Meet your Guru

Movie star looks, friendly personality... A little help in eyewear department and Guru can easily quit his current Google gig and start his own stylish cult.



Guru wears Huggy 04 from DeromeBrenner.

Dogma styles from MYKITA arrive

MYKITA Bruce will rev your engine

Joshua travels all over the country to work on different race tracks collecting and processing hi-tech racing data and a great pair of sleek sunglasses was long in order. Style Bruce in Pearl color from the uber-cool Berlin design team MYKITA was a perfect match.


Oh yeah, it fights glare and all that good stuff, but most importantly, it makes you feel like flooring it.

ZEISS EyeTerminal: up and runnning like a dream

Given all the technological advances in optics over the past 2 decades, it was obvious, something had to happen to the old fashioned method of taking measurements. From ruler to pupilometer and then.... Ah, we are so glad folks at ZEISS stepped up and filled the void by introducing the Eye Terminal.


Having worked with our freshly installed ZEISS Eye Terminal for the past 2 weeks all we can say is WOW!!WOW!!WOW!!
What a difference! Although don't get us wrong, we have never had any problems with fitting multifocal lenses, ever, but working with this intergalactic looking hi-tech gem is almost like we are able to function on a molecualr level. Without question, we see things differently now and so can you, and only at Spectacles for Humans. Yes, we are the first store in San Francisco to offer Centration services via Eye Terminal.

Choose Your Adventure

Heartsrevolution - C.Y.O.A.

Katherine and Jax model OG sunglasses

Katherine Lambert, a San Francisco based architect currently working on offices for San Francisco Opera House, together with her new puppy, a beautiful Eurasier named Royal Rascal Jax, model Katherine's new sunglasses from Oliver Goldsmith. Model Chas in Leopard is as good as it gets when it comes to style and function, and if Jax does not get to them, Katherine will enjoy them for a long time.

Graz was in town

Graz Mulcahy , the person responsible for all those ultra-fresh Ksubi sunnies of the past few years (yes, it's his signature you see on all the styles), was in town and dropped in for a chat.

As some of you may know, Graz has left his position as a designer for Ksubi Eye earlier this year. He's taking some time off and also working on new exciting personal projects and one of them, a set of 2 Limited Edition frames, is something we were absolutely thrilled to hear about.
Graz promises "it's going to be good, very good" and knowing his work, you can count on that. What you can't count on is finding too many of these. With about 10 stores in the world set to showcase his latest designs and probably 10 pairs allocated to each, the availability will be less than scarce. Oh, yeah, Spectacles for Humans is one of them stores where you will find them. Don't know when we'll have them just yet....Graz headed to Mexico to live on a beach for a few months.

Ksubi Manga

Vincent takes it downtown with a pair of Manga sunglasses by Ksubi.

And yes, there is serious bling action going on here.... Custom 24K gold grill encrusted with 50 individual diamonds... Santa Cleopatra!!!

On importance of safety eyewear

Few things scream "I am a danger to society" louder than a pair of unsexy safety specs.

A friendly message from Spectacles for Humans:

Please, choose wisely while shopping for safety eyewear.

Example one: not good





Example two: excellent



SHAMEBOY "Splend It"

Having fun in SF

Rachel, of Rachel Pally fame was visiting SF for a "mega wedding party" and it looks like future visits won't be complete without a stop at Spectacles for Humans.

An accomplished and talented designer herself (and very cute!), Rachel spotted gorgeous DeromeBrenner jewelry the moment she walked in the shop and being a "bangle freak", she took home a great piece - a chunky bracelet from African Retro Collection.


She also fell in love with MYKITA sunglasses - model Viktor in Goldline looked especially good against her perfect So Cal tan.

Henrik Vibskov: update!

Remember disco promised wallets?? Fuzzy scarves??? They are finally ready to ship!! Hopefully we will get restocked on Andy sunglasses as well - we are down to 2 pairs, one yellow, one turquoise. Man, oh, man, were those shades ahead of everyone or what? Genius!!

BTW, Trentemoller will be playing at San Francisco's Mezzanine on October 4th. Henrik Vibskov is on drums.

Derome Brenner trunk show

Since their appearance on the global scene of fashion eyewear in 2004, DeromeBrenner has become an ultimate sought out, cult-like brand in Europe and Japan. Unarguably, one of the most innovative and distinctive eyewear brands in the world, DB is an absolute favorite at Spectacles for Humans and we have been stocking (and restocking!) both eyewear and jewels since the day we opened doors back in February of '06.
And so it is with an idiot like grin of excitement, we are pleased to announce the first ever DeromeBrenner trunk show in North America!

Ladies and Gents, mark your calendars - December 14th, 15th and 16th!!!

To add injury to insult, not only you will be able to experience the entire world of DB Collections, you shall be doing so in the presence of the designers themselves - Xavier Derome and Aurelia Brenner .



Only at Spectacles for Humans.

Exciting news from Linda Farrow Vintage

LindaFarrowVintage, a sunglass brand of highest pedigree, is launching new collaboration collections for '08. Details to come, but we expect no less but to be blown away by forthcoming sunglass collections by Raf Simons, Christoper Kane and Dries Van Noten.

Stay tune for updates and arrival date.

Spectacles for Humans is currently stocking following 2007 eyewear collections by LFV: Veronique Branquinho, Matthew Williamson, Eley Kishimoto and Sophia Kokosalaki.

Bollydisco week-end

M.I.A. "Jimmy"

REIZ against the machines

Ean, visiting San Francisco from Denver, has heard good things about Spectacles for Humans on superfuture forums and being he was on the market for a new pair of specs, he chose not miss the opportunity to browse our selection in person.



A pair of handmade frames by Reiz Augenspiel - model Hummel in black and clear acetate - is going to a good home.



Not willing to settle for mediocre, Reiz designers took classic black and clear acetate formula and elevated it to the next level by enfolding the transparent acetate in two layers of black. Hand beveled and hand polished by chamois, the resulting frames, with their sleek curvatures and 3-D appearance, are stunning examples of modern craftsmanship.

September 6th update:
REIZ designers are frequent visitors to Spectacles for Humans blog and they loving the way their Hummel frame fits Ean!

MYKITA Rocco

Robert, a software designer for Apple, is battling the foggy San Francisco's weather with the help of his new MYKITA frames. After trying various styles, he chose the award winning model Rocco in blackberry.


By the way, Robert is the guy behind iPhone's cool features like rotating screen and double finger screen size adjustment.

Zeiss Eye Terminal: update

We at Spectacles for Humans have been kept busy with inquiries about the new Eye-Terminal by Carl Zeiss. Well, it's official - installation of Eye-T is scheduled for next Monday, August 13th.

When you tend to travel at such speed...

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94 pieces arrive today from DeromeBrenner.

The Huggys, the Jackys, the Gobs, the newest Ziggys, all are here!
Feed your senses, support your needs, bathe your facial features with most stunning acetate frames human kind has to offer. Only at Spectacles for Humans.

Dogma styles from MYKITA

With 6 brave new styles, killer colors, including superb the newest, real silver based Edelweiss, Berlin design powerhouse makes another dent in our psyche.






After careful examination of Dogma Collection , the consensus among Spectacles for Humans team members was plain and absolute....When these beauties finally arrive, we are keeping them all to ourselves.

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.