SUNGLASS WEEK 2012 – Masculine

For those that are looking for a masculine look, I’m talking maffia boss and stylish classic men’s style the hey is straight lines.

Note that YOU don’t have to be masculine, but the STYLE of the sunglass is.

ROLF Spectacles (wood stone frames)

MOSCOT Metal Collection


Garrett Leight Westminister


Garrett Leight Westminister


Oliver Peoples Bernardo in Autumn Leaf


Oliver Peoples Bernardo in Cocobolo

GRAZ “General Idea II” Tortoise/Gold


Barton Perreira Zeak in Tortuga Gradient

Bonocle Visiting Lunettes Brillenagentur

Lunettes Brillenagentur, Berlin

Photos by Merituuli Saario

Last weekend I visited the Lunettes Store at Torstrasse 172 in Berlin. What a beautiful boutique! They offer a huge collection of unworn vintage frames, both sun and ophthalmic. Besides that, they also have some handpicked brands (such as Clair Goldsmith, Moscot and Garrett Leight) and even more unique: their own line “Lunettes Kollektion” containing refined vintage shapes in interesting colors.

It’s a lovely story behind the lunettes shop. It all began with Uta Geyer. Uta was working as a scenery searching for vintage revisit for a theater when she came over the huge interest for vintage frames. Later on, she found such a beautiful (and cheap!) optometrists booth at eBay that she couldn’t resist to buy. One day, when sitting in a café she saw an empty boutique hall for rental… So all of a sudden she had an optometrists booth and a empty boutique just in front of her – this was a sign for the beginning of Lunettes Brillenagentur.

Vintage sunglasses on the 1st pic, Lunettes Collection on the 2nd pic. Round shape: Jeunesse Toujours in Miele & Olive; Caty shape:  Fräuleinwunder

… More lovely pictures to come, stay tuned!

At the MIDO fair, FEB31st Wooden Frames

This young man is wearing FEB31st “Octans”.

FEB31st is a Italian eyewear brand dedicated to all of you interested in wood frames. What makes FEB31st unique is the huge range of color options in their collections. Each model is available in several colors, everything between natural brown and beige to more edgy colors such as yellow and orange. All frames are made of high quality tinted wood.