Eyes on Fremont Collection’s frame of the week: Meet the “Sunday Market” in Dove/Teal

by | 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.

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.

photo borrowed from www.fremontmarket.com

 



Thanks, Kevin, for allowing us to revisit the nostalgic ’80’s for a sweet minute… 🙂

Eyes on Fremont Collection’s Frame of the Week: Meet “The Troll in Blackish”

by | 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.
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:

A 360 degree view of the Fremont’s Troll:
http://www.360cities.net/image/fremont-troll-usa#348.60,0.00,80.0

Fresh in the shop: Pedal to the Metal- get moving with more color!

by | Feb 28, 2014 | best place to buy glasses in Seattle, colorful metal frames, cool eyewear seattle, Dutz Eyewear, eyes on fremont, eyewear fashion, eyewear trends 2014, Fight Evil, great glasses

Here’s some new frame stock to pop off your Spring season! The recurring theme we are going to see in the upcoming months is brightly accented colorways:
fresh & versatile colorways in a refined masculine shape
dual tone rimmed metals 

Semi-rim metals in contrasting primary or metallic colors make an impression while offering a more subtle presence than the full rim styles