Filed under: Anne et Valentin, CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK!
Hey everyone! Say HELLO to our newest Customer of the Week: Sheryl!!
We have a motto here at Eye Spy that there’s a cat-eye frame out there for everyone.
Well…Sheryl found hers! These titanium purple”Liz” frames with olive green accents are made my none other than Anne et Valentin.
Sheryl fell in love with these so hard she had them special ordered all the way from Paris in this color combo. Hey…ya do what ya gotta do! And we can’t help but love these cat-eyes too.
By the way, If you haven’t heard…we’re kind of the cat-eye connoisseurs around here. So if you like Sheryl’s cat-eyes, come check us out. We’ll find you a pair too!
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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: 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: 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: EVENTS!
Are you so excited? It’s that time of the year again when we jam-pack all the Saturdays in November with trunk shows! We’ve got new things up our sleeves this year! Come and check out the new collections from 5 different lines!
Anne et Valentin is a small company based out of Toulouse, France. They made their mark back in 1994 when they began design and production of bi-colored acetate frames for their optical shop in Toulouse.
Second, we’ve got Caroline Abram on November 9th!
Caroline Abram, based out of France, has a lovely new take on vintage shapes with just the right amount of color….and at a nice price-point:-)
Third up is everyone’s favorite: Theo on November 16th!
In 1989, Theo introduced its ground-breaking collection in Belgium to offer their clients glasses that were definitely not mainstream. Now, Theos appeal to a wider audience, but they still have a soft spot for the individualist.
Fourth on the list is Anni Shades on November 23rd…
AND a Meet the Maker party on Friday, November 22nd!!
Made just over yonder in Ohio, Anni Shades is a small group of guys who are committed to create from what nature has made. In case you haven’t guessed, it is a sustainably-forested wooden line.
Last but not least is Mykita on November 30th!
Since 2003, Mykita has been designing and handcrafting its stainless steel and plastic frames in-house in Berlin. The frames are avant-garde, perfectly crafted, individual and unmistakable due to their patented screwless hinge concept and clean designs.
We will see you for five Saturdays of brand new frames from the 2014 collections and lots of snacks.
The Breakdown:
November 2nd - Anne et Valentin
November 9th- Caroline Abram
November 16th- Theo
November 23rd- Anni Shades
November 30th- Mykita
All Saturdays from 11-5pm!
Think you might miss the show? Well, turns out… we will have the collections for Sunday appointments
Just call first!
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Filed under: CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK!
Everyone…raise your game day beers in a toast to Eye Spy’s customer of the Week: Gina!!|
Anne et Valentin “Dubai”
Gina, after much deliberation, chose to marry these Anne et Valentin Dubai frames in red with a chocolate brown accent. Mmm chocolate….they do look like candy, and good enough to eat….but I digress. The most important thing about these frames is that they were approved by Gina’s fashionista mom. And let’s be honest…mothers are ALWAYS right.
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Filed under: EVENTS!
It’s fall again, so that means back to school, crunchy leaves and Art Lakeview! This year we will be featuring the work of Doug Haight.
Haight’s current work focuses on his recent visit to Havana, Cuba. After spending a week there with virtually all waking hourse spend attached to his camera. Haight returned home with over 6,000 images that represent his sense of the tremendously vibrant city of Havana, its passionate people and its flourishing culture.
We are excited to have this work in the windows here at Eye Spy and join Lakeview as they create Art Lakeview once again.
Playground
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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: CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK!
MAKE WAY FOR THE NEW CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK: Nadine!!
Nadine took advantage of our sunglass extravaganza and copped a pair the these old-school-meets-new-school RetroSuperFuture “Jaguar Tapestry” shades with polarized lenses. There was no debate about these bad boys. Nadine popped these on and suddenly all was right in the world.
Whether she’s on vacation in the islands, on the golf course, or shielding her eyes from a Miley Cyrus twerk show, she’s ready to go in these sooped-up classics.
Not to compete with Nadine, but we also saw these sunnies look fabulous on a young gentleman at one of our pop-ups this summer…..
Who’s your fav??
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