Moscot's Are Here!

Moscot is an NYC institution renowned worldwide for its iconic eyewear.

The Moscot roots were first planted in America in 1899 by great grandfather and family patriarch, Hyman Moscot. Hyman began selling ready-made eyeglasses from a pushcart on Orchard Street on Manhattan’s famed Lower East Side, and the rest, as they say, is ophthalmic history!

You can find the Moscot collection exclusively at our Yonge St location. We've been told by more than a few eyewear aficionados that Spectacle is the only place in the GTA you can find Moscot...happy hunting!

How To Pick the Perfect Frame

Some inspiring footage on how to pick the perfect frame for your facial features. Don't let the vintage footage foul you, the knowledge & logic is as true today as it was back in 1955.

The Oliver People New Releases are Here!

Just as we promised with our "heads-up post" a few days ago, we now have the new releases from Oliver Peoples in store at Spectacle on Queen Street West!

The Denison in the brand new colours!

 

 

 

 Some new colour options are in stock for the Denison and the Gregory Peck commemorative frame! Other popular models include the Deacon in a custom matte finish from Oliver Peoples.

The Gregory Peck.

Following in the spirit of the vintage styles is the Anderson shown here with a unique mismatch colour design, the temples complement the dark and or crystal front.

And be sure to check out the newest addition to the Oliver Peoples Sunglass collection that includes the Daddy B Square (DBS) Sunglass with Polarized lenses! A more sharp, angular version of the originally round Daddy B, the DBS has been released in Espresso and split-tone to add variety.

More are on the way soon so pop in this weekend to try on the newest releases as only made available to you by Spectacle, now in stock at 752 Queen Street West!

Art Department - Now Magazine

Friends of Spectacle, Jonny White and Kenny Glasgow, AKA Art Department are featured on the current cover of Now Magazine.

Kenny is wearing a vintage Linda Farrow, supplied by yours truly.

   

You can catch them this Saturday @ Footwork Bar.

  

If you can't wait til Saturday, you can check out Art Department on the BBC Radio 1 Essential mix

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Piet Mondrian and Neo-plasticism Inspire RayBan's New Color-Block Wayfarer

Take an iconic style and mix in some artistic Dutch flare and you get the Piet Mondiran inspired RayBan Wayfarer.

 

Mondrian evolved his form of art to consist of white background, upon which was painted a grid of vertical and horizontal black lines and the three primary colors.

RayBan has followed suit and incorporated Mondrian's use of colour and shapes in their exclusive Color-Block Wayfarer. With hues of blue, red, yellow & orange, the patterns look absolutely stunning in the sunlight.

 

If you're interested in seeing the RayBan Color-Block Wayfarer's in person, they're available exclusively at our Distillery District location, located inside Building 53.

Coming Soon, the Oliver Peoples 2012 Spring Collection!

It's just about that time of the year when we start itching to see the unpcoming spring releases from Oliver Peoples.  This year, we're lucky enough to get a peak at the the new Oliver Peoples Resort 2012 Spring Collection before anyone else and naturally we thought we'd share them with you, our lovely Spectale Clients even before they arrive!

The Gregory Peck in new colours.

The Denison now available in a new 49 eyesize.

Among the new additions are more colours options for popular models like the Denison including a new size option, and more colours for the commerotive Gregory Peck, modelled after the frames worn in the film To Kill A Mockingbird. 

The Daddy B Square is the Follow up to the popular Daddy B round style.

 

Some new releases include the Square variant of the popular Daddy B sunglass, as well as the soon to be release Braverman, and Mande (pictured below in Matte Black) models among so many other amazing new styles!

The Braverman.

The 2012 collection will be arriving over the next several days - be sure to check our Blog, Facebook and Twitter pages because as new pieces arrive for Spring, you're definitely going to hear about it first because Spectacle Loves You!






Happiness is a Hot Gun

It's hard to miss, especially when "it" happens to be a gold-plated Kalashnikov AK47. We get quite a few second takes from visitors to our West Queen West shop after they notice the Philippe Starck gun lamp, but you need to look beyond the gun to understand why Starck designed such an item.

"The gold of the weapons represents the collision between money and war. The Table Gun symbolizes the East, the Bed Side Gun symbolizes Europe & the Lounge Gun stands for the West. The black shade with its crosses on the inside are to remind us of the lives lost" says Starck.

All the proceeds from the purchase of these lamps go directly to Doctors Without Borders to assist the organization which is "committed to bringing quality medical care to people caught in crisis, regardless of race, religion or political affiliation."