Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Alain Mikli ... in 3D!

Alain Mikli & LG prove not all 3D glasses have to be uncomfortable and unsightly.



LG today announced it will introduce 3D glasses designed in conjunction with Alain Mikli, the Godfather of modern eyewear design. By combining LG's expertise in 3D TVs with Alain Mikli’s know-how in eyewear design, LG is delivering the best quality in every aspect of 3D technology.

With over 30 years of history and tradition, French designer Alain Mikli has gained an international reputation by providing unbeatably comfortable and stylish glasses. The company operates a collection of flagship boutiques around the world in cities such as New York, Paris and Milan, attracting fashion-conscious consumers.

Numerous studies have shown that of all the challenges facing 3D technology acceptance, the glasses always rank near the top,” said Havis Kwon, President of LG Electronics Home Entertainment Company. “The fact is, 3D viewing glasses don’t have to be ugly and uncomfortable. We’ve just proven that with Monsieur Mikli’s help in creating what are probably the best, most stylish 3D glasses in the world,”

The new glasses raise the bar for 3D eyewear in terms of design, fit, and user comfort. Unlike the current 3D glasses made of plastic, LG and Mikli opted to make their 3D glasses from select metals, while also sticking to the French designer’s signature streamlined design.

Friday, December 24, 2010

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Spectacle



From our family to yours, wishing you a totally awesome holiday season.

See you on boxing day.......................

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

The Toronto Maple Leafs Love Trinity Bellwoods Park

The Maple Leafs got into the holiday spirit recently by having a practice at Trinity Bellwoods Park, right down the street from our 752 Queen St West flagship store



We can neither confirm nor deny that those blurred out figures in the back are Spectacle employees playing hooky.



We can confirm that coach Ron Wilson was looking pretty cool in his aviators. They appear very similar in style to a shop fav around here, the Dita Sparrow



Also confirmed is that these kids are having a very merry christmas


Thanks for coming out guys, Spectacle Loves You

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Spectacle's Love Affair w Curtis Santiago Continues


Earlier in the month we let you know about Curtis Santiago and his fabulous art.

Well, here at Spectacle we like to put our money where our blog is, or something like that, so we arranged a special viewing of Curtis's art at our 752 Queen St W flagship store.

If you are in the area and want to take a look at something truly cool and unique then by all means come on in (and don't forget to look at the art while your here, hahaha)

Here are a couple of shots of the man himself dropping of his "little babies" to the shop.



Curtis' art will only be here for a limited time before it heads of to another gallery before going to New York and L.A. so don't miss out

Sunday, December 19, 2010

Spectacle Loves Cupcakes ...

but we love our Emma more!

Big thanks to our new neighbors at Dlish Cupcakes for these ever so tasty treats.

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Gotstyle Loves Spectacle

The wonderful people from Gotstyle Menswear asked us to help out with their Holiday Gift Guide this year and we were more then happy to oblige them. Take a gander at our selections................


0914 by Curtler & Gross

Indoor or Fashion tints are huge at the moment. Every day another actor gets photographed looking like they stepped out of GQ circa 1973 with a kick ass light blue or rose tint on their lenses. We are starting to see more and more of our clients do the same as well. The lenses on this frame are light enough to be worn inside and out while still maintaining 100% UV A and UV B protection.


Paul Smith’s Berling

The faded brown coloring on this is vintage inspired yet very current. The frame shape is modern yet incorporates the key hole bridge that has been around forever. In short this shade is a mix of old and new making it a great wear for cross generations of people.


BS02 by Beausoleil

These frames are made up of 20% actual real wood. This season we are starting to see different materials being used in the production of eyewear weather it be woods, leathers or precious metals. The beauty in this particular collection is that they are made in the same way as the rest of the Beausoleil collection, which employs an ancient French watch making technique to manufacture frames.

The rest of the gift guide is currently up on Gotstyle's stylish blog. Check it out, tell em Spectacle sent you.

Geek EP Release Pics

Check out Geek and some of the Spectacle crew as we celebrated the night away at Nyood last week in honor of his EP release, in stores now.......




The evenings sponsors representing in true style







Geek stays fresh to death by exclusively wearing Retro Super Future frames from Spectacle and we thank him for it.

Thanks Geek.