Coming Soon, the Oliver Peoples 2012 Spring Collection!

It's just about that time of the year when we start itching to see the unpcoming spring releases from Oliver Peoples.  This year, we're lucky enough to get a peak at the the new Oliver Peoples Resort 2012 Spring Collection before anyone else and naturally we thought we'd share them with you, our lovely Spectale Clients even before they arrive!

The Gregory Peck in new colours.

The Denison now available in a new 49 eyesize.

Among the new additions are more colours options for popular models like the Denison including a new size option, and more colours for the commerotive Gregory Peck, modelled after the frames worn in the film To Kill A Mockingbird. 

The Daddy B Square is the Follow up to the popular Daddy B round style.

 

Some new releases include the Square variant of the popular Daddy B sunglass, as well as the soon to be release Braverman, and Mande (pictured below in Matte Black) models among so many other amazing new styles!

The Braverman.

The 2012 collection will be arriving over the next several days - be sure to check our Blog, Facebook and Twitter pages because as new pieces arrive for Spring, you're definitely going to hear about it first because Spectacle Loves You!






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Happiness is a Hot Gun

It's hard to miss, especially when "it" happens to be a gold-plated Kalashnikov AK47. We get quite a few second takes from visitors to our West Queen West shop after they notice the Philippe Starck gun lamp, but you need to look beyond the gun to understand why Starck designed such an item.

"The gold of the weapons represents the collision between money and war. The Table Gun symbolizes the East, the Bed Side Gun symbolizes Europe & the Lounge Gun stands for the West. The black shade with its crosses on the inside are to remind us of the lives lost" says Starck.

All the proceeds from the purchase of these lamps go directly to Doctors Without Borders to assist the organization which is "committed to bringing quality medical care to people caught in crisis, regardless of race, religion or political affiliation."

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Last Stop Before the Tour

Long time friends of Spectacle, Azari & III stopped by this week to stock up on sunwear before they kick-off their tour in Australia Saturday.

Dinamo Azari in the Mosley Tribes Lyndell.

Alexander III in the Kero by Barton Perreira.

Fritz in the Giaguaro by Super.

For the folks "down under," here's a sample of what's coming your way...

 

Safe trip gents, watch out for the crocs & Fritz try not to lose those Giaguaros!

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Happy Birthday Frank Gehry

Happy birthday to a Canadian icon and one of our favourite architects, Frank Gehry.

His buildings, including his private residence, have become tourist attractions. His works are cited as being among the most important works of contemporary architecture in the 2010 World Architecture Survey, which led Vanity Fair to label him as "the most important architect of our age".

Here's a small sample of Frank Gehry's work.

Once again, Happy Birthday Frank...Spectacle loves ya!


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Oscars, Celebrities & Dictators...Oh My!

 
The stars were out in full style of course for the 84th Academy Awards last night and along with flowing gowns, champagne and sharp tuxedos we picked a few of our fav stars rockin their specs on the red carpet.

The Artist star and her beau director,
Bérénice Bejo and Michel Hazanavicius.





Gary Oldman



Legacy Collection by Claire Goldsmith, The Healy.

The Watson in Burnt Orange.

In Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Gary Oldman shows of the styles made popular by UK design houses like Claire Goldsmith with colours like English Summer and the Watson in Burnt Orange.


Nick Nolte



Oliver Peoples Basel in Black with Polarized lenses. 

The classic retro styles similar to the Oliver Peoples Basel were a common site as the sun went down outside the Kodak Theater.




Zachary Quinto




"General Aladeen" aka Sacha Baron Cohen.

 If there's a style that caught your eye on the red carpet then stop by let us help you bring out your inner celebrity. With three locations to serve you, It's what we do!Tweet

Spectacle Giveaway to our Facebook Friends

Here's your chance to win one of two Spectacle prize packs.

We've outfitted the popular Mosley Tribes Snowbeach sunglass with our own custom-tinted lenses and threw in a Mosley Tribes beach towel and Spectacle gift card.

