Tanna wears one of the latest styles from ONKEL - model Faun in black/red acetate.
Based on last year's much successful Limited S-Glass Collection, new styles from ONKEL are finished in thicker, edgier acetates. Somehow they still remain incredibly light. A stylish mystery indeed!




Mike wears MYKITA Curtis in blackberry.

Mike, a member of SFPD tactical unit and an eyewear aficionado, came in a week ago when he needed help with his ic!Berlin specs. Once he saw MYKITA frames, and how different their construction was from ic!Berlin, there was no way of stopping him. He had t have it!

Daft Punk @ Greek Theatre

The show, to put it simply, was absolutely STUNNING !!!
Rapture opened, and Ed Banger's Sebastien and Kavinsky provided much needed mid-summer support.


If you missed it all, and shame on you if you live within immediate vicinity of tour venues, here's the Encore bootleg video performance from LA's show.



You must know who Kavinsky is by now.


Next on culture calendar: Daft Punk's ELECTROMA screening at San Francisco's Mezzanine.






See you in few weeks!

Eins, zwei, REIZ

Sold out styles from German design superteam REIZ Augenspiel are back in stock!

Ratte, Hecht and other shapes from extremely popular Lovely Animals Collection, in all colors, are available for your viewing pleasure once again. Don't wait too long, these sell out fast!

Working hard, the Parisian way

Love it or hate it (and ourselves, we are not fans of goofy eyewear choices usually, but the black and white piece is simply superb in this video), these kids rock their frames with great aplomb.

TTC - Travailler

Breaking news : DeromeBrenner trunk show in SF!

Unbelievable? Yes! True? Please make it a double!!




Details for this undoubtedly stellar event are still being discussed, but the excitement of possibly hosting Xavier Derome and Aurelia Brenner at Spectacles for Humans is definitely something we are not trying to contain. Within the next few days the date will be set and it looks like we are planning entire week-end of fashion eyewear debauchery!

For now, you may start drooling over their designs over at www.deromebrenner.com

And if you can't hold your breath until December and want some of that hand-made DB goodness, solid shipment of their latest eyewear and jewels is on its way to us and should be here in less than a week! The stuff is just hot, hot, hot!

Pure Thai style

Slender and graceful Puttachad could very well be a model for THAKOON sunglasses.
Hand-made in Italy by the same guys who bring you AlekPaul eyewear, sexy and beaitiful new styles from hot new Thai-American designer are only coming in to our store for a short visit, leaving shelves within days.

Jammin in his Elektros

Nicolas, one of the developers behind Jaman, is wearing Orgreen Spitfire in (ultra!!!) Limited Elektro Gold while basking in warm glow of San Francisco's sun.

Nic and Jaman will light up your world with rare cinema from around the globe!


If They Tell You I Fell

Carl Zeiss Eye-Terminal

Owning and collecting beautiful eyewear is a great way to come in touch with your design and fashion aspirations, but let us not forget the main purpose of it all - crystal clear vision.

Big fans of German optics, we've recently become aware of an amazing piece of ophthalmic equipment from Carl Zeiss ... Eye-Terminal.

The great minds behind Zeiss, a true pioneer in optical field, created super sophisticated digital scanning system that helps Opticians to take most precise measurements necessary for fitting frames with prescription lenses.
Every aspect, however minuscule it may seem to human eye, is taken into account. Slight head tilt, true distance between eyes and lenses, frame angle, amount of wrap and even lens type; all are carefully examined and interpreted with unrivaled precision to guarantee the best possible acuity in the final product.

After making sure Eye-T was indeed available in North America, we quickly arranged a test drive with representatives from Zeiss. We absolutely loved what we saw and ordered it on a spot! Within weeks, Spectacles for Humans will become the first store in Northern California to offer customized Rx lens fitting with the help of Eye-Terminal from Zeiss.

Cool free standing unit is on its way to us and very soon, you will be able to experience vision the way it was meant to be!

October is around the corner

and we at Spectacles for Humans are busy making plans to visit both IOFT in Tokyo and SILMO in Paris.

Fascinated by all things Japanese from Cornelius' "Rolling Stone" to Amazing Cement Challenges, we want to explore more opportunities within this starlight culture. Already in the works are several potential additions to Spectacles for Humans and a trip to Japan will sure seal the deal.




