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Toronto Design Offsite Festival 2015

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It’s that time of year again! The Toronto Offsite Design Festival has begun and the AfterModern.Lab has set up an installation in our window, a collection of textiles, ceramics and crystal sculptures called “Calgary Outside the Box” featuring artists Katrina Chaytor, Mackenzie Kelly-Frère, Natalie Gerber, and Natali Rodrigues. To know more about the installation and the respective […]


Facebook Contest!

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Like us on Facebook for a chance to win a 100$ Opticianado gift certificate!   https://www.facebook.com/opticianado   We reached over 500 likes and our lucky 500th follower was Amanda Marjorie Madeleine! Congrats Amanda!


Holiday Hours

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Big & Bold

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  Make a bold statement with larger, thicker frames. From the late 1950’s to the late 1980’s, we’ve got statement glasses for all.


Lookin’ Cool for Back To School!

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Send your kids back to school with perfect vision. Children under the age of 20 are covered under OHIP and we are happy to arrange an eye-exam Friday afternoons (starting at 2pm) or Saturday (starting at 11am.) Amongst our wide variety of vintage and new release styles,we carry many frames for children and teens of […]


Spinning the Oldies

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Did you know that at Opticianado, we spin records? We have a great appreciation for the oldies. From vintage frames to vintage audio systems! Our six disc record changer lets us spin records all day long without having a moment of silence. Most of our records come from owner, Jordan Paul’s personal collection, as well […]


Large Bridge Frames

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Here at Opticianado we take great pleasure in fitting frames for faces of all shapes. We recently acquired some deadstock acetate frames that have larger bridges – a design feature that has been less considered in recent years. If you’re having a hard time finding larger frames or larger bridge-sized frames come on in and […]


Clip Ons: Transform glasses into sunglasses!

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Squint no more! Transform your glasses into sunglasses with clip ons! Along with our vintage eyewear collection, we also carry a large assortment of deadstock vintage clip ons. Come by the shop and we can help you find the perfect clip on for your frame. If our existing clip ons don’t fit your glasses perfectly, we can custom […]


New Lindbergs in stock!

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We’ve just added an assortment of Lindberg frames to our collection. Lindberg, a Danish eyewear manufacturer and designer specializing in super light weight, screw-less, strip titanium frames. Their Acetanium and N.O.W. collection combines plastic fronts with strip titanium temples to create minimalistic but durable eyewear. Check out most of their collection in the shop!


New Stock: Yellows Plus

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Here are some new additions to our Yellows Plus collection. Hand-made in Japan, Yellows Plus combine gorgeous plastics with metal temples.