New Paul Smith Available Now at Spectacle

New Paul Smith glasses and sunwear have arrived at Spectacle just as Paul's Autumn / Winter 2012 video launches.

Stop by Spectacle soon to view our entire Paul Smith collection.

Art for Commuters + Brings Toronto Neighbourhoods to Life

Artists were asked to choose a specific neighbourhood or location in the city to explore and portray in their flip-book project. The challenge – how do you tell a story about the city, in only 60 pages, without text and sound?

 

Beginning August 4th, subway riders will have the chance to see Toronto in a new way.  Handmade flip books that explore the city's neighbourhoods, landmarks, and forgotten stories will play in video form on subway platfom televisions.

 
Patrick Jenkins - Morphing City Hall from Circuit Gallery on Vimeo.

Mosley Tribes x Crooks & Castles Castellano 10th Anniversary Release

The Mosley Tribes x Crooks & Castles Castellano collaboration is back at Spectacle.  We are currently the only optical store in Canada to carry Crooks & Castles eyewear.  The re-release of the collection marks the 10-year anniversary of Crooks & Castles.  Available in two limited edition colour patterns, the shades come in either Matte Black or Tortoise, both with gold end pieces.

The gold end piece that comes on both frame styles

Matte Black frame

Tortoise frame

Spectacle would also like to take the time to mention our sadness at the loss of Christopher Lloyd Natalio, the Marketing Director for Crooks & Castles who passed away earlier this Summer.  Our thoughts are with the Crooks & Castles family.

The Mosley Tribes x Crooks & Castles Castellano is available now at the Queen St. Spectacle and will be arriving at our other locations next week.

Show Us Your Goods!

The display case's exterior

Spectacle has received some beautiful luxury eyewear display cases that were designed specifically with our clients in mind.  The cases are finished in a Dark Walnut and Piano Paint detailing.  To protect your valued eyewear, the inside is lined with cream-coloured velvet and also contains an additional drawer and mirror for self-reflecting.

Spectacle detailing in gold

Stop by one of our 3 Spectacle locations to view the displays.

If you are interested in obtaining one of the cases, please send an email with your contact information to comments@spectaclelovesyou.com.

Barton Perreira Norton Eyewear is Now at Spectacle

Spectacle has just received some new Barton Perreira Norton glasses.  They come in a variety of colours and are a round shaped lens.

Havana

Crystal

Crystal and Havana

Dedicated to pure luxury, Barton Perreira's approach to fashion redefines style and elegance.  Patty Perreira's language of inspired design focuses on the evolution process and continues to challenge the industry by unveiling the next new thing. 

Black

Left to Right: Heroine Chic, Black, and Matte Dusk

These and more Barton Perreira frames are available at Spectacle now.

Happy Birthday Ralph!

Today is ic! berlin founder Ralph Anderl's birthday!  ic! berlin is known for its strong, durable, and stylish eyewear.  It is also known for its founder's fun, exciting personality and his love of the company he created.

 

 

Everyone at Spectacle wishes Ralph a Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday 7/11! Spectacle Loves You

Today, July 11th, is 7/11's birthday!  In celebration, they are giving away free Slurpees and our Queen St. shop stopped by to pick some up.

The Slurpees at the shop

Happy Birthday 7/11!

Slurpees and sunglasses, the best Summer combination

Don't forget to get your own free Slurpee and come by Spectacle while you're at it!

Thierry Lasry Collaborations and Limited Edition Sunglasses are Available Now at Spectacle!

Thierry Lasry Limited Edition and collaborations have arrived at Spectacle! The collaboration styles are new, and the Limited Edition shades are rare and unique.

Lively Limited Edition in Matte Black

Sexxxy Limited Edition in Matte Black

The Limited Edition styles are both classic Thierry Lasry frames but in a Matte Black shade.  They are in celebration of the 5 year anniversary and there were only 500 made in total.  The collaboration styles were created by Thierry Lasry x Steffie Christiaens and come in a tortoise and dark green shade.  Steffie Christiaens is a fashion designer from France and her collaborations with Thierry Lasry are loved by celebrities such as Lady Gaga.

