Detail photos of our newest window display. Designed by Darshan Phillips

Black Optical recently collaborated with Makr Carry Goods to produce this heritage leather eyewear sleeve. The cases are designed & made in the USA, using Horween leather. Available in 3 colors: black matte, navy matte & cognac. Cordovan is available by special order.

Pedro Almodóvar: Under His Skin on Nowness.com.

via Nowness.com

Grace Kelly, Princess of Monaco was one of Oliver Goldsmith’s best clients.  I don’t’ know the exact figure, but Goldsmith designed at least a dozen sunglasses for the princess.

The attached video is a preview of the exhibit “Grace Kelly: From Movie Star to Princess” presented by TIFF Bell Lightbox. Around the :50 mark you can catch a glimpse of a few of the originals.

The Star Grace Kelly’s royal tour opens in Toronto.

If you are interested in the inaugural Thom Browne sun & eyewear collection you are in luck. Damian of Thom Browne x Dita Eyewear will be in Oklahoma this Monday & Tuesday. To see the collection in its entirety and/or place a pre-order visit our Classen Curve, OKC location tomorrow Oct. 31 & Center 1,Tulsa Tuesday Nov. 1.

It’s not very often we offer 20% off our collection of eyewear, but we believe in supporting our community and Family & Children’s Services. The $50 (all of which is donated to FCS) entitles you to 20% off at Black Optical Tulsa plus an additional 160+ retail stores in the Tulsa area.

Please, donate to a good cause & shop throughout our great city.

Always influenced by how eyewear is actually worn, I’ve decided to start a new photo-blog series of sun & eyeglasses worn in fresh & inspiring ways. Consider it a snap-shot of what you may have seen or will see at Black Optical.

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Previewed the soon-to-be released Oliver Peoples Spring ’12 collection this afternoon. No question, my favorites are the Oliver Peoples x The Soloist Teardrop collaboration & the Vintage Release MP-2 + matching clip.

A few stills from the Thom Browne Spring/Summer 2012 show, featuring the upcoming Thom Browne x Dita Eyewear sunglass collaboration. Love the yellow.