Eye Society

Queen of Hearts

2011-10-21T14:15:00.000-07:00

Our pals Sam and Gene from the Queen of Hearts Ovarian Cancer foundation stopped by the shop today. Left to right: Eye Society Marketing director Bud is sporting the Leisure Society CAMBRIDGE, Sam in the Paul Frank Blues Explosion, Gene in the Paul Frank The Crafty Engineer and Nick (me) in the Moscot Lemtosh.

Eye Spy: Ian Somerhalder wears Barton Perreira

2010-05-20T10:19:00.000-07:00

Ian Somerhalder, of "Lost" and "Vampire Diaries," will be rocking his Barton Perreira frames during his 6 week European press tour.

The Gilbert in Champagne with a Vintage Green Wash Lens

The Stokely in Crystal with Meteor Polarized

Paul Frank + Coachella 2010

2010-05-06T11:15:00.000-07:00

Some of this year's Coachella artists braved the desert sun in Paul Frank eyewear:

The members of DEVO sporting My Bright Future, Legion of Indecency, and Fluorescent Adolescent

LA Record and The Los Angeles Times captured Spoon frontman, Britt Daniel, in My Bright Future and keyboard player, Eric Harvey, in Occasional Voyager

[1st photo courtesy of LA Record]

King Khan steals the (BBQ) show in Legion of Indecency

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes are wearing My Bright Future, Back on the Motorway, and They Call Her Action

Eye Spy: Celebrities wearing Dita

2010-05-06T10:22:00.000-07:00

Here are some celebrities sporting Dita eyewear, which can be found at Eye Society:

Diddy wears Dita Avocet

Snoop Dogg wears Dita Grandmaster Two

David & Victoria Beckham wear Dita Splendor and Supa Dupa, respectively.

50 Cent wears Dita Beretta

Dita Von Teese wears Dita Heron

Hilary Duff wears Dita Targa

Jamie Foxx in Dita Challenger

Vanessa Hudgens wears Dita Cruz

Photo credit: Celebrity Sunglass Finder and Coolspotters

Eye Spy: Celebrities wearing Super

2010-05-03T11:50:00.000-07:00

Kanye West wears Super Flat Top

Gwen Stefani in Super Flat Top Gino

David Beckham wears Super Top Ski

Katy Perry is hot and cold in Super Frank 2

Photo credit: Celebrity Sunglass Finder

Delorean + Paul Frank

2010-04-15T13:46:00.000-07:00

Igor Escudero, drummer of Barcelona-based synth-pop band, Delorean, wears Post Aerosol Years by Paul Frank Eyewear, available at Eye Society Costa Mesa.

High Places+ Modern Amusement

2010-03-29T13:37:00.000-07:00

Bryan Sheffield photographed Mary Pearson, one-half of the experimental duo, High Places, at one of their recent LA shows. She's wearing Modern Amusement's 53's, which can be found at Eye Society Costa Mesa and online at eyesocietyonline.com.

SXSW 2010

2010-03-26T13:25:00.000-07:00

Below are some of the artists from this year's SXSW lineup in Austin, TX, sporting Paul Frank and Modern Amusement Eyewear. Everything featured can be purchased at Eye Society.

Billy Bragg (3rd from left) in Olympic Airways.

Jason Collette of Broken Social Scene in Back on the Motorway.

TJ Orscher of Bear Hands wears Legion of Indecency.

Native Aussies, The Crayon Fields, came all the way from down under and are wearing (from left to right) The Sporting Life, Dance Dance Dance!, Legion of Indecency, and A Friend in Tweed is a Friend Indeed.

The guys of Title Tracks don the styles The Sporting Life, 52's, and 48's.

BRAHMS in (from left to right, and up to down) White Lips Kissed, Land Locked Lifeguards, 49's, and Sans Soleil / Sunshine Clouds and Everything Proud.

Toronto-based band, Holy Fuck, in Feel My Heat, Fountain of Truth, My Bright Future, 53's, and Back on the Motorway.

