Spectacle Works Hard For It Honey

Spectacle's Yonge and Queen St locations will be closed on Monday Sept 5th for a well deserved rest to celebrate Labour Day.

Our Distillery District shop will remain open from 11-5 for all your eye and sunwear needs.

We hope all of you have a great long weekend and remember Spectacle Loves You!!
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More Reasons to Love this Time of Year!

It's that time of year again! Time to hit the books with style and Parisian eyewear designers Face a Face have got a few new surprises for the Professor, Pupil and the student of life in us all!

Here one of Spectacle's own stylists, Erin, proves she needs no schooling in style with the new, classy black "Macho 1" frame. Not to be out done of course, is Spectacle Optician, Kelly, rocking the "Swann 2" in deep red and tortoise.

SWANN 2 in colour 872

MACHO 1 in colour 100

And for the pensive guy or gal, how about rockin a retro colour scheme on a fresh and modern shape like our stylist Michael in his "DJINN 1" seen here in gradient black and crystal...

While you look for that next good read, be sure to keep those frames safe and secure with a La Loop necklace, the functional, hinged-loop fashion accessory that keeps your glasses hanging straight while you dig for that elusive 1st edition...

DJINN 1 in colour 390 (Black/crystal)

The ultimate eyeglass accessory, La Loop's 557 model features a leather rope in black and tan versions for him and a range of dress styles for her!

Face A Face and La Loop have you covered in these models and a host of others in stock at Spectacle on Yonge Street, at Lawrence Park. We'll always help you find a face for every season because Spectacle Loves You!

Spectacle Loves Back To School

The Globe and Mail sent their superb stylist Corey Ng to our 752 Queen St W Flagship the other day to do a pull for a back to school story in the "Saturday Style Section"

Corey was looking for frames for both the kids going back to classes and the teachers returning to work. We were happy to hook him up with some styles that covered both sides of the chalk board. Take a look

Claire Goldsmith - Reid. Perfect for that fashionable teacher who is still staying current in their style

Paul Smith - Alderly. The pink crystal color and cute keyhole bridge make this frame as necessary as a backpack and pencil case when cruising the halls of higher education,.

Oliver Peoples - Riley. These glasses come in a cornucopia of colors and sizes perfect for both studying hard and looking good in the teachers lounge depending on your educational status.

Thanks to Corey and the Globe and Mail for all the love, Spectacle was so inspired by these fantastic photos we have started our BACK TO SCHOOL SALE!!! See your closest Spectacle location for details
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Oliver Peoples Loves Manhattan

Oliver Peoples Manhattan boutique is turning on the red light!!

Check out their new L.E.D. displays highlighting a couple of sexy shades from the Spring/Summer 2011 resort collection.

Oliver Peoples - Myriel

Oliver Peoples - Lipsofire

Naturally both of these styles in their full color schemes are available at our Spectacle boutiques as well. With an unprecedented selection of frames from the current Oliver Peoples collection and many rare vintage pieces we are proud to be a member of the O.P. extended family.

Thanks Oliver Peoples, Spectacle Loves You

Spectacle Loves Round Shades

We noticed a bunch of companies putting out round and roundish sunglass frames in their Spring/Summer 2011 collections. Being the astute stylists that we are we can safely say that more of these are on the way for the Fall/Winter season.

Keeping that in mind we decided to highlight some of our favourite circular sunnies to make it easy for our clients to see the cream of the crop.

Here are our picks

G.L.C.O.-Hampton. New guy on the scene Garret Leight, hit a home run with his debut optical/sun collection. All the looks are inspired by the beaches and lifestyle around his Venice Beach home. The Hampton (named after one of the more famous left coast beaches) is our choice as his best design.

Paul Smith-Elson. This frame combines an acetate front with smooth metal temples and photochromic (that means they get darker when you go outside) lenses to give the wearer a frame that can be worn both in and outdoors a double threat so to speak.

Raf Simmons for Linda Farrow - RAF21. A collaborative effort between Mr Simmons and Mrs Farrow, this is a match made in heaven. It is both very current in the fashion sense and very classical in its design. We think it also looks super hot on both guys and gals.

Cutler and Gross -0736. One of the originators of geek chic, C&G have been doing what they do and doing it well for over 40 years. If these frames evoke a certain retro feeling it is not by accident my friends. Cutler and Gross were there from the beginning.

Anne Et Valentin -Freedom. This beautifully crafted frame combines both acetate and metal materials yet is still light weight with very strong defining features. Available in many color combination's this design feels more like art for your face then your average frame does.

All of these plus many more awesome shades in many shapes and colors can be found at our three Spectacle locations across the GTA because Spectacle Loves You.

S+ARCK's Move into their new Yonge Street Condo!

Spectacle on Yonge street has just unveiled a cozy new display for our collection of Starck frames, and they're making some of the other collections jealous with their swanky new digs!

One of the first, high profile collaborations in the eyewear world, Designer Philippe Starck lends his engineering prowess to eyewear legend Alain Mikli's custom Acetate colours and comfortable fit.

With the addition of the Starck BioLink hinge design, based on the human shoulder joint, the result is STARCK EYES, a line of eyewear unparalleled in comfort, durability and spectacular colours - and that's why Spectacle loves Starck Eyes!

The 0302 model, shown in red and bronze variants, is a semi-rimless design made from titanium and acetate. With it's softer-shaped browline, the 0302 is one of many flattering ladies shapes in the Starck Eyes collection.

The polished metal 0404 sunglass is built for comfort both with it's light weight frame and dark polarized lenses.

Sleek lines and matte finish of the 0404 set it apart from the crowd. Here you can see the temple posed at a 45 degree angle, with the Bio-Link hinge design that temple can rotate 360 degrees without stressing the frame.


These models and many more are in stock at Spectacle on Yonge Street where you always have your pick of a variety of shapes and colours because Spectacle Loves You!

And for a closer look at the unique hinge design, check out our earlier blogs here and here!

Dan Levy Loves His Friends

Dan Levy is man of many talents, writer, VJ, host and all around heck of a guy.

Check out his latest Flare column on the value of friends (something the team at Spectacle can totally agree with) by clicking Here

Mr Levy is also a man of many glasses, most of which you can see on him during his various media appearance. One pair in particular is near and dear to us and that is the Cutler and Gross 0772 in GB. Its a Spectacle staff and client favorite that we helped Dan add to his repertoire a year or so ago.

This paring of face and frame was definitely a match made in heaven as they look super great on Dan with out taking him too far out of his already established style.

Thanks for the insightful words and good looks Dan, Spectacle Loves You
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