PopUp 120 Showroom Opens in Toronto

Fashion movers and shakers braved Toronto's recent heat wave to make an appearance at one of the city's newest hot spots, PopUp 120. Located on the unique, developing corner of Argyle Street on Ossington, the crowd was eager to mix and mingle along with a cold beverage.

PopUp 120 is a retail extension of its original national clothing supply and distributor business, Agency One. According to owner, Ken Georgopoulos, “We wanted to create a space that serves as a marketing and PR function for each of the brands that we carry.” Just to name a few, Popup 120 carries: Religion, House of Gods, and various collaborations including Alexander Wang, Phillip Lim, and Dries Van Noten.

Collage with owner Ken

Georgopoulos says his inspiration for opening PopUp 120 came from his trip to Paris during Fashion Week a few years back, when he stumbled across a showroom. “I took a look inside to see what was going on and basically, it was Opening Ceremony using a retail space for their wholesale activities... you see examples of it in New York, London, and Paris, so I thought it would be good to have something like that to bring to Canada as well.”

Be sure to stop by PopUp 120 soon to check out the great showroom atmosphere!

Written by Christina Cheng, Freelance Journalist & Stylist at Spectacle

Spectacle's Chrome Hearts are the Perfect Summer Shades

Chrome Hearts eyewear makes for the ultimate summer accessory.  They're striking and sure to get you noticed. Chrome Hearts sunglasses are all hand-crafted of only the highest quality materials including titanium, silver, and wood like the below models.

FLAVOR SAVER in American Walnut Wood and MOOREHEAD in Macassar Ebony Wood

MOOREHEAD

FLAVOR SAVER

GRAND BEAST in Macassar Ebony Wood

Chrome Hearts sunglasses are carried at our Queen St. West shop.  Be sure to check out our entire collection soon and pick up one of these show-stopping pieces for yourself.

Eye Spy: MOSCOT Windows Up Now at our Queen St. & Yonge St. Shops!

Our MOSCOT windows are all set up now at both the Queen St. and Yonge St. Spectacle locations!  Come by and check out our exclusive MOSCOT and MOSCOT SUN collections today - including the very popular LEMTOSH and CLIPTOSH.

The Queen St. Window

Our Yonge St. Shop

For more information on MOSCOT and new releases, check on our Facebook and Twitter pages regularly!

Spectacle Celebrates The Leafs with Limited Edition Sunglasses!

Today is the first Leafs home playoff game in years and Spectacle is getting in the hockey spirit with custom made, limited edition blue mirrored Taru & Koli shades!  They're perfect to wear while you're watching the game at Maple Leaf Square or just to top off your blue and white outfit.

Good luck to the Leafs tonight and have fun watching the game!

Christina Cheng's Favourite Sunglasses of 2012: Linda Farrow x The Row!

As a stylist for both Global and Spectacle, Christina has spent plenty of time choosing the perfect colours and shapes to suit everyone's individual style. Even with all of this experience, Christina admits that she too has trouble finding a sunglass that fits properly without looking massive on her face.

According to Christina, "Looking for the perfect oversized sunglass frame can be tricky and trust me, as a frame stylist, I too struggle to find the perfect sunglass fit... it's always either too big and bug eye looking on me, or it never seems to fit my small nose bridge.  Nonetheless, Linda Farrow x The Row came to my rescue!  I wanted to feature these sunglasses to show females with petite facial features that they don't have to shy away from big, bold frames!"

The sunglasses are much loved among celebrities like Beyonce
who has been spotted in the shades countless times

The Linda Farrow x The Row collaboration
was also featured at the Soia & Kyo fashion show this fall in Toronto 

The Linda Farrow x The Row collection is currently housed at our Queen St. West boutique.  The eyewear comes in a range of colours and shapes so stop by and take a look!