Here are another four selections from our current stock of Lunettes Kollektion frames. Each is available in multiple colors, so if you’re not seeing the color you’re looking for, let us know. We’re always happy to special order eyeglasses, even if you just want to try them on. Many online eyewear retailers utilize “virtual try-on” applications, to disappointing effect; we believe strongly in always trying out the real thing.
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We’d like to introduce you to the newest member of our brand family: Lunettes Kollektion. The private label of a small family of eyewear shops in Berlin, the brand is both vintage-inspired and contemporary. The majority of the frames feature riveted hinges, an older style of temple attachment that results in a significantly stronger joint; the rivets may be clearly seen passing through the acetate. While many vintage frames were smaller in size as a way of reducing weight (mineral glass lenses were far heavier and thicker than the high-index resins we use today), the Lunettes Kollektion frames feature retro shapes in larger, more stylish eyesizes. Pictured here are four of the shapes we currently stock, but we have many more at our shop in Wicker Park. We’ll post more of those later in the week.
We’re huge proponents of polarized sun lenses here at the shop; they’re far more efficient at reducing glare than traditional tinted lenses, resulting in clearer, safer vision. Xperio just sent us a sample book this week, and we’re excited to share their expansive selection of polarized lenses with you. Just keep in mind that the lighter the polarized filter, the less of an effect it will have on incoming light. Drop by the shop and we’ll be happy to give you a demonstration!
This is just a reminder from your friendly Wicker Park/Ukrainian Village neighborhood optician: You have until the end of the day on Saturday to use your FSA/HSA/Flexible Spending funds before they expire. We’ll be open from 1 to 8 everyday until then, so drop by and make the most of your benefits before they vanish. Remember that non-prescription sunglasses are fair game!
In other news, we’ll be taking a few days off next week to enjoy some post-holiday family time. We’ll be closed on January 1st, open on the 2nd, and closed again from the 3rd to the 6th. See you soon!
While the majority of Wicker Park and the Ukrainian Village heads home for the holidays this weekend, we’ll be holding down the fort in Chicago. We’ll still be working hard, prepping for the last week of “Flex Spending Season,” as December is known in the optical industry…but that doesn’t mean we can’t have a little fun too. Coyote happens to be turning 31 at the end of this week, so we’re having a celebration at the shop this Friday! Free adult beverages and awesome snacks from Pastoral will be on hand, and all in-stock frames will be discounted by 31%. And for those of you who can’t make it, we’ll be offering the same discount on all ophthalmic frames and sunglasses in the Online Shop as well, on Friday and Saturday only. Just enter the coupon code “ELDERLY” at checkout, and you’ll get the discount. Happy Holidays, and we hope to see you Friday!
(P.S. The shop will be closed on the 24th and 25th)
