Going offline: balancing work, creativity, and self-care
In the spirit of our stylishly casual Offline collection, we reached out to inspiring Canadian creators and entrepreneurs to hear their thoughts on self-care, feeling at home, and the art of relaxation.
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Photochromic lenses are a really practical way to transition (see what we did there?) between your daily activities without having to plan ahead based on atmospheric conditions. Basically, they’re lenses that don’t make you check the weather.
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A short list of books we love by authors who identify as members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.
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Spruce Up your Summer 2024 Style
Whether you’re on vacation or working through the summer season, gloriously hot weather, later sunsets, and that beautiful sunshine make every day—or at least every evening—feel like a holiday. From a fashion perspective, it's an opportunity to sport an array of different styles that range from minimalist and refined to bold and bright. Here’s a preview of some of the main trends this season, including ideas for sunnies from our SS24 collection to wear them with.
Keep ReadingA Guide to Choosing the Perfect Sunglasses
Choosing the perfect sunglasses involves understanding your face shape, selecting complementary frame styles, and considering factors like UV protection and lens quality. Start by identifying whether you have a round, oval, square, heart, or diamond-shaped face through simple measurements. Round faces benefit from angular frames that add definition, while square faces look best in curved styles that soften strong features. Oval faces can wear most styles, heart shapes need bottom-heavy frames, and diamond faces shine in cat-eye designs. Beyond face shape, ensure proper fit by checking frame width matches your face, choose lens tints based on activities (gray for everyday wear, brown for driving), and always verify 100% UV protection or UV400 rating for complete eye safety.
Keep ReadingTransitioning Your Style from Winter to Spring
The weather isn’t that warm, but it’s also not (that) cold outside anymore. This adds an additional layer of complexity to figuring out how to dress—especially when you can experience multiple seasons over the course of a single day. Here are some tips to help you transition your style from winter to spring.
Keep ReadingIntroducing the Spring / Summer 2024 Collection
Our new spring arrivals will help you take your style in a new direction. If you’re refining your personal style, this collection will inject the details that tie everything together. It’s time to take your look somewhere new this season.
Keep ReadingBold Styles. Bold Price.
The beginning of a new year is just the fresh start you’ve been waiting for, and there is no better time to switch up your look. It’s amazing what a difference a pair of bold new frames can make! So go ahead and select some impactful styles to try and stock up on styling tips for wearing them out in the wild.
Keep ReadingA very BonLook holiday
After a long and hectic twelve months, we want you to dress like every day is a holiday—whether you’re relaxing in front of the fireplace or surrounded by loved ones at dinner.
Keep ReadingGet inspired by our Holiday Collection
What better way to accessorize your festive wear than with our Holiday Collection featuring our best-selling frames in new colourways. Whether you’re with friends or family, inject new shapes, tortoise variations and even clear acetate into your wardrobe. Here’s how to unwrap your holiday look this season.
Keep ReadingBlack Frame Glasses: Complete Style Guide
Black frame glasses have earned their place as the most versatile eyewear choice, transcending trends to become a true wardrobe essential. Their enduring popularity stems from an unmatched ability to complement any personal style while providing the perfect balance of sophistication and approachability.
Keep ReadingThe Tortoise and the Eyewear: A History of Tortoiseshell Glasses
You’ve seen frames with this distinctive blend of colours on Audrey Hepburn and Paul Newman, but what is a tortoiseshell frame? What gives this finish its distinctive pattern? Does it actually come from turtles?
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