KAREN WALKER EYEWEAR (New York)

What's the one must-have Summer item? Beach home, fast car, luxe yacht? Nope. It's statement sunglasses - specifically, Karen Walker's statement shades. Indeed, few things really make a statement like a bold pair of Karen Walker's somewhat unusual but definitely distinctive eyewear. '80s avant garde, oversized glamazon, tastefully chunky, quirkily round -- take your pick, these cool unisex sunnies are just the Summer fashion fix you've been hankering for.

KAREN WALKER
New Zealand-born, New York-based Karen Walker has a reputation for designs "that provide a means of appearing cool but not trying too hard". A reoccurring theme in her work is taking extremes and pushing them together -- masculine and feminine, tailored and street, luxury and non-luxury, dark and super-cute. Karen Walker's creations celebrate the anti "it girl" -- characters like Ