by Nate | Mar 14, 2014 | best place to buy glasses in Seattle, Colorful metal glasses, eyes on fremont, Eyes on Fremont Collection, fashion eyewear seattle, feminine eyewear shapes, Fight Evil, Fremont Sunday Market, great glasses
Who doesn’t love a neighborhood street fair? This week’s featured EOF Collection style is all about Fremont’s own:
SUNDAY MARKET in Dove/Teal
Named after one of the oldest street markets in Seattle, this contemporary cat-eye silhouette delivers crisp contrast with its defined brow line. The Dove/Teal color is a less conventional springtime mix that still offers a down-to-earth feel.
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Rain or shine, Fremont’s Street Market occupies the corner of Evanston ave N on 34th street every Sunday.
Photo courtesy of Flickr:The fremont sunday market pool |
The Fremont Sunday Market is a year-round indoor/outdoor street market that graces the heart of Fremont (a.k.a “the center of the universe”) every weekend. It has been a go-to for eclectic art & handicrafts, cool second hand goods, local bites, flowers, & produce since 1990. A broad mix of entertainment can also be expected, as Fremont draws upon Seattle’s creative and eccentric crowd.
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| photo borrowed from www.fremontmarket.com |
by Nate | Mar 5, 2014 | best -place to buy glasses, cool eyewear seattle, coolest places to see in Seattle, eyes on fremont, Eyes on Fremont Collection, Fight Evil, Fremont Troll, great glasses
This week we present one of our fave tributes to a very special Fremont Landmark:
THE TROLL IN BLACKISH
We wanted this model to be the quintessential masculine frame, the ideal boxy square-rim in a color more reminiscent of “typical Seattle day” than the classic black you would expect. It’s the everyday, any-way-you-want-to-wear-it frame style that looks great on dudes or gals, in a clear set or as sunglasses (maybe you recall Ross, wearing “The Troll” in a tinted sunglass a few weeks back). Very much like the Fremont Troll’s presence in Fremont, this popular frame model has some real staying power.
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The Fremont Troll & his precious VW Bug
Photo borrowed from it’s Wikipedia page |
The Fremont Troll is our neighborhood’s pride & joy– it is one of the most visited attractions of Seattle. It was erected in 1990 by a group of 4 Seattle artists who submitted the concept to a contest held by the Fremont Arts Council in order to help re-vamp the area around the Aurora Bridge, which is built upon part the lower Fremont area.
For a notable account of the Fremont Troll, visit The Fremont blog:
by Nate | Feb 24, 2014 | best place to buy glasses in Seattle, cool frames seattle, eyes on fremont, Eyes on Fremont Collection, Fight Evil, great glasses
The Lenin in Terra Cotta/Charcoal
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| The coppery warm terra cotta is a sharp contrast to the cooler deep grey tones of the charcoal, creating a fresh balance of neutrals. |
The name of this model observes the ever polarizing art installment which occupies the corner of a major intersection in Fremont…
The Lenin statue is an infamous fixture, for better or for worse. It still generates heated debates to this day & draws attention to our eccentric neighborhood.
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| photo courtesy of Flickr |
A blogpost on ARF- Artist’s Republic of Fremont adequately summed up the presence of the Lenin statue in quirky Fremont:
“One thing that is not lost on people is the fact that Lenin represents a tragically flawed system which persecuted and killed millions of people. There are many people more worthy of being cast in bronze, but Lenin ended up in Fremont. He is a profound reminder that art can outlive politics. If art is supposed to bring out emotion, this piece is successful in accomplishing just that. To that extent, a vistor coming across Lenin may find the statue is decorated. Sometimes lights grace the statue, sometimes it’s a red clown nose. It’s just the way things happen in Fremont, the Center of the Universe.”
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| image from www.strangehistory.net
Lenin gets “decorated” for many of the city’s festivities, such as Gay Pride weekend.
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