NOMO + Paul Frank

2010-03-17T13:16:00.000-07:00

Ann Arbor based Afro-beat supergroup, Nomo, stopped by the office before their show at Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa and hung with Granny Leta out in Newport beach. They're all wearing Paul Frank frames, available at Eye Society.

Little Boots+ Paul Frank

2010-03-16T13:49:00.000-07:00

Check out English electropop singer-songwriter, Little Boots wearing Paul Frank Olympic Airways in burnt umber at her show at the Glass House in Pomona.

The Crafty Cake Engineers

2010-02-25T12:59:00.000-08:00

Charm City Cakes, a custom cake shop out of Baltimore, Maryland, is known not only for their beautiful and challenging cakes, but also for their hit TV show on Food Network - Ace of Cakes. Check them out wearing Paul Frank and Modern Amusement glasses, purchased from Eye Society, below.

Mary Alice wearing Paul Frank The Crafty Engineer in white brown

Lauren Friedman in Paul Frank The Path of Least Resistance in aqua seafoam

Ben Turner wearing Modern Amusement 45's in blonde tortoise

Elena Fox in Paul Frank White Lips Kissed in white brown

Ubiquity Records + Paul Frank

2010-02-23T12:57:00.000-08:00

Ubiquity Records and Groove Merchant celebrated their 20th anniversary by capturing a live performance by LA-based funk band, Orgone, at the Killion Studios in LA. The nine member band is an eclectic mix of piano, guitar, percussion, a three piece horn section, and a fiery soul singer on vocals.

Check them out wearing Paul Frank frames in these photos from the Ubiquity Records Spring 2010 catalog. All the featured frames can be found at the Eye Society website or store.

Orgone, and Paul Frank frames in front of Killion Studios.

Fanny Franklin wearing Paul Frank "That Special Groove" in burnt umber

Dan Hastie wearing Paul Frank "Slingshot" in tortoise

Sergio Rios in Paul Frank "Tried and True" in black

Devin Williams in Paul Frank "Olympic Airways" in black

Paul Frank Spring 2010

2010-01-26T09:29:00.000-08:00

Paul Frank in Vice Magazine

2010-01-21T20:34:00.001-08:00

Vice Magazine's current "The Seeing Trails Issue" features Paul Frank Eyewear in their "Work Hard Play Hard" fashion feature.

Paul Frank "Instant Intellectual" in Aqua Seafoam

Paul Frank "A Friend in Tweed is a Friend Indeed" in Tortoise

Photos by Ben Ritter

Sidewalk Sale at Eye Society Costa Mesa!

2010-01-18T14:46:00.000-08:00

Eye Society will be participating in SOBECA's Sidewalk Sale on January 23rd from 11am to 5pm. We will have select frames on sale, many starting at only $40!

Come visit us at Eye Society at The Lab in Costa Mesa at 2930 Bristol Street.

For more information please visit EyeSocietyOnline.com or SOBECA.net

Introducting Society Vintage

2010-01-16T09:59:00.001-08:00

To shop Society Vintage now go to EyeSocietyOnline.com or visit either of out locations.

Barton Perreira 2010 Teaser Videos

2010-01-13T09:34:00.000-08:00

Eye Society is proud to carry Barton Perreira Sun and Optical collections. Check out the video for some of their new 2010 styles!

Limited Edition Paul Frank Blue Ice Collection Now Available at Eye Society!

2010-01-07T19:20:00.000-08:00

Shop the Limited Edition Paul Frank Blue Ice collection at EyeSoicetyOnline.com!

Do you know MOSCOT?

2010-01-06T11:45:00.000-08:00

Check out this video provided by Complex.com where Kenny Moscot explains the history of Moscot Eyewear and Eyecare.

Eye Society is lucky enough to carry Moscot Originals in both of our locations. If you haven't had the opportunity to see these frames in person be sure to make a special trip in for a chance to own a piece of history.

Eye Society on YELP!

2010-01-06T09:48:00.001-08:00

Eye Society is now on Yelp. Share your experience with us here!

Happy Holidays from Eye Society!

2009-12-07T15:58:00.000-08:00

Seeing Is Believing with Paul Frank Optometrics!

