That's right! It's a new year and time for our annual sale! It all starts on Saturday January 5th and goes until the 20th. We have a large selection of frames and sunglasses that are marked down 30-70%. No holds, and once they are gone,...
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Most people know Calgary gets a lot of sun year round, but did you know we average just under 2400 hours of bright sun each year, spread over 333 days!? That means, in Calgary, over half of our daylight hours are filled with bright sun....
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Wow! What a year, and what better way to end than with a slew of amazing trunk shows! For the months of November and December, we have 6 trunk shows with 6 frame lines, in two locations. November 17: We will have a special Chrome...
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Designed in Canada and handcrafted in Japan, Lunetterie Générale, is our latest eyewear line available exclusively in our downtown CORE store (213, 751 3 Street SW.) Lunetterie Générale was started in 2014, in a garage in the small countryside town of Asbestos, Quebec with university friends Julian...
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Wooden eyewear isn't a new concept. In fact, it's something we're seeing more and more of in the marketplace. But, 100% wood, all handmade and a company thats dedicated to the small details? Well thats definitely not something were seeing a lot of. Rolf Eyewear...
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We recently welcomed two new frame lines to our stores. In the world of eyewear and optics, it can be hard to differentiate a frame line while maintaining high levels of quality and uniqueness. Both of these companies have met and exceeded those expectations. Firstly, we'd...
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We recently welcomed Robert Sweep as our new neighbours for our Mount Royal location. The Robert Sweep showroom is a premier location for Calgary's top end luxury furnishings and decor, and the new space is filled with beautiful hand selected specific pieces imported from locales...
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[gallery link="none" columns="4" ids="18436,18435,18434,18433"] In 1936 Bausch & Lomb developed a specialized set of sunglasses to protect pilot's eyes while flying. These sunglasses became known as 'pilot's glasses' and aviators. Throughout the years, the word aviator stuck, spawning the first popularization of sunglasses. In the 1970s aviators...
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Like most people in today’s digital world, you probably spend 8 - 10 hours a day in front of a screen. Our digital world is constantly growing and changing, and as it gets more interactive, it becomes harder to turn away. The impact of this...
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