Filed under: NEWS!, Niloca, Unique Frame Lines
Niloca Pile
- We have been waiting (in the freezing cold) for our new line to get here. It sure did take them long enough to get here … perhaps because the goodies came from Australia….or maybe it was a combo of Chiberia and Snowpocalypse. What matters is that Niloca is here NOW!
- With the tag line of “…unsuitable for ubiquitous consumption,” they surely do not disappoint!
Greca. Geric. Grandi frames
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“Niloca has a heart or rather 4. Niloca is a family operation, quite often based at the kitchen table. There are no aspirations to appease hipsters or mass market saturation, just the supply of interesting eyewear to select independent optical purveyors for the delight of eyewear individualists everywhere.”
Come in and try-on these dreamboats! Pssssst… we are the only ones in the states that have them! Bam!
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Filed under: CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK!, RES/REI
Check out our Customer of the Week: Joe!!
Joe is rocking OUT in his new RES/REI Aurelio shades. RES/REI is one of our new lines, flown in from Italy. We like to take care of our men so we snatched up this line with the boys in mind! Joe is also one of our buddies from Sam & Willy’s pet supply store across the street. If you’re ever in need of urban pet food and some great pet advice, check’em out! He’ll be the guy in the cool sunglasses….or awesome Rapp eyewear (also from Eye Spy!)
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Filed under: EVENTS!, Spectacular Sunglasses, Unique Frame Lines
We have had many requests to open up an Eye Spy Optical in other locations so…we are doing the next best thing: an Eye Spy Pop-Up Shop! Yahoo!
Would you like us to be in your ‘hood for an event? Please let us know! We are lining up dates through September…or whenever the cold weather decides to hit Chitown!
Come visit us at:
Printers Ball at Spudnick Press on Saturday, July 27 from 12-6 PM.
First Fridays on Southport on Friday, August 2 from 5-8PM.
Third Thursdays at the Smart Museum at University of Chicago on Thursday, August 15 from 5:30-7:30 PM.
Lill Street Art Center’s 10th Anniversary Party on Friday, August 23 from 6-9PM.
Wolfbait at Summers Sessions on the Square on Saturday, August 24 from 5-9PM.
Quickies:Short Story Reading Series at the Hideout on Monday, August 26 from 8-10 PM
White Mystery at Riot Fest, Sunday, September 13 from 12-8PM
At The Threshold at the Smart Muesum at University of Chicago on Thursday, October 3 from 5-7 PM
We will be sampling adult-beverages while showing a portion of our fabulous eyewear and sunwear collections.
See you there!
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