SPECIAL: Cashback Vouchers with Cibavision Contact Lenses

The lovely people at Cibavision New Zealand are giving our clients cashback when they wear Cibavision Contact Lenses. This is a limited time offer so get in quick.

NEW ARRIVALS: COLAB Sunglasses

The new bits from COLAB have arrived. My picks are the Biggie, the Entrepreneur and the Invisibles. The latter may go perfectly with the outfit I have planned for my friend's December wedding as well as weekends in the sun before and after that!

EYE HEALTH: Glaucoma Infomation Evening

The lovely people at GlaucomaNZ are holding a free information meeting about glaucoma. The talk by Dr Jo Koppens will cover a wide range of eye health and glaucoma issues, and also allow time for questions.

Channel View Lounge

Mary Thomas Centre

3 Gibbons Rd, Takapuna

Saturday November 5th

10am - 11.30am

AWARD SEASON: LA Eyeworks Nominated

We'll done LA Eyeworks on their nomination for the Silmo d'Or awards in Paris this Thursday night. We love the nominated frame "Rialto" which is part of the just released new styles. 

NEW ARRIVALS: Agent Provocateur Sunglasses

Now here's a new arrival to Occhiali, and New Zealand, that the ladies at Occhiali are very very excited about: AGENT PROVOCATEUR

In collaboration with Linda Farrow, the luxury lingerie brand Agent Provocateur has just launched a collection of sunglasses. Each frame in the beautifully made women's collection bears a cheeky name like "Desire Me", "Fly Me", and my personal favorite, the "Worship Me".

The packaging and case is also to die for.

The sunglasses range is priced a $575 but be in quick as the stock is limited. 

TRENDS: Great Paul Smith Styling

At Paul Smiths Runway Show the girls were looking great in there mens style shirts and great eyewear!

TRENDS: Fendi Spring RTW 2012

Fendi's Spring 2012 Runway show was on this week and the sunglasses were still nice and large, and in lovely colours. My fave being the purple......

COMING SOON: Kirk Originals 2012

The Eyewear Trade show that we wish we were going to is Silmo, in Paris, next week. One of our favourite brands Kirk Originals is launching their new Beam and Sunbeam Collections.

We've just had a sneak preview of these beautiful frames, that keep with the trend of bigger eyewear.

We've always loved the craftsmanship behind this range and it seems EyeWearGlasses is a fan too as they had this to say:

"These specs look amazing; but technically they're brilliant too. They're made of acrylic. Kirk Originals has been working on these for more than a decade and while the UK designer has been using acrylic for a while now in the temples, this is the first time it's made the front of this material too."

We can't wait to see them in this part of the world.

EYE HEALTH: Not Rubbing Your Contact Lenses?

If you wear monthly or fortnightly disposable contact lenses optometrists have long recommended you rub them to clean them to remove the debris that sticks to them during the day. This helps keep them cleaner so you see better and also have healthier eyes.

A recent study reported on comparative anti-microbial efficacy of three regimens using three different "No-Rub" multipurpose solutions on three different soft lens materials. The three regimens were: 1) no rub, no rinse; 2) rinse only; and 3) rub and rinse. Not surprisingly, the rub and rinse regimen was most effective for all solutions and all materials.

Zhu H, Bandara MB, Vijay AK, et al. Importance of Rub and Rinse in Use of Multipurpose Contact Lens Solution. Optom Vis Sci. 2011; 88(8): 967-972.

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES: Midnight Youth at the Power Station

Jeremy Redmore from Midnight Youth has been looking great in his LA Eyeworks ALTO frame.

 

They've just announced a concert in Auckland so make sure you get along.

Friday 28th October at the Power Station

NEW ARRIVALS: Etnia Barcelona Optical Eyewear

The next new arrival I want to talk about is Etnia Barcelona.

This independent brand of eyewear collection focuses on color, design, comfort, value and quality. What differentiates them from other collections are the unique acetate colors and textures they have created.

The Etnia acetate is produced by mixing pulverized cotton and acetone to create a paste, color is added using various pressing processes, then cured, cut and laminated, then set in molds where they are pressed into block form and aged for a period of 12 weeks. When these blocks are removed from the molds they are cut to the desired measurement. From these acetate sheets we make our plastic frame fronts and temples. (Acetate is the only plastic that is not petroleum base it is mostly cotton based)

NEW ARRIVALS: Sass & Bide

One more new arrival update for today......the Sass & Bide has arrived and is almost on the shelves!

NEW ARRIVALS: Chloe Optical Eyewear

As I mentioned yesterday it's a big month for new arrivals and the new Chloe is here! My new arrival favourite for Friday is this little Chloe number

NEW ARRIVALS: Cheap Monday

September is going to be a big month for new arrivals at Occhiali. The first cab off the rank is the collection of Cheap Monday Eyewear.

This is a newbie for Occhiali as our head buyer Lynne fell in love with this interesting eyewear collection that pushes the boundaries of eyewear.

The Cheap Monday "Open Your Third Eye" Collection is a unisex collection that pulls “style of the 50’s, the shameless 60’s & the colorful 70’s.” together. The colors pull these far from the classic but do bring something fresh to the eyewear market.

In keeping with the Cheap Monday philosophy the "Clairvoyant" collection offers the latest eyewear fashion trends for young people, at one low price. It been a hit with the press worldwide and in is now available with Occhiali in New Zealand.


Cheap Monday say "Clairvoyant is a free ride on an exclusive roller coaster that takes you through the looking-glass and into the next dimension. Open your third eye and experience new colours and worlds beyond. Deepen your perception. Everyone's a psychic. Look into the future with fresh eyes! It all makes sense when looking good. And everyone looks good. Clairvoyant."

NEW ARRIVALS: COLAB Eyewear

COLAB has just shown us the great new imaging they've done for Timba Smits' XRAY's and WOODEN TOYS sunglasses. To match Timba Smits retro-sci-fi take on eyewear they asked Jake Terrey to shoot the campaign in the motorcycle studio at Deus Ex Machina.

COMING SOON: Sass & Bide

The new season releases from Sass & Bide are due in store in September. This means both the new sunglasses and, a first for Occhiali, the new optical Eyewear.............we can't wait!