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Yep! That’s our Janice – working away on the new window display…

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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 […]


Going GAGA for vintage Linda Farrow

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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 […]


Optical Oscar Picks!

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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 Now Open MONDAYS

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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


Two of Hearts Contest Winner – Polished Penny

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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 […]


Beating the February Blues

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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 […]


Live Jazz at Opticianado

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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 […]


Happy Valentines Day

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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 […]


Check us out in The Darcy’s new music video!!! (As long as you don’t blink)

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We are so excited for one of our favorite Toronto bands, The Darcy’s. They have just released a new music video for their song, Josie – and are just about to set off on their US TOUR!!!! Even though you will likely notice a lot of Toronto spots in this video, among all the pretty […]


Two of Hearts Anglo American Giveaway!

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So, it’s superbowl Sunday, which got us thinking. Is Madonna really going to be able to pull off the big half-time performance? Miss Madge is getting up there afterall. Timeless as she might be, sometimes we long for the old, younger Madonna. She was so care-free and fun, daring us with music and fashion (including […]