Around the Shop
Milli got some new shades…
Frame Story…
As we all know vintage eye wear is pretty big right now. Chances are if you have looked at very many vintage frames, you have probably seen little shield pins in the shape of a V. That V stands for Victory Optical. Founded in the 40’s Victory Optical was one of the largest optical manufacturers in the US.
Fast forward to present day…Bill Marfuggi, the Grandson of Vincent Salierno– Founder of Victory Optical, has resurrected the company. The great part about this? You can now get authentic vintage frames, made from the original blueprints of the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s, but made of fresh new (not 50 year old) materials.
Ranging from really great classic horn rims to cat eyes, that are REALLY cat eyes, to some outstanding sunglasses, there is quite a bit of range in the line. Below our frame guru Bill is wearing his new Victory frames, and looking pretty darn good!
Hot for Teacher….
Eyes on Fremont is hot for this UW Teachers Aid…Jessica found a really cool new cat eye that we just got in. A nice mix of classic, but still updated. We got it in a couple other colors too!
Eighties
So we all know the 80’s have come around. What’s great is when things come around in a tasteful way, we think that these really hit it.
New Colorful Metals….
Meet the Designer…
This is Dom and his lovely wife Jenny. They are the dynamic duo behind V. Design. Jenny handles the business end of things while Dom is the designer…and what a designer he is. Every year in Paris when we see the line it never lets us down. Very bold form and shapes, on both temples and fronts, are a consistent theme year to year. Couple that with a very French selection of colorways, and you get something you don’t see every day. Take a peek at some of the frames we just received below:
As you can see these may not be the frames for everyone, they are bold and they are colorful. But if you are looking for something a little more special than most other things, these frames may be in your future.
