and made sure that we could replace, exactly, Erin’s lost frame, which she fondly refers to as her “My Little Pony” frame.
Now, Erin and her frame can live happily ever after.
And oh, by the way, she’s totally CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK!
Lafont in the house this weekend!
Our fabulous Lafont sales rep is lending us his entire collection of frames this weekend….so we will have the collection from Friday the 14th through Sunday the 16th. If you have been searching for the perfect retro frame, you are in luck! Stop in to see all the great frames in tons of shapes and colors!
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Filed under: Anne et Valentin, EVENTS!
The excitement is almost too much!
On
SATURDAY, MAY 8TH from
11-5,
we’ll have the current
Anne et Valentin collection at Eye Spy!
Did we mention there will also be MIMOSAS?!
And MASSAGES from 12-4?!
Trust us, your mom has plenty of earrings….
Necklaces…..
Bracelets….
And flowers, flowers, flowers….
But a lady can never have too many varieties of eyewear.
Come on over and celebrate the Mother’s Day weekend at EYE SPY with
Anne et Valentin frames, mimosas, and massages!
Saturday, May 8th11-5
Massages12-4
Mimosasall day long!
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Filed under: Claire Goldsmith, CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK!
At Eye Spy, we try to keep a wide variety of frames available, so we never have to say, “I just don’t have anything for you.” We’ve got something for everyone, for real.
Sometimes, a customer will like a frame that we have in stock, but they may want to try another color. That’s what happened when Ryan came into the store and tried on the Claire Goldsmith Carter frame. He wanted to try something darker than the colors we had in stock. No problem, we ordered the frame in two colors so Ryan could try two versions of the frame.
Ryan chose the smokescreen frame, and there’s no denying it was the right choice, this frame looks GREAT!
We liked the black Claire Goldsmith frame that Ryan passed on so much that we decided to keep in in the store. Well, wouldn’t you know it, not two days later Julia came into Eye Spy looking for a frame *exactly* like the Claire Goldsmith frame in black. FATE!
Destiny! cannot be denied here:
Julia looks FANTASTIC in her new frame!
Isn’t it lovely when two people can make the same frame suit their own personality and style so well?!
Yowee, that’s why we love this eyewear biz.
Mom’s the word on May 8th! Save the date for our Mother’s day Specs and Sunglasses show featuring Anne et Valentin lunettes and La Loop accessories from 11-5 on Saturday, May 8th. We’ll also have free massages from 1-4 and mimosas and munchies all day!
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Filed under: Anne et Valentin
we were as one baby
for a moment in time
and it seemed everlasting
that you would always be mine
Anne et Valentin sunglasses! Just arrived in the store! Love everlasting!
you’ll always be a part of me
I’m a part of you indefinitely
don’t you know you can’t escape me
ooh darling cause you’ll always be my baby
New Anne et Valentin frames!
Eye Spy and Anne et Valentin have been together for almost 12 years, but it feels like we met just yesterday. That same spark is there every time new frames arrive in the store!
Mom’s the word on May 8th! Save the date for our Mother’s day Specs and Sunglasses show featuring Anne et Valentin lunettes and La Loop accessories from 11-5 on Saturday, May 8th. We’ll also have free massages from 1-4 and mimosas and munchies all day!
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Filed under: CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK!, Francis Klein
Although we try to carry the coolest, most awesomest eyewear around, we occasionally have customers who have their own fantastic vision for what they want their eyewear to be.
Landi came into our store and saw that we had a sparkly Francis Klein frame that she liked, but not quite the color that she wanted. No problem, our very own Queen of Specs, went through the Francis Klein catalog and found the perfect color for this most perfect frame.
Dream a little Dream
That is why Landi is our CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK!
RADICAL!
This frame looks absolutely AMAZING! on Landi! With some cooperation between Landi, who had an eyewear dream and the Queen of Specs, who know every frame in the store like the back of her hand, we were able to provide Landi with this sparkly, classy, delightful new frame! Hooray!
And, hey, keep in mind, if you come in to Eye Spy and don’t see that most wondrous frame of your dreams, don’t hesitate to describe what you want. We all do our best to not only know the inventory of frames in the store, but also to be aware of the options (colors, similar shapes, etc) deeper into the collections that we carry.
Oh my! There’s only one week left of the Eye Spy 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!
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Filed under: CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK!, Francis Klein
We love when customers want to take a turn with their eyewear. That’s why we love such funky eyewear! Changing one little accessory can make a huge difference!
When Ann Marie came into the store a couple of weeks ago, she wasn’t looking for a big change; she simply needed to update her already awesome eyewear.
After trying the usual suspects (reds-amazing on her!, and tortoise and purple-sigh!) Ann Marie fell in love with a most unexpected new frame, this Francis Klein frame with light blue and green silk inlay!
We love surprises like this! A small change, of the color of eyewear, and WOW Ann Marie has a whole new look!
Congratulations, Ann Marie, you’re our CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK!
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!
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Filed under: NEWS!, Rapp
It’s a RAPPer’s delight at Eye Spy!
We’ve just received 32 frames from our Brand New Line, RAPP!
now what you hear is not a test–i’m RAPPin to the beat
and me, the groove, and my friends are gonna try to move your feet
Rapp is an independent eyewear company based in Toronto. Their handmade eyewear is only produced twice a year in limited edition kits. We at Eye Spy feel soooooo lucky to have Rapp as a part of our family!
Stop in and say Hello to our new friends!
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!
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Filed under: CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK!, Lafont
Whoo hoo! Our new Customer of the Week chose glasses that make her eyes **sparkle!**
We love this Lafont frame on Julie, she just looks SO AWESOME!
Congratulations, Julie! You’re our Customer of the Week!
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!