Cornelius - Like a Rolling Stone



We are also very excited about going to SILMO again. And while we are flattered by countless invitations to sail up in style to Las Vegas, for West Coast's eyewear event of the year, sorry...We prefer to do our shopping in Paris. Please don't hate us for that...

Oliver Goldsmith sunglasses are...

... so cool, someone went the distance to scheme and arrange for our entire shipment to be stolen from UPS delivery center. LOL!
People, we are fighting professional robbers to get the good stuff to you.

WeHo

As some of you may know, we are tight with uber-cool folks at SelfEdge, San Francisco's premier supplier of quality denim and overseas' fashions. Discussing current events and future prospects, it has come to our attention that expansion is a much needed maneuver for both companies and naturally we have set out sights on LA-LA land and , to be exact, West Hollywood's last bastion of coolness - Fairfax avenue.

There we were... Sweating in our Flatheads, VisVims and Vibskov's strong undies, pale and obviously not used to LA's sun drenched reality, we stood , drooling over magnificent (although defunct and in need of repair) neon LEADER sign above the building which was obviously exhibiting all signs of welcome to all of our expedition crew.

Will it happen? We don't know. It's all in the hands of God, as I see it. Being across the street from Canter's is probably not all that good for our health, but damn it... We want that space...

In any case, should it not go our way, we will overcome the emotional fracture caused by not getting in on a cool neon sign at the right time, but the fact remains just that... Both SelfEdge and Spectacles for Humans are coming to LA... and SOON! Just letting you know.

Kicking the DITA habit

With an old pair of Alpine's still hanging on his Stooges shirt, Edward, a filmaker and editor working with Umlaut Films, kicks his DITA habit and slips on a pair of GOB 07 in Maroon Metalisee from DeromeBrenner.

San Francisco loves geometry

Katherine wears Crusader in Petrolium/Burnt Orange by Orgreen Optics.

Michael sports model Curtis in Blackberry by MYKITA.

New styles from THAKOON

What gorgeous frames these are!
Gotta give it to designer Thakoon Panichgul for choosing to go to AlekPaul folks for his eyewear needs. Together they have created fantastic line of sunglasses that are not only beautifully designed, but of highest quality as well.

Archive Oliver Goldsmith styles coming soon!

It is such a pleasure dealing with Claire and her team over at Oliver Goldsmith showroom in London. Stuff gets done on time, questions are answered with no details left behind and the products are...Well, that's where we have to take a moment to explain.

Frames are rapidly becoming favorites at Spectacles for Humans, overshadowing and dwarfing other lines. All the cool kids on the block are rocking their Renzos and Amys, and all of us at SFH never shy away from stepping out wearing such classics as Mistinguett, Tak or Senja.
To make the story long, our clients, and we are blessed with most sophisticated, in the know bunch, simply adore them, and we think if there ever was a perfect line of sunglasses, this is it. We don't hide it either and if you never heard of Oliver Goldsmith, we'll help you to discover this fabulously grand brand, and will guide you through their timeless styles with patience....Oh, look! It's that Goggles advert again!


No matter what look you are after, a pair of OG sunglasses will complete it with charm and grace, taking your personal style to heights you never knew before.

Vodka, caramel, chewing gum, fraise...

We are back from mini-vacation.


Even on holidays, we don't let go off the bone.
Look for new eyewear designs coming in the next few weeks! Carbon fiber, Aluminum and more!!

San Francisco style

Open-top or convertible, no matter what you call it, if you own a pair of Oliver Goldsmith sunglasses, you and your fun car are ready for summer.



Tracy is showing off her impeccable taste by wearing style Amy from Oliver Goldsmith. Originally created in 1967, Amy is a real head turner, just like baby blue Beetle Tracy drives.

MYKITA - 2007 LOOKBOOK

Don't get your hopes too high, you can't have them yet... again. Excited about the newly added images on MYKITA's site, I could almost smell the acetate.

How naive of me. New delivery date is pushed back way into September.
That's OK, most of us at Spectacles for Humans will recover from this unexpected blow. Some folks however, will never be the same...

Meyer Eyewear Acetates - first pics!

Big fans of Meyer Eyewear, we at Spectacles for Humans waited impatiently to see what these guys do next. Known for their excellent design skills, the Meyers prove they know a good line when they see it.



Stuttgart, below.
Frankfurt, below.
Elegant and precise. Handmade in Germany. Meyer Eyewear.

