NEW ARRIVALS: The Ksubi Alkes is Here!

The new release from Ksubi, THE ALKES, has arrived! This is truly individual eyewear and comes in black and navy....

While we're talking Ksubi my other favourite from the new collection is the CHI CYG......

NEW ARRIVALS: New Season Gucci, Dior, Marc Jacobs, Dior Homme & Balenciaga has arrived!

The new season eyewear releases from Gucci, Dior & Dior Homme, Marc Jacobs and Marc by Marc Jacobs, and Balenciaga, have all arrived and are amazing.

My favourites for girls are....

These Balenciaga Styles

This Marc by Marc Jacobs

For guys.....

This Dior Homme

And this Gucci

It's a very good time to come and play with some new styles.

COLLECTION PREVIEW DAYS: LA Eyeworks is coming to Town

The full eyewear collection from LA Eyeworks, including their FICTION range, is coming to Auckland so Occhiali has it in store for your viewing pleasure on these dates:

Occhiali Ponsonby

Friday September 2nd

10am - 5pm

Saturday September 3rd

10am - 3.30pm

Occhiali Newmarket

Sunday September 4th

12.30pm - 3.30pm

AS SEEN IN: Eyewear from Occhiali in Express Mag

Stylist Gil Navas-Cotte has just used some of our lovely Cutler and Gross & LA Eyeworks sunglasses and optical eyewear in Express Magazine.

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES: Mounu Island, Tonga

My recent trip to Mounu Island Resort was simply wonderful! It was just the tropical get away I had hoped for, and 6 nights was the perfect length stay (although I would have even been content with just 4).

Their international airport is fairly small, and basic. Their domestic airport however, is another story! Think (old) classroom sized, with a wall cut out where they dump your luggage. We had a fairly lengthy wait between flights, and went into 'town'. We wouldn't bother doing that again!

Mounu is a Tongan island, 25 minutes from Vava'u by boat. We found the island by typing in "private" and "Tonga" into Google. We were going close to school holidays, and didn't want to share our fun with kids!

The island itself is owned by a Kiwi couple, Alan and Lynne, with the help of their daughter, Kirsty (a Ponsonby local when she's back in NZ) and a couple of local Tongan staff. It is comprised of 4 Fales (traditional island housing), which allow for 2 guests each. The island is run as Eco-friendly as possible with solar powered lighting and heating.

During our time there, we consumed a lot of food! I'm quite sure I've eaten my fresh seafood quota for the rest of the year! It was all delicious! Imagine 2 or 3 courses at every meal, all accompanied by hot, fresh bread rolls and the freshest produce! On the way back to NZ, they weighed us at check in.....yup, we had certainly put on a kilo or two!

One thing that sets Tonga apart as a holiday destination, is that they are the only country in the world where you are able to swim with Humpback whales! This was a truly incredible experience! In the middle of the deepest, bluest ocean, you are instructed to 'get in' (with only your flippers and snorkel). A group of 4, plus our guide swam on the surface for 10 or so minutes while the 2 whales sat at the bottom. They eventually come up to breathe again, and as they gracefully rise to the surface it is as if you are literally about to be on top of them! To be that close to such creatures magnificent creatures was awesome (in the true sense of the word)!

We were also taken to several spots by boat, to snorkel! Beautiful reefs, and very colourful fish!

When we weren't eating or swimming with whales, we spent the long, sunny days reading on our deck chairs with a drink in hand, or playing a fierce game of scrabble! (There is a library and games room at your disposal.)

This is a holiday experience that I will continue to recommend to everyone! We really felt like we were on island time! We switched off our phones (although they do have WiFi for all you technology-addicts) and truly just relaxed!

I can't wait to go back!
 
http://www.mounuisland.com/

AS SEEN ON: Kaenon on Mountain Bikers Alex Grant & Marshall Eames

Mountain Bikers Alex Grant and Marshall Eames charged down the mountain at the infamous Downieville Classic with their Kaenon Kore Performance line staple, Kore Black C28, sunglasses.

AS SEEN ON: Brad Pitt in Barton Perreira Sunglasses

NEW ARRIVALS: Lacoste Optical Eyewear

We've just received the new optical eyewear collection from Lacoste. It's just reached the shelves so come in to have a play with the great styles, which start at $280.



CLIENT OPINIONS: Occupational Lenses

For those who need reading glasses, we opticians & optometrists at Occhiali, have recommended our clients look at the option of occupational lenses for a while now.

These give a greater range of near vision than basic reading glasses, making vision, and life, easier for visual tasks such as computer work, cooking, or simply talking to friends or colleagues across tables.

The most technologically advanced occupational lens is the Workstyle lens from Hoya. We've just had a client at our Newmarket store have a Workstyle lens in one frame and a classic occupational in the other. The frame for both is the same, being a great Paul Smith, but his feeback is that the Workstyle lenses feels the most natural, giving him great, clear and comfortable near and intermediate vision.

To see if this lens would suit you pop in store to talk to one of our Opticians or have a look at the Hoya Website

NEW ARRIVALS: MOSCOT ORIGINALS

We've just had a new shipment from New York of MOSCOT ORIGINALS. I've just finished putting it on the shelf and my favourite is the Yukel.

But the Lemtosh also has a few fans, including Mr Depp, Michelle Williams and Geoff Goldblum

AS SEEN IN: L.A. Eyeworks on Vogue.com

The lovely Magpie frame from L.A. Eyeworks arrived in store last week and it's just been featured on Vogue.com