Thierry Lasry x Steffie Christiaens Galena

Thierry Lasry x Steffie Christiaens Galena in a Tortoise style

Get down to Spectacle to pick up your exclusive pair of Thierry Lasry Limited Edition and collaboration shades before they are gone!

Exclusive Summer Trunk Show Series

Spectacle is very excited to announce two major events happening this week!

We will be hosting a Linda Farrow Trunk Show on July 5th from 4pm-7pm at our Queen St. West location.

Then, on July 7th at our Yonge St. location, we will be holding an Orgreen & Blac Trunk Show as well from 3pm-6pm.

Both shows will offer the opportunity to meet a representative from each company who can advise you on product and answer any questions you may have.  Our expert staff will also be available to help you with the products as well.  You will be able to browse and purchase newly released items from both designers.

We hope you will be able to join us for these exciting, exclusive events!

Spectacle Loves dutil.!

On June 27th, some of our Spectacle staff met up with our friends from dutil. to check out the Hoof Raw Bar restaurant!  Dutil. was co-founded by Oliver Peoples' rep Eric Dickstein and they have locations in both Toronto and Vancouver.

Tina and Eric

The dutil. team and Tina

Darren loved the food!

Mmmm, Oysters

MORE great choices!

Tina and Eric

Spectacle and dutil.

The food was amazing and the company was even better!  For more information on dutil. visit their website here. 

Anne et Valentin Factory Ten, Eleven, and Twelve!

The Anne et Valentine Factory Ten, Eleven, and Twelve collections are now available at Spectacle Queen St.  The collection is named after and inspired by Andy Warhol's famed factory in New York City.

Andy Warhol in his Factory in NYC

The eyewear is polished and then cut on the top and along the temples again to give the frames a raw feel in these areas while the rest is smooth.  Original and rich in colour, the collection is created to be easy to wear, even in the case of the shy customer who dares not dare.

Factory Ten 1242

Factory Eleven 1027

Factory Eleven 1116

Factory Twelve 1104

The Factory collection is available now at Spectacle's Queen St. West location!

Spectacle Loves Pride Week!

Pride Week is fast approaching and we here at Spectacle love the excitement it brings to our city.  Since it all starts this Friday we wanted to get you prepared with a compilation of our favourite sunglasses from past Pride Weeks!

We hope you enjoy the festivities this year and don't forget to come by Spectacle and pick up a new pair of sunnies for the occasion!

Spectacle Loves You

Spectacle Loves Black Wolves

Spectacle clients Kirk and Tammy have started their own clothing line called Black Wolves.

Kirk and Tammy wearing Black Wolves t-shirts and Spectacle eyewear -
Kirk is in Mosley Tribes Lyndel Beaded shades and
Tammy is in RetroSuperFuture People Francis'

Black Wolves is a Toronto, Canada, based company and was founded on the focus of arts and culture, music and fashion, and the evolution of style through the eras.

"Hollywood Cool guy"

"Bob Gnarly Faded"

Tammy in the "Hollywood Cool Guy" 

Mainly inspired by hip hop and all the sub cultures that identify with it, Black Wolves is a clothing company that represents the melting pot of North America and the individuality of the people within it.

Tammy wearing W Super Summer Safari shades

Kirk in the "Tomahawk Steez" and Mosley Tribes Lyndel Beaded shades

Black Wolves signifies rarity and glorifies exclusivity.  Black Wolves understands that it’s quality over quantity and your personal style is an expression of who you are.  Their intention is to bring you high quality garments made of the best materials and separate the wolves from the sheep.

The "Major Money"

Kirk wearing the "South Beach" and KUBORAUM C2 glasses

For more information on Black Wolves, and to view their entire collection, you can visit their website here!  Spectacle Loves Black Wolves!