Frames

Although we are fortunate enough to live in the sunniest part of New Zealand, the beginning of winter and the past 3 weeks in particular have been somewhat depressing. When we received our newest JFRey and BOZ frames today, they certainly brightened up what was promising to be another dull and rainy winter day. As always, JFRey is never scared of using colour on his frame designs. But not only that, he has a real talent for combining colours and design into something really unique and special. Sometimes we are ask “….yes they are great, but will they date?”. Well to be perfectly honest, fashion trends date. The trendier, the faster. These frames however do not follow any trend. They are so unique, they have a life of their own. They are classics and as with all design classics, they will not date. They will always be classics. Here are just a couple of the new frames we have in stock for you now. Come in to see the others. ... read more

Just a quick update on our ever growing Lindberg collection. We received another wonderful ladies model (1125, colAC39). It oozes class! The shape is very feminine with soft lines and simplistic style.The Acetanium is made from a 3-ply acetate material, which works really well. The front features a highly polished black, with a very fine ebony and mother of pearl layer behind. The sides are made from titanium and their colour (a matt finished light grey) complement the dark coloured front perfectly. Like all Lindberg Acetanium frames, they feature adjustable nose pads and a screwless hinge. Heavy? Not at all. Although I didn’t wheigh them, they can’t be more than about 10 grams. ... read more

After having been away from the practice for the last few weeks, it is nice to be back in Motueka. Having said that, I am not sure if I like the current weather so much. You see I spent the last 2 weeks in a coutry where the average temperature was around 30 degrees. Coming back to Motueka and arriving here in the shop at 7 degrees and looking very grey and miserable …… it certainly takes a little bit of getting used to. On the bright side, we received some really nice and colourful glasses from Ronit Furst while I was away. Ronit is an Israeli artist and has been making hand painted eyewear for a number of years now. You don’t see them very often, and if so, it is usually only in a few of the very top end optical shops in New York, Paris, Sydney and the like. ... read more

This is the time of year where we are busy taking stock – the end of the financial year. Traditionally not many new items arrive during the weeks prior to March 31st. Today however we received 2 frames from the DILEM collection. Those of you following our blog know that DILEM frames are different from many other frame collections in so far that they allow for user individualisation to the highest degree. ... read more

After winning the grand prize in our recent “Win A Free Frame Of Your Choice” competition at last month’s Women’s Lifestyle Expo in Nelson, Shelley-Maree has made her choice. ” I looove the J.F.Rey and think it is just wonderful. I must have tried every single frame in the shop”, Shelley-Maree said, “and what I really liked was the attention and advice I received when trying to find the best frame for me. The approach was similar to the way I advise my customers when selecting fashionable garments.” Shelley-Maree owns and operates the top-end fashion boutique “Faith” in the Richmond Mall and knows what she is talking about. ... read more

We’ve written about celebrities and their special taste in eyewear before. Just a few days ago I came across a blog post on the MYKITA site featuring a shot showing Lady Gaga wearing one of the limited edition MYKITA “Edeneyes” sunglasses (model “Bent”, pictures taken from the official MYKITA blog). The frame was designed by Bent Angelo Jensen chief designer of Herr von Eden. It comes in 4 colours (black, white, grey and red) and is produced in a limited edition of 80 frames per colour. The “Edeneyes” features Mykita’s unique No.2 hinge, similar to the one on my own MYKITA (I know I am not as pretty, but my MYKITAs are just as cool). ... read more

Received a couple of new JF REYs in this morning. Wonderful colours and a stunning frame design as we have come to expect from JF Rey. One of the frames is in a dual colour with a mat gold on the inside and a metallic dark grey on the outside. The other is uni coloured in a rich metallic dark green. I tried to do them both justice with these photos, but have failed miserably. Maybe it’s time to upgrade my Panasonic TZ15 to something more suitable for taking product shots? ... read more

Together with the new BOZ collection, we also received some of the new JF Rey frames. Both are designed by Jean Francois Rey with the JF Rey collection being his “signature collection”. Inspiration is taken from modern architecture. JF Rey uses innovative colours, materials and finishes. He has become a trend-setter in the optical industry while maintaining his own distinctive look. ... read more

Here area couple of new BOZ models for the smaller face. Model BOZ Lio, both, in red and in with the leopard pattern are a nice combination of metal and acetate. Many acetate frames are sometimes difficult to adjust, however, the Lios are equipped with adjustable nose pads giving you the comfort of a metal frame with the sophisticated but heavier look of the acetate front. ... read more

We are getting really excited about the upcoming weekend and can’t wait to meet all of you at Womens Lifestyle Expo 2010 in Trafalgar Center. It is the first time for us to exhibit some of our gems outside the store and we make sure that you will have a great time at our stand. To celebrate, you can enter a competition to win a frame of your choice from our current collection. And the best thing is – price doesn’t matter! If you choose the most expensive one we have – so be it! We don’t mind. We are there to make sure that you have a great time and the competition will be just a small part of it. The winner of the competition will be drawn on Sunday night at 5.00pm and we’ll post the result right here on the blog as well. ... read more