 All you have to do is log into Facebook and "Like" our page. That's it! The winners will be selected in May (just in time for summer) from our list of fans/friends on FB.

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Paradise Island: An Exclusive Photoshoot By Jennifer Toole for Complex Mag

Gotta love our girl Jennifer Toole for supplying us with pics from her recent photo-shoot for Complex Mag.

Shot at Atlantis in the Bahamas with model Kali'i Dixon and some of our own sunglasses, including the Linda Farrow Luxe 63 & Tom Ford Nikita....it's a tough life Jennifer, keep up the good work!

All of the sunglasses from the shoot are available at Spectacle because we love you!

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Usher in Theo Oak

Who do we have here looking very cool with theo by Tim Van Steenbergen's model OAK? Usher in da house!

Usher is seen wearing the black finish Oak; above is the same piece in but in blue. Sure to be a modern classic!

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Spending the Day With Family & Friends ...

Spectacle locations will be closed on Monday February 20th for a well deserved day-off and to celebrate Family Day with our friends & loved ones.

Whether you're spending time at home or out for a drive in dads convertible, we wish everyone a relaxing & enjoyable Family Day...see you on Tuesday!

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New Arrivals From Garrett Leight!

Garrett Leight California Optical has become a new fav for those seeking a truly sophisticated vintage look.  Garrett Leight, as the son of Oliver People's Founder Larry Leight continues to roll out styles in unique patterns that look and feel straight out of another century.



The Hampton in colour 212



The Harding is available as both a clear Rx and Sun version.



The Harding in Honey Brown Tortoise with Green Tint.

Many of the handmade acetate frames are characterized by thin, delicate lines, some featuring matte finishes. The thin eye rims and temples lend an air of refinement to models like the Hampton pictured above.

Tanja has her Masters in pulling-them-off-ology.

New additions to Spectacle's collection include the Superba sunglass and a polarized tinted variant of the Kinney Rx frame, exquisitly modelled for you by our own Stylist, Tanja.

The brand new Superba in brown Polarized Lenses.

Rock them in matte black as well!

Also in stock, look for Garrett Leight's lovely cat-eye, the Lucille Sunglass with gradiant tints.

The Lucille in Honey Brown Tortoise.



And classic black, of course!


All these and more are now in stock at Spectacle's Queen Street West Boutique, waiting to join your eyewear family this weekend.  Pop in this Saturday and Sunday (we'll be closed for Family Day but back on Tuesday!)

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Solange Knowles in Oliver Goldsmith Hex

Beyonce's little sister, Solange is on the current cover of Rollercoaster magazine.

The model, DJ & singer can be seen wearing the Hex sunglass, by none other than Oliver Goldsmith.

You can read the full interview in Rollacoaster, out during next week’s London Fashion Week.
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Happy Birthday Henry Rollins

Happy Birthday to one of our favourite rockers, poet, political activist, singer-songwriter, spoken word artist, comedian, publisher, actor, and radio DJ.

A quick snippet from the CBC's Strombo show featuring Henry on his last tour through Toronto.

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It's The Kid Famous live from Spectacle for Pizza Pizza TV!

Our boy Famous stopped by with Pizza Pizza TV's Real Sammy T to shoot an episode of That's Awesome! Check out the segment below featuring The Kid Famous video for Typical Girl:

The boys were done up in fine Spectacle fashion, modeling a couple sunnies by Oliver Peoples.

The Kid Famous flashin us the J Gold sunglasses in the Red Garnet colour, while Real Sammy T pulls of the Daddy B in one of it's newest colours, Matte Shadow Grey.



The J Gold in Red Garnet.

 

The Daddy B in Matte Shadow Grey.

A peek behind the scenes of episode 13 of That's Awesome! now playing on PPTV in Pizza Pizza restaurants across the province.

Thanks for stopping by guys and letting Spectacle give you a little extra style, just what we do best because Spectacle Loves You!

And for more on Spectacle's collaborations with The Kid Famous, check out the video for This Chick is Crazy.
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