The other day a lovely woman came in looking for a good pair of sunglasses. She needed, “The best lenses available.” We looked at both Kaenon and Maui Jim frames, as they have extremely well-made polarized sun lenses and after much consideration, she chose the Maui Jim. Her doctor had recommended she get better sunglasses because this lovely woman, with two lovely kids, had just recovered from eye cancer.
You see, getting an eye exam is about a lot more than checking your prescription. Our doctor will check for Glaucoma, High Blood Pressure, Cataracts, Diabetes, and Thyroid Disease, among other conditions that may first show signs in the eye.
This group organized a flash mob in NYC to raise awareness about eye health.
Take care of your eyes, they truly are the window to your soul!
We are sooooo excited to welcome Thierry Lasry sunglasses to Eye Spy!
We are the only store in Chicago to carry Thierry Lasry,
a line which is quite unique in both theory and practice.
The frames are all handmade with extraordinary techniques
and aesthetics. Inspired by vintage designs and created
with a modern personality, these frames are
TOTALLY AWESOME.
We are in LOVE!
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!
The summer sun may not be here yet, but it is lurking right around the corner.
I know that many of us are looking forward to picnics by the lake, concerts in Millennium Park, and bike rides on a warm afternoon, that’s the joy of living in Chicago!
And, of course, many of you are preparing to stock up on sunscreen, yes?
But what about sunglasses?
According to a recent article in the Miami Herald, 78% of parents make sure their kids are wearing sunscreen (awesome!) but only 39% make sure their kids are wearing sunglasses (wha?!).
The eyes of children are extremely sensitive to the sun, making sufficient eyewear a necessity.
Check out the article here to learn more about the importance of sun protection for your child’s eyes.
At Eye Spy, we carry Julbo sunglasses for kids.Julbo‘s kids frames have shock-resistant lenses that offer 100% protection against UVA, B and C rays.
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!
Woo-Hoo! New sunglasses are arriving every day! It’s makes our hears a flutter and our minds a twitter and our eye a glimmer! We can’t wait to see these awesome new shapes on all of our customers’ pretty pretty faces!
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!
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!
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!
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).
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!
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!
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 fromKaenonand Ray Banwill be at Eye Spy from ,12-5 on Saturday, March 20, showing off the new new frames! We’ll also have the ic! berlinTres 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!
“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
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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!
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!
Our CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK this week is one of the most stylish guys I know! Noah chose some really really coolblue Swissflex frames and WOW do they look great!
Noah’s dad, Kevin, also got a pretty awesome pair of Persol sunglasses!
What a cool family, Swissflex frames and Persol frames in one house?! That’s what I call totally rad and super-fun.
Congrats to Noah on being our CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK and congrats to Kevin for having such a cool kid!