Attention Lenscrafters shoppers

Luxottica, the parent company of Lenscrafters, buys Oakley Group for...a modest sum of 2.1 billion.

We say, the hell with Oakley, we never cared for that over-worked out, "Hello, I am on Prozac" look anyway. But what does it mean to consumers, especially those still hung up on Oliver Peoples and Paul Smith?
Yes, if you still don't know, Oakley Group bought Oliver Peoples not too along ago, inheriting at the same time the license to distribute Paul Smith Eyewear. Both tired has beens, OP and PS were never known for their creativity or quality and have not seen a fresh brush stroke in years and as such they will make perfect addition to Lenscrafters' line up of over exposed and peripheral brands.

Chill with Astro Boy

San Francisco Asian Art Museum presents Tezuka: The Marvel of Manga. Exhibition is on through September 9th.

Kungsbacka

The Meyers love to name their frames after places they have been to and with Charlotta Meyer being charmingly Swedish, it's no wonder the names of the towns like Kungsbacka, Trondheim or Sundsval pop up in their collection.
Until she chose Meyer's model Kungsbacka, Yvonne, a busy gal and a fine diamond expert, had no connection to Sweden. We suspect bucolic images of Swedish countryside will be following her every time she wears her new frames.

In Your Mind

Knight Music - Green River Killer

Disappearing fast

Karen wears THAKOON sunglasses by ALEKPAUL.





TK500 is a stylish take on a classic wraparound shape that will not make a girl look she is out jogging with Terminator (girls, give that look a rest already). Instead, subtle and sophisticated details together with softly colored, faded lenses will complete the look and keep your sexy on the front burner.

Orgreen fan mail

"I just received the Orgreen Hercules frames in Gold Elektro, and well, all I can say is WOW !!!
These frames are just gorgeous and the color is "breath-taking". I especially admire the black color inside which really accentuates the outside colors so much more. You have pumped up my glasses addiction to a higher level. Hats off to the Orgreen design team for such an innovative and appealing work of eyewear art."

Al in Tennessee is enjoying his new Hercules in Elektro by Orgreen Optics.

Chips ahoy

Custom color chips from Oliver Goldsmith are here!!!


As soon as few minor details are worked out, Spectacles for Humans will start offering customized frames from Oliver Goldsmith.
Wearing a pair of OG sunglasses is a life changing experience. Having a bespoke frame made just for you by a gang of potbellied craftsmen, is in the same league with space travel.

Choose a style. Choose a color. If resizing is needed, add another Benjamin, and you're on our list to be submitted to Robin Leach's program director.

Brian and his Magnum

Feeling refreshed after couple of hours of trap shooting at surrealistic Pacific Rod and Gun Club in San Francisco, Brian makes Limited Magnum sunglasses from ORGREEN OPTICS his newest and very trustworthy sidekick.

Yellow there!

Put a pair of Andy frames by Henrik Vibskov on your face, and the world is at your feet.

Pick it up this Sunday

Trentemoller mixes Robyn

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MYKITA+USLU Eve

Lilliana, a software expert extraordinaire, wears style Eve #108 from Limited MYKITA+USLU Airlines collaboration collection. Only 300 frames exist in the world, and 3 of them found home at Spectacles for Humans.




Only one more Eve, #116, is still available.

THAKOON sunglasses are back in stock

Acetates never looked better!!!

CUTLER & GROSS

We took a second, extensive look at entire Collection of Cutler and Gross yesterday.
Lots of awesome vintage and vintage insipred material, but we have to pause for now. Local politics don't permit us to engage on full scale.
Great line though! Manufacturing origin cloud kind of hangs over our heads, as in " I don't knowfor sure where it's made" , but Gabriel the Rep, classically trained Optician from France, is a great guy and knows what he's doing. I'd love to work with him someday.



For now, if you see it somewhere else, try it on. Stuff is hot!

MEYER acetat

Coveted throughout Europe and Asia, bootleg CD with pics of hot new acetate frames from Meyer Eyewear is in the hands of Deutsche Post and on its way to Spectacles for Humans. We don't know what to expect, but one thing is certain - the Meyers don't take prisoners.
Expect the unexpected!

Maps and sounds

Watch Maps take over the world.

New shapes from MYKITA

Vintage inspired styles are set to land at Spectacles for Humans in few weeks.
SUE, below.



HANS...is destined to be big with North Korean rulers.