2009-11-02T14:01:00.000-08:00

Wood Racquet Classic in Riviera Magazine

2009-11-01T15:06:00.000-08:00

Eye Society was proud to sponsor the 11th Annual Wood Racquet Classic. Congratulations to this year's winning team, McG Nichol and Kevin Forbes.

Mark your calendars, next year's tournament takes place on Sunday, September 5, 2010.

Barton Perreira RX

2009-10-20T14:04:00.000-07:00

Paul Frank Spring 2010 Collection Preview

2009-10-13T19:08:00.000-07:00

Paul Frank's Spring 2010 Sunglass Collection pays homage to geometrical abstract art. Angular with signature multi-level layering, the collection harkens to 1992 with prep school sophistication and tone on tone coloration.

The new coloration include an opaque cranberry, white, and translucent pink combination. Also the Blue Ice limited edition collection (pictured below), whos translucent blue tine is a first for the 7-year-old collection known for its orange and seafoam layered frames.

The collection will retail from 100-185USD and will ship to an exclusive network of fine retailers in early December, including Eye Society.

3 DAY SALE !

2009-10-06T11:38:00.001-07:00

Barton Perreira

2009-09-22T09:57:00.000-07:00

Introducing Eye Society Montecito!

2009-09-21T10:06:00.000-07:00

11th Annual Wood Racquet Classic

2009-09-20T16:35:00.000-07:00

Eye Society was proud to sponsor The 11th Annual Wood Racquet Classic.

(From Left to Right) Dave Pina, Eddie Rapp, Mark Metcalf, and John Gothard

(From Left to Right) Bob Hurley, Nick Maybury, and Stefan Dahlkvist

(From Left to Right) Justin Lyon, Hudson Lyon, Amelia Lyon, and Sloan Lyon

(from Left to Right) Jon Oswald, Pat Parnell, and Peter Wernamer

(From Left to Right) Jon Oswald, Ben Garner, Rob Machado

Nathan Stadler

Over the Labor Day weekend, the 11th Annual Wood Racquet Classic tournament benefiting The Hoag Cancer Center was held at the backyard estates of Clay Peterson and Johnny McCray in Costa Mesa on September 6, 2009. This has been our best tournament to date and we'd like to thank all the sponsors, volunteers, and attendees for their incredible support and participation in the event. Congratulations to this year's winning team, McG Nichol and Kevin Forbes .

Mark your calendars, next year's tournament takes place on Sunday, September 5, 2010.

Photos courtesy of jimjims.net

Check out www.woodracquetclassic.com for more photos and info of the event soon.

Salt.

2009-09-15T12:24:00.001-07:00

Moscot

2009-07-10T18:23:00.000-07:00

Introducing MOSCOT

2009-06-18T18:23:00.000-07:00

MOSCOT Eyewear and Eyecare Since 1915 has been a New York City institution for nearly 100 years. Patriarch, Hyman Moscot, began selling eyeglasses from a pushcart on Manhattan's famed Lower East Side in 1899, and the rest is history. Today, fourth generation Moscot brothers, Kenny and Dr. Harvey, proudly run the business.

Eye Society is proud to exclusively carry Moscot Originals in both Costa Mesa and [opening soon] Montecito locations!

Not only can these frames help you see better, but they can block the sun if you choose. All these frames can be ordered as sunglasses making Moscot both stylish and versatile.

Purple Haze

2009-06-11T18:20:00.000-07:00

Patricia may be seeing purple, but there is no haze with these frames by Linda Farrow. From Linda Farrow's Luxe collection, style #LFL15, can be picked up from Eye Society Costa Mesa.

Eye Society Event!

2009-06-07T10:24:00.000-07:00

Dita Featherlite Series

2009-05-16T15:35:00.001-07:00

Dita has just released their new series titled Featherlite. These new frames are appropriately named for their super light weight titanium build. Featuring floating lenses with color filaments and even titanium nose pads - these frames couldn't get any lighter!

Eye Society carries all four styles available including (from top) the Sunbeam, Avocet, Osprey, and Heron.

