http://silverliningopticians.com/blog Eyewear, vintage sunglasses, New York City style Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:41:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Wil.i.am bought these Alitalia last week, and Erik sold the Sunjets to Taboo right before their Times Square concert last night.  Two peas down, two to go. http://silverliningopticians.com/blog/2010/03/11/two-peas-in-a-pod-wil-i-am-and-taboo-in-silver-lining/ Today we were visited by Natasha Cerda. She had recently been photographed for "Inverted Beauty-the Freaks of Nature x LV the stylist" wearing Maison Martin Margiela sunglasses. Those particular Margiela's feature a very unique bridge design that sits lower down on the nose. Natasha was surprised to find a similar ... http://silverliningopticians.com/blog/2010/03/10/inverted-inspiration/ Roddy McDowall, Planet of the Apes (1968) http://silverliningopticians.com/blog/2010/03/04/the-impossible-ape/ We got to work with Wil.i.am for the second time this week.  He always has amazing eyewear.  This time he picked up some Mikli, Alitalia, and Paloma Picasso.  While checking the blogs to see if he's worn the new pieces yet, I discovered that he was wearing my favorite frame ... http://silverliningopticians.com/blog/2010/03/03/wil-i-am-in-persol-6201-my-favorite-frame/ Always the ultimate source for Rihanna news, (and how we get to see her wear our shades), RihannaDaily.com delivers candids of her out and about in Berlin wearing vintage Dior shields from Silver Lining. http://silverliningopticians.com/blog/2010/03/02/rihanna-brings-her-vintage-diors-to-berlin/ Famed fashion photographer and dedicated vintage Persol man Mario Sorrenti discovers the extremely rare "third eye" model Silhouette Futura. In many cultures the third eye (also known as the inner eye) represents enlightenment and knowledge. Mario felt so enlightened that he asked to use them in an upcoming photo shoot. http://silverliningopticians.com/blog/2010/03/01/mario-sorrenti-finds-enlightenment/ The Graduate (1967) Papillon (1973) Tootsie (1982) Wag the Dog (1997) Had a "Charlie Murphy's Real Hollywood Story" moment yesterday. Started out almost not opening the shop due to the snow storm. After a painful commute, and low expectations for excitement, I ended up spending the afternoon with Dustin Hoffman and his family who ... http://silverliningopticians.com/blog/2010/02/27/dustin-hoffman-retrospective/ When do you think you need your sunglasses more on a sandy beach or in the snow? Well you might be surprised to discover that the answer is in the snow. Fresh snow reflects about 80% of the sun's UV radiation compared to a dry sandy beach (15%). Unprotected exposure ... http://silverliningopticians.com/blog/2010/02/25/opticians-tip-grab-your-sunglasses-its-snowing/ For our second season working with Timo et al, we were happy to provide dark gray and black sunglasses (like the Guy Laroche pictured above) for the presentation and upcoming short film. Read a great article about Timo Weiland at Refinery29.com. http://silverliningopticians.com/blog/2010/02/24/timo-weiland-fall-2010-2/ Eyeglasses courtesy Silver Lining. http://silverliningopticians.com/blog/2010/02/22/rachel-antonoff-fall-2010/