Filed under: CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK!, Oliver Goldsmith, Theo
Introducing our newest Customer of the Week: Lyn!!
Our favorite Aussie, Lyn, is one smart cookie! She knows how bright it can get in the winter with all the snow and glare!! So…she had to add these beautiful Oliver Goldsmith Hex sunnies to her collection.
In addition to her sunnies, Lyn –after much debate about the color– also decided on these quirky and unique Theo “Coratina” frames. Keep it fabulous, Lyn! Cheers!
Want to get a closer look at Lyn’s new signature pieces? Here they are….
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Filed under: CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK!
Hey Everyone!!
This Customer of the Week is a Two-fer!! Meet: Cathy!!
Caroline Abram “Gaby”
Anne et Valentin “Fanzine”
Cathy just couldn’t decide between the Caroline Abram “Gaby” cat-eyes, and the Anne et Valentin “Fanzine”…so she made the bold (and correct) decision to throw caution to the wind and get’em both! I mean…wouldn’t you?! And she is ROCKING both of these bold styles.
Thanks to Cathy for being our Customer of the Week AND for introducing our Specs Wrangler to Absolutely Fabulous, from the BBC! Patsy had never seen the show….but as soon as Cathy turned Patsy on to AbFab, it was true love!
In case you don’t know about Absolutely Fabulous….or even if you are in the know, check out this fabulous montage…and don’t laugh too hard;-)
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Filed under: Anne et Valentin, EVENTS!, Unique Frame Lines
Have you been dying to see the new collection of Anne et Valentin? Dreaming about a new pair? Well, we have got the solution to the problem! We are having a trunk show with the whole collection! Please try and contain your selves…
It takes a long time to make a pair of Anne et Valentin frames….and these frames, in particular. Each part of these titanium frames, where you see a color change, is a separate piece! These frames are a work of art!!
Stop by on Thursday, July 18th from 1 to 7 pm to see the entire collection…every style and every color.
We will also be donating part of our sales to our sweet friends at Marjorie Kovler Center.
Located in Rogers Park, Marjorie Kovler Center transforms the lives of individuals recovering from the complex consequences of torture. Kovler Center provides medical, mental health, and social services; trains and educates locally and globally; and advocates for the end of torture worldwide.
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Filed under: Caroline Abram, CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK!
Meet Julie… our beautiful customer of the week! You may remember her from our Green Scene events from April. This lovely lady taught us to make BYO Jar terrariums…and we all had a blast. Julie found these wonderful Satyr frames from Caroline Abram the same day, and fell in love.
With some debate about the color, we landed on this pretty tortoise that has a small pattern to it. These frames fit her like a dream! We can’t stop smiling about them!
Julie doesn’t just go around teaching people to make terrariums, she is the founding member of Good Things Grow Midway (GTGM). “GTGM strives to build community, on the southwest side of Chicago, and bring neighbors together through art, gardening, community and action.” If you are in the area, check it out! Our Design Maven pitch hits with the group from time to time:-)
We had a so much fun making terrariums and picking these out with you, Julie! Thanks for being our awesome customer of the week!
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Filed under: CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK!, Thierry Lasry
Introducing Laura, our customer of the week! She is loving her new Thierry Lasry Supremacy frame. Laura came in wanting something big, bold and different…so, we popped the sun lenses out of these Thierry Lasry sunglasses and BAM! A perfect match! 
They fit Laura’s sweet sense of style and lovely personality Wondering why she looks familiar? Well Laura is a local artist who is a pretty baller cartoonist! (HOW COOL!) Check out some of her work. We might have a small friend crush on her and her work… 
Laura you look awesome! Thanks for being our customer of the week!
Let’s take a closer look at her frame, shall we?
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Filed under: NEWS!, RVS, Unique Frame Lines
We have a new lady in the house! Join us in welcoming Adrienne, our new Optical Chanteuse!! We are stoked to have another curly-haired gal join the team!
ROCKIN’ THE VISIONARY FRAME BY RVS
We asked Adrienne a few questions just so everyone could get to know her a little better before you let her pick out your new dreamy glasses.
What catches your wee eye at Eye Spy?
Um…. the rad ladies I now get to work with. Seriously.
What is your favorite thing in the entire world?
CHOCOLATE! It makes everything okay.
If your house was on fire what would you save?
My Cat, Ophelia, my phone….and my Lucky brand boots.
What is your fave role you played? (Side Note: Adrienne is an actress, in case you didn’t catch that.)
Jenny Diver, from Three Penny Opera.
Why make the move to Chicago?
Wanted to live in a big city that wasn’t too big. I wanted to be surrounded by arts and culture.
What do you do in your free time?
If I am not in a show…..usually trying to catch up on some quality Hulu time with my man.
Adrienne is currently obsessed with the Visionary frame by RVS. We can’t wait for everyone to meet our brand-spankin’ new optician. Come on in and let her sing you a song.
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Filed under: NEWS!, Unique Frame Lines
We are so pumped to welcome RVS by V into our little Eye Spy family of awesome eyewear. RVS is a line unlike any other, and the very first eyewear company to be based out of Istanbul, Turkey. The line started in 2006 and is going strong with a beautiful selection of matte colors. Each frame is hand made and fits right in to their vision for “quality eyewear built to last a lifetime.”
Vidal Erkohen, founder of RVS, started in eyewear by supplying eyewear boutiques, runway shows and some celebrities with vintage eyewear. Erkohen then founded RVS with the goal of bringing back the originality and quality of vintage eyewear.
We are over the moon with his collection and the wide range of matte colors the frames come in! Here is just a few samples of what our new line looks like.
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Filed under: Anne et Valentin, EVENTS!, February 31st, Francis Klein, Lafont, Mykita, Rapp, Unique Frame Lines, Wonderglasses
Welcome to the New Year! Bring it on 2013. What better way to start the year off, than with scoring some sweet deals on new frames. Come in and check out our sale ALL MONTH LONG! Prices start at $99! Frames will be anywhere from 25%-75% off, so come get while the gettin’s good.
Sale lines include: Anne et Valentin, Lafont, Francis Klein, Theo, Rapp, 2.5 and Mykita. Best of all, we will have Mykita, Selima, Feb31st and Wonderglasses frames that will be 50% off! Bam!
See you soon!
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Filed under: EVENTS!, Theo, Unique Frame Lines
We all know you are getting excited for our Theo trunk show on Saturday! We know we are! We can’t wait to see all the exciting new colors and frames from the 2013 collection! We thought we would throw you a little teaser to hold you over till Saturday.
We will see you Saturday 11-5pm. Don’t worry we will have some snacks for you to nosh on while you make your decisions!
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Filed under: Caroline Abram, NEWS!, Unique Frame Lines
Geeze! It has been so gloomy lately in Chicago, we needed a little happiness to brighten up our day. Our UPS delivery guy, Erwin, came to our rescue with a package of brand spankin new Caroline Abram frames! We received some awesome new shapes and a sprinkling of the original ones in new colors! Don’t see a color you like? Let us know…each frame comes in at least six colors. Enjoy!
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