Thursday, May 24, 2012

Russ Wilcox in Brooks by Garrett Leight






Here is Russell Wilcox looking awesome in his new Garrett Leight “Brooks”.  Russell is a top barista at Espresso Workshop in Takutai Atrium, Auckland City.  Just when he thought he couldn’t have any more coffee in his life, Russ chose matt ”espresso” as the best colour for his new specs.  We think he looks every bit as good as the coffee he serves up and wish him all the best for his upcoming barista competitions.  

Monday, May 21, 2012

New Dita shipment has just landed at MHPE!




Inspired by vintage design from 50’s through to the 80’s, Dita is one of our most innovative ranges. Constantly breathing new life into the world of eyewear design, the latest Dita collection has got us very excited.  Bold  but refined, these new styles offer exceptional detailing and as usual the quality is exemplary.     













 New Yorker 
Colour: Tortoise & Brunt Brown



New Yorker
Colour: Grey Swirl  




 New Yorker
Colour: Brown Swirl 




Ivy
Colour: Lavender - Smoke Swirl 




Ivy
Colour: Brown Swirl




Ivy
Colour: Black Swirl - Smoke




Ivy
Colour: Tokyo Tortoise 





Whitehall
Colour: Matte Tokyo Tortoise






Whitehall
Colour: Grey Swirl 





Whitehall
Colour: Black & Black Swirl




Svelte
Colour: Tortoise & Coffee Caramel 



Svelte
Colour: Brown Swirl 


Svelte
Colour: Grey Swirl


 Svelte
Colour: Lavender Crystaline 



Vamp
Colour: Lavender - Smoke Swirl



Vamp
Colour: Tokyo Tortoise 





Statesman
Colour: Tortoise & Brunt Brown w/ Matte Gun 
Metal Titanium




Statesman
Colour: Black & Black Swirl w/ Matte Black Titanium






Product Photography by Omar Asadi
collectivebravado.com

Monday, May 14, 2012

Nathan Branch in Carters by Clair Goldsmith



Writer Nathan Branch, recently moved to New Zealand from the USA and stumbled upon our High St store, in his quest to find some groovy new glasses.  The beautifully proportioned “Carters” by Claire Goldsmith is perfect on Nathan and we love this zany colour combination of “chocolate” underlined with delicate “orange”.  Nathan didn't need any introduction to the "Goldsmith" brand, his partner owns over 12 pairs of limited edition Oliver Goldsmith sunglasses!  










  

Monday, May 7, 2012

Veronica Heo in Fuz by Oliver Goldsmith




Veronica Heo and partner John are two Goldsmith devotees.  We have featured Veronica on this blog previously wearing Oliver Goldsmith “Tak”.  This time John bought Veronica the Fuz, colour “bottle green” in celebration of achieving her  Bachelor of Arts degree.  Congratulations Veronica, can’t think of a better way to celebrate than a glamourous new pair of Goldsmiths to add to your growing collection!


Friday, May 4, 2012

Here are some of the questions/ comments we are frequently asked


How long have you been here?


Teed St - 7 years
 High St - about 20 months.

I am not familiar with some of your ranges.

The reason is.....  

 As far as we are aware, we are the only optometrists in New Zealand to specialise in “independent” eyewear design.  By that we mean, we avoid the licensed brands seen everywhere.  We offer designs from the world’s most talented independent eyewear designers who specialise in designing nothing other than ... beautifully crafted eyewear.  

Where else can we buy these ranges?

Not many places in New Zealand.  Some of our ranges we have exclusively in New Zealand but there is a community of leading optical outlets around the world who we keep in touch with and who also specialise in independent eyewear design.



What are your frames made of?

All our frames and sunglasses are made of premium quality materials usually either Japanese or Italian zylonite for our acetate frames and Japanese titanium for our titanium ranges.  Most are hand-made and hand polished.  

Our frames are of comparable price to many of the mass-produced brands and we think represent better value for money when taking into account overall quality.   

Can you send frames to other parts of New Zealand?

Yes we work with lots of customers from all over New Zealand.  Many make the trip into our stores to narrow their selection but if you can’t, you can send us a photo of yourself and let us know a little about your personal style and we will send you out some frames to look at.  There is an extra charge for the postage and handling.