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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
We wanted to congratulate our neighbors Ashley Rumsey and Stanley Sun of Mason Interior Design. The duo graces the cover of NOW Magazine’s Design Issue. With their studio just down the street from us, it is so wonderful and exciting to have such talented-design minds in the junction. With an extreme passion and extraordinary perspective […]
In Love With The Junction Opticianado’s Girl-Friday, Expresses Adoration for Newly Discovered Territory Its been over five years since I moved to this city, and it was only a few months ago that I first truly set foot in The Junction. I guess living in Queen West, I always imagined it to be ‘out of […]
Hey everyone! Our doors will remain open from 7pm to 11pm this Friday October 21, 2011 for “Show Off @ The Junction” by Mason. Drop by to see the exciting new window display, enjoy live music by Nichol Robertson & his Honkey Tonk Boogaloo Boys, and try on some spiffy vintage glasses. “Toronto-based design firm […]
