We just received a really cool package in our delivery today with sample of Essilor’s new Opti-Fog coating. This coating is designed to prevent your lenses from fogging up such as: moving from cold to hot environment, drinking hot beverages, eating hot food, boiling a pot of water, opening the dishwasher, sporting events when you […]
We know it sounds like an oxymoron, but not around here! We’ve just unpacked some sweet new-vintage frames, and have picked out our top three favourites to share with you. You can’t go wrong with Pierre Cardin, or anything made in France really – We have the ultra feminine two-tone ‘Brigitte’ style in cream/white & […]
If you look carefully, the floating eye chart being strung up in the window spells EYE EXAMS FOR ALL!!!! Opticianado Eyewear is now proudly offering you eye exams. So, weather you live close by, or are hoping to snag some sweet specs, you can kill two birds with one stone. Call us at 416.604.2020 to […]
We’ve just received a small stock of vintage Linda Farrow sunglasses Farrow is known for her collaborations with high-end designers such as Alexander Wang, Dries Van Noten, and Matthew Williamson, and most notably for designing frames worn by Lady Gaga. Come try out these reasonably priced sunnies reminiscent of old-school Vuarnet and Ray-Ban Styles while […]
Here at Opticianado, we’re picking our Oscar faves solely based on eyewear! Without further adieu, our picks are: Directing: Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen and Michel Hazanavicius all have outstanding eyewear, but our fave would have to be Oscar newcomer Michel Hazanavicius for his film The Artist. The rest of our picks in other categories are […]
Opticianado is pleased to announce that we are now open Mondays 11am-5pm, including Family Day today!We promise we’ve got the finest selection of fine and vintage eyewear to cure any Come on by and see us! -Vita Carlino Image source: The Snarky Writer
The winner of our Two of Hearts Anglo American Giveaway is local jewellery designer Penny Cook. Penny dropped by the store to claim her prize and found the hearts weren’t the best fit but we helped her find a great pair of vintage sunnies that suit her just fine! Thanks to everyone that entered the […]
Opticianado is pleased to be participating in the Junction BIA Beat the February Blues event. We will be beating the blues with, what else? New arrivals of Vintage eyewear in various colours… including lots of BLUE FRAMES And, as usual at Opticianado, we will be cozying up with some bluesy tunes, like this number from […]
Monthy Live Jazz at Opticianado 1pm-4pm 2919 Dundas St. W FREE This month featuring: Alex Samaras – Voice Bram Gielen – Double Bass www.alexsamaras.com Next month featuring: Makeshift Island Quartet Sunday March 18th, 2012 Tania Gill – piano Mike Smith- bass Dave Clark – drums Rebecca Hennessy- trumpet www.rebeccahennessy.com Check out our past Sunday Jazz […]
Okay, so if you’ve walked down the aisles of a Shoppers Drugmart recently – you would have realized the plethora of red and pink clash that is Valentine’s Day. Yes, it is upon us…couples and singles alike need to make plans to either show that they love the person they are with, or that they […]