Introducing Mykita

2009-05-07T10:16:00.000-07:00

Linda Farrow

2009-04-25T12:53:00.000-07:00

Matthew Williamson comes to H&M!

2009-04-18T14:24:00.001-07:00

Matthew Williamson has been named the next designer to collaborate with H&M for a complete summer '09 collection including everything from accessories, bathing suits, blazers, evening gowns, and more. With it's first shipment hitting stores April 23rd, the collection will sell out in mere minutes just like designers past.

Lucky for you, Eye Society already carries Matthew Williamson Sunglasses! Unlike the several H&M locations, Eye Society Costa Mesa is the only retail location in Orange County to carry the designer frames.
Designed by Linda Farrow for Matthew Williamson these frames are 100% handmade and make a stunning impression on anyone!

Speaking of Matthew, did you know in 2005 he took over as the Creative Director at Emilio Pucci? So it must be fate that Eye Society carries Emilio Pucci sunglasses as well... we're just saying.

Whatever your fashion or style preference make sure to stop in or shop online for your next pair of sunglasses before summer comes and goes!

EXCLUSIVE : Linda Farrow

2009-04-10T18:18:00.000-07:00

Eye Society is proud to announce that we exclusively carry Linda Farrow for the Orange County area!
Established in 1970 Linda Farrow designed frames that rose quickly to acclaim amongst stylish Lononers and the international jet-set. Linda Farrow was amongst the first to treat sunglasses as fashion, and continues to design some of the best crafted and most unique designs seen in the eye-wear world.
Linda Farrow boasts a handcrafted acetate frame often with titanium and even 24 karat gold coated temples! These frames add to our already extensive handcrafted collections currently featured at our store.Eye Society currently carries Linda Farrow Luxe, as well as Linda Farrow collaborations with Matthew Williamson and Sophia Kokosalaki.

For more information regarding this post please visit the following links:
Linda Farrow
Eye Society

[Two frames pictured above, starting with top, Matthew Williamson MW9 C4, and the Linda Farrow Luxe LFL8 C1]

Dita Optical

2009-01-30T17:51:00.000-08:00

When it comes to cutting edge design for optical frames, Dita easily holds its own.

Jeff Solorio and John Juniper are the creative mad-men behind these past meets present eye glasses. Using the finest exclusively developed Japanese zyls, custom designed titanium components and hardware with unique hex screws, Dita has successfully modernized traditional rivet frame construction.

Eye Society is proud to carry a select amount of these famous frames, including the new Statseman (pictured above), the super popular Grandmaster (pictured below), the "look at me" Insider, and a full '09 catalog to order from in store, not to mention 20+ sunglass styles from Dita!

Come check out these, and more unique designs, for your next pair of glasses at Eye Society.

Psst! Get the frames here, have our off-site doctor fill the perscription, and recieve 10% off on both!!

Modern Amusement Spring '09

2009-01-20T13:09:00.000-08:00

“For this collection we retreated to the 1940’s and imagined the fashion of the day set in the bold fresh colors that the brand is so well known for. We created a new temple that captures the essence of mid century “sport” but adds an almost art deco angularity that feels strangely new and refined,” says designer Shane Baum.

You can see the whole Spring 2009 collection by clicking here! Check out the bold new colors and
frames arriving in our store in the coming week.

Paul Frank Spring '09

2009-01-20T12:58:00.001-08:00

Paul Frank’s Spring 2009 Sunglass Collection pays homage to geometrical abstract art by mixing it with a heavy dose of the athletic influenced 1980s. Think of DeLoreans and Prisms. Or imagine Brooke Shields auditioning for Breakin’ circa 1984. Early 20th century prep school classics with some “pop and lock” thrown in for speed is what the new Paul Frank sunglass collection is all about.

Traditional academic shapes mixed with the company‘s bright colorations and soft two-tone transitions inspire the Paul Frank Rx Collection.

You can now preview the new Paul Frank Sun and RX collection for spring 2009 before it hits our store by clicking here! Expect to see, and try on these beauties in our store in the next coming week!