Toronto's Hidden City: A Video

Interesting video that documents some of Toronto's most popular and less known areas in one.  The video is part of a project titled Mobility and Mixed Realities by Steve Daniels.  See if you can spot one of our shops!

New MOSCOT Coming Soon...

Spectacle is getting ready for some exciting new pieces from MOSCOT!  For information on new releases and other MOSCOT news, visit our Facebook and Twitter pages and keep checking the blog!

Happy Victoria Day!

In celebration of Victoria Day, Spectacle's locations will be closed today - Monday, May 20th.  Enjoy the great weather and the long weekend!

Brand New CAZAL Eyewear Just in Time for the Long Weekend!

Model 163/3

Spectacle received some new CAZAL eyeglasses and shades perfect for the May 2-4.  The shipment included brand new models as well as re-stock of their more popular styles.

Model 643

Model 650/301

Model 643

Model 9042

CAZALs always fly off the shelves so stop in before they're all gone!

Kim Kardashian Bikini

 

Kim Kardashian is getting her body ready for bikini season 2009. She recently told US Weekly Magazine how she whittled herself down from a size 6 to a size 2. She explained that she did an upbeat warm-up and upper-body cardio using five pound weights and a lower body workout with plenty of squats and lunges. Then she finished her routine with a series of abs work and stretching. She said,

“I love my curves and have to work out to maintain them. Actually, keeping my shape takes a lot more work than just doing nothing or being super-skinny. So this was about toning up, getting fit.”

Then over the past week she blogged that she is determined to meet her goal to have ripped six pack abs for the summer. She wrote,

 

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Pointillism Creates a Big Picture of Small Pieces

"We often plough so much energy into the big picture, we forget the pixels."

Johnny Depp

Pointillism art is the technique of using small dots of various colour or contrast and depth to create a larger image.  Here, Stockholm-based artist Philip Karlberg uses the format to create celebrity portraits who are known for their eyewear choices.

How the images are created

Jackie O

Steve McQueen

John Belushi

For more from Philip Karlberg check out his personal website.

Spectacle Presents: Our Favourite Things

The Spectacle staff want to share some of our favourite things with you.  Today's staff pick from Kelly is The Silver Linings Playbook.  The book is narrated through Pat Peoples, who moves back into his family home after spending time in a neurology hospital.  Pat thinks he has only been away for a few months, however upon realizing it has actually been years, he struggles to get his life memories together.

The film adaptation of the novel was nominated for 8 Academy Awards with Jennifer Lawrence winning for Best Actress.  Pick up a copy of The Silver Linings Playbook to read this week and look for more of our favourite things coming soon!