The Find: six tortoiseshell frames that are perfectly bookish
The Find: six tortoiseshell frames that are perfectly bookish
Like Atticus Finch or an off-screen Johnny Depp, tortoiseshell frames are bookish, distinguished and a little bit mysterious. Depending on the rest of your outfit, they can come off timeless and sensible—or adorably nerdy. Here, the best of this year’s biggest Toronto eyewear trend.
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- <strong>Warby Parker </strong>sells hip glasses online at shockingly low prices. We like the keyhole bridge in this pair from the limited-edition Auteur Collection. $95.<br /> <br /> <em>Available through <a href="http://www.warbyparker.com/women/optical/fillmore-redwood-ash-f" target="_blank">warbyparker.com</a></em><br />
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- The Find: Toronto eyewear
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- <strong>Vue dc’</strong>s TAO 228 are are hand-made in France from thick, laminated acetate that’s been polished. $499.<br /> <br /> <em>Available at Eyes on Church, 483½ Church St., 416-962-3937</em><br />
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- The Find: Toronto eyewear
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- The Mallory, another erudite style from <strong>Warby Parker.</strong> $95.<br /> <br /> <em>Available through <a href="http://www.warbyparker.com/women/optical/mallory-gimlet-tortoise-f" target="_blank">warbyparker.com</a></em><br />
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- The Find: Toronto eyewear
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- Perfectly round sunglasses were all the rage last summer. Continue the trend with the Model 0870 by <strong>Cutler and Gross.</strong> $480.<br /> <br /> <em>Available at Cutler and Gross, 84 Yorkville Ave., 416-966-5149</em><br />
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- The Find: Toronto eyewear
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- Gold arms play up the tortoiseshell’s golden tones in these <strong>Linda Farrow Luxe </strong>frames. $630 (U.S.).<br /> <br /> <em><a href="http://www.net-a-porter.com/product/327491">Available through net-a-porter.com</a></em><br />
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- The Find: Toronto eyewear
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- The rich hues in these<strong> Traction</strong> frames work particularly well for winter. $329.<br /> <br /> <em>Optic Zone, 33 Jarvis St., 416-362-3937.</em><br />
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- The Find: Toronto eyewear
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Like Atticus Finch or an off-screen Johnny Depp, tortoiseshell frames are bookish, distinguished and a little bit mysterious. Depending on the rest of your outfit, they can come off timeless and sensible—or adorably nerdy. Here, the best of this year’s biggest Toronto eyewear trend.
See all six pairs of Toronto eyewear »
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