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Best Places to Buy Independent Eyeglasses in Chicago 2025
Chicago’s thriving culture and diverse neighborhoods make it an ideal city for discovering unique, independent eyeglass boutiques. These stores focus on craftsmanship, individuality, and exceptional customer service, ensuring an experience tailored to your style and...
Tuatara by T HENRI: Four New Colorways
T HENRI has unveiled four new colorways for its Tuatara sunglasses. Drawing inspiration from the SSC Tuatara hypercar, these sunglasses capture the essence of speed, precision, and exclusivity in wearable form, with production limited to less than a couple hundred...
Best Places to Buy Independent Eyeglasses in Washington DC 2025
Washington, DC, is a city where sophistication meets individuality, making it a great destination for finding unique, independent eyewear. From the historic streets of Georgetown to the bustling corridors of downtown, D.C. offers a variety of boutique optical shops...
Status 06: New Limited Edition Eyewear from Movitra
Movitra, known for their unique designs and Italian craftsmanship, has unveiled their latest creation: the Status 06. This limited-edition frame is available in both sunglasses and optical glasses, each offered in three distinct colorways, with only 555 pieces...
Best Places to Buy Independent Glasses in Philadelphia 2025
Philadelphia is a city where history meets modern innovation, and this blend extends to its independent eyewear scene. From the vibrant streets of Center City to the charming neighborhoods of Old City and beyond, Philadelphia offers a range of optical boutiques...
New Acetate Sunglasses by T HENRI: The Valour
T HENRI’s latest release, the Valour sunglasses, are inspired by the Aston Martin Valour. This limited-edition car was designed to celebrate Aston Martin's 110th anniversary and is a tribute to the brand’s legacy, merging classic design elements with modern...
Celebrate The Holidays With Woodys Limited-Edition XMAS III Sunglasses
This holiday season, Woodys Eyewear introduces the XMAS III collection, featuring the exclusive Wish sunglasses model. These sunglasses blend elegance with festive charm, making them a standout accessory for the season. Design Features of the Wish Sunglasses...
Jacques Marie Mage’s New 2001: A Space Odyssey Collection
Jacques Marie Mage (JMM) has unveiled its latest limited-edition sunglasses collection, inspired by Stanley Kubrick's cinematic masterpiece, 2001: A Space Odyssey. The release includes two distinct frames, each meticulously crafted to pay homage to the film's...
T HENRI’s Birdcage Sunglasses: New Colorways Released
T HENRI has introduced four new colorways for the Birdcage frame, one of the brand’s best-selling styles. Inspired by the Maserati Tipo 61, famously known as the "Birdcage," these sunglasses celebrate the intersection of luxury eyewear and legendary automotive design....
Eyewear
The Jacques Marie Mage SERGEANT Collection
Jacques Marie Mage introduces the SERGEANT collection, a unique reinterpretation of five signature frame shapes adorned with military camouflage patterns. Each frame is limited to just 50 pieces. This limited release offers eyewear enthusiasts and collectors a rare...
Introducing T HENRI’s New GTB Sunglasses
T HENRI, known for its ultra-luxury, micro-production eyewear, has unveiled the GTB, an exclusive frame inspired by the iconic Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano. This frame embodies a fusion of high-performance automotive design and meticulous craftsmanship, offering a unique...
Best Places to Buy Independent Eyeglasses in The Atlanta Metro 2025
Atlanta’s culture and creativity make it an excellent city to explore independent eyeglass boutiques. These stores offer carefully selected frames that showcase quality craftsmanship and unique designs. Each boutique focuses on personalized service, ensuring customers...
Lenses
How Do UV Rays Affect Your Eyes?
What Are UV Rays? Ultraviolet (UV) rays are a type of electromagnetic radiation that comes from the sun. There are three main types of UV rays: UVA, UVB, and UVC. While UVC rays are blocked by the Earth's atmosphere and don’t reach us, both UVA and UVB rays...
When Should I Update My Prescription
Keeping your vision sharp is important, but regular eye exams do more than just ensure you can see clearly. An eye exam can also serve as a window into your overall health. Eye doctors can detect various health conditions that may not show other obvious symptoms,...
How Can a First-Time Wearer Adapt to Progressive Lenses?
Progressive lenses are an alternative to bifocal and trifocal lenses. They offer a seamless transition between different vision zones, leaving no visible lines on the lenses. Progressive lenses have three vision zones: Near, intermediate and far. Learn more about how...