


Who What Wear Personal Shopper
A huge thank you to Who What Wear for featuring two of our favorites, The Marlo and Nicole by Benjamin, in their curated selection of sunglasses for spring!


Ellery et Graz Fall 2012 Eyewear Collection
Designer Kym Ellery has released her 2nd collection with eyewear label Graz, Ellery et Graz. Four styles in different colors make up this breathtaking collection of bold yet classic eyewear. We’re really digging the cat eyes and their chunky frames. Images via: grazmulcahy.com

For Mom
Mother’s Day is this Sunday, and if you’ve waited until the last minute to find something for the most important woman in your life, you can stop searching. Summer is quickly approaching and a pair of shades is a must-have on everyone’s list. Tell Mom you love her with a new pair of sunnies to [...]

The American Made Aviator – Randolph Engineering
Some things never go out of style. American made and fine tuned for the American military, its the Classic Randolph Engineering Aviator. Dont confuse them with American Optical, which isn’t made quite as close to home. 7 styles and 17 tints (way more than you need, unless hunting or flying jets) Randolph Engineering (RE for short) [...]

Pierre Cardin is back with a new line of Sunglasses
Above the new limited edition release from Pierre Cardin. The Italian-born French fashion designer, known for his avant-garde style and his Space Age designs. He favored geometric shapes and motifs which are prevalent design motifs in his eyewear where he let his creative aesthetic take flight. Pierre Cardin is launching a limited-edition line of futuristic sunglasses made [...]

Coachella preview: Benjamin Eyewear and Wildfox Sunglasses
Coachella, one part fashion week? one part festival? The Purple Nicole by Benjamin Eyewear, maybe the Milton in the round. And have look around this weekend for Wildfox’s preview of their amazing new eyewear. All Benjamin at his best.

Keira in Lanvin for Interview Magazine
Keira Knightley stars for the cover of the April issue of Interview magazine lensed by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott. The Lanvin 80′s style shields complete the transformation. ”THE THING ABOUT GREAT FICTIONAL CHARACTERS FROM LITERATURE IS THAT THEY COMPLETELY SPEAK TO WHAT MAKES PEOPLE HUMAN.” —KEIRA KNIGHTLEY Photography Marcus Piggott, Mert Alas Stylist Karl [...]

The Original Classic – Tart Arnel
James Dean rocking the original classic, Tart Arnels. Founded in New York City in the mid 1940’s, Tart Optical Enterprises Inc. (OTE) was a small but legendary maker of eye frames. The acetate frames became more popular, due in part to World War II creating a scarcity of other more traditional eyewear materials. Tart Arnel uses [...]

Super Sunglasses 2012
Some great new offerings from SUPER and a few reworked colors. This Italian made collection just keeps getting better, as if it wasn’t already. The new Offshore collection is a natural evolution of the preceding Panama collection, a consolidation of experimentation and research culminating in further exploration in design and materials, all the while raising [...]

Acne Sunglasses 2012
Some very cool frames from Swedish Fashion House, Acne Studios. A minimalist, matte acetate frame with Unisex appeal.

ONE-STOP SHOP FOR VALENTINE’S DAY
Gentleman, Valentine’s Day is here. You are busy. The Lakers game really ate into your Sunday. We know you really love your gal and she deserves the best, but like us, you don’t have time to do battle on the streets of LA. Not to worry good man, we found you a single [...]

Elizabeth Olsen by Glen Luchford
Stunning…Glen Luchford’s photographs for Interview magazine Feb 2012.

Freeman’s Sporting Club adds on
The Bespoke Suit guys from NYC are doing it right when it comes to a nice custom made suit. They offer Gentlemen the perfect haircut, the perfect suit, the perfect shop, and now a little more cultured pampering with a Bespoke store and Lounge. Recently Announced… “We are currently building out a customer lounge & “bespoke store” [...]

SKI REPORT: SUNGLASSES FOR THE SLOPES
FORECAST – SUNNY AND WARM, COOL IN THE SHADE The ski season is upon us, and as every man knows, nothing is more important for your look and peak performance than a good pair of mirrored sunnies. We’ve put together a small collection of some of our favorites – inspired by skiing legends, Hollywood Icons, [...]

St. Valentine’s Mixology
With that special day just around the corner, and all your anticipation of said day, we offer you some fine original libations whipped up by yours truly. Cherry Blossom 1 ½ ounces of Plymouth Gin ¾ ounces of Cherry Heering ¼ ounces lemon juice bar spoon of cherry jam cherry for garnish Put Gin, Heering, [...]

THOM BROWNE EYEWEAR WITH DITA
Drawing inspirations from architects, artists, industrial designers and professors from the 40s to 50s


Hotlinks for The Weekend
Some nice finds around the web this week. Enjoy your weekend! 1. Wes Anderson is back with Moonrise Kingdom – Trailer And it looks Amazing! 2. 3 Things I Learned while My Plane Crashed – Ric Elias TED Speech This short talk will profoundly inspire you. A Simple message to start living. Ric Elias had a front-row [...]
