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!

Jenny Loves Lindberg!

For Jenny's favourite eyeglasses of 2012, she chose Lindberg.  Lindberg creates eyeglasses in a range of shapes and colours so there is something to suit every face!

Jenny explains why she likes Lindberg by saying, "I chose the Lindberg strip titanium 9540 for its light weight and durability.  Lindberg is highly customizable and so light that it feels like you have nothing on".

Lindberg eyewear is available at all of our Spectacle boutiques.  If you love fashionable, lightweight eyeglasses, then Lindberg is perfect for you!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year from all of us at Spectacle!  We will be closed today, January 1st, but are opening up again January 2nd.

Thank you to everyone who made 2012 such a great success for us and we look forward to seeing you all in 2013!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas from all of us at Spectacle!  We hope you enjoy the day with family and friends.  See you tomorrow for Boxing Day!

Spectacle Fireplace from Kristina Sterne on Vimeo.

Happy Holidays from Spectacle!

Happy Holidays from our Spectacle family to yours!  We will be closed for Christmas Day tomorrow but will re-open for Boxing Day.

Freda Loves Taru & Koli

One of Spectacle's most creative staff members, Freda, chose Taru & Koli as her favourite eyeglasses of 2012!  Freda is a fashionable product designer who knows her eyewear.

Taru & Koli is a brand new line housed only in the finest eyewear boutiques in the world.  Spectacle is currently the only Canadian retailer and it's quickly becoming one of our most popular, sought-after collections.  The eyeglasses and sunglasses come in a range of colours, patterns, lens shades, and styles so there is truly something for everyone in the line.

The St. Germain model

Spectacle is thrilled to carry this amazing eyewear collection.  Taru & Koli is currently in all Spectacle locations, so come by and see it for yourself!

Also, check out Freda's personal blog for cool ideas on gifts, art, design, and more.  You can see it all at Audrey Electro!

Mark McNairy x Garrett Leight Eyewear Has Launched at Spectacle!

One of our favourite designers at Spectacle, Garrett Leight, has partnered with American designer Mark McNairy to create a new line of cool, fashion-forward eyewear.  Mark is the former creative director of the Ivy League inspired clothing company, J. Press.  He also continues his own high-end clothing collection known as New Amsterdam.

The style known simply as No. 1

The new collaboration brings together vintage American heritage whilst drawing inspiration from classic American characters throughout time.  As Mark himself puts it, "we drew inspiration from... people who just don't give a damn what anyone thinks, like Mickey Rourke, Michael Caine, Peter Falk, and Groucho Marx".

The No. 3

The No. 3

The eyeglasses collection is a brand new collaboration that launched in September 2012 with the first preview at Mark's Spring / Summer 2013 Fashion Show during New York Fashion Week.  We are very excited about the new collection and we think you will be too!  The line is currently housed at our Queen St. West boutique.