Facial Index New York is a Japanese optical shop that produces very well-made, modern, quietly iconic eyewear. Don't get me wrong, I adore my iconic eyewear of the yesteryears, but after hopping around from one classic "iconic" brand to another (Ray-Bans, then Oakley Frogskins, then Persols, then Moscots), I need something to cleanse the palate. I chanced upon the cool, stone-clad Facial Index boutique in SoHo a few New York trips back and kept them top-of-mind for the time I'd be on the market for new spectacles. Now that I'm in the city and in need of a new pair of sunglasses to replace my over-worn and over-exposed Ray-Ban Wayfarers, I think I might just bite the bullet and purchase a pair of Facial Indices.
I've got my eyes set on this pair of milky green-gray frames, but don't know what tinted lenses to place on them. Any suggestions?
the workroom at Kaneko Optical, Facial Index's parent company in Japan (photo from Kaneko Optical)
A couple more options:
They might have had their moment in the early 2000s, but I am seriously considering gradient lenses.
This black+crystal pair looks really sharp, but might look best with clear lenses.
A few more nights of pondering and I might just be seeing New York through my new Japanese second eyes.
5 comments:
that are so sharp and SO dandy. dark green tinted fade purrrrhaps? i have tones of sunglasses but always go back to my ray bans, wish i didn't though
Nice specs!!!!
Now, I'm suddenly confronted by the fact that I badly want a pair of prescription glasses from Moscot.
You know how awful the labels they bring here in Manille!!! bwahahahaahahaaaaaa
awww, good old days! i remember like about 8 years ago, facial index was the place where i first splurged on a pair of expensive glasses, and i was asking them, unabashedly, for a discount ...
dope glasses
WOW! these pictures are so beautiful!
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Have you checked out the specs store in Covent Garden? Very good I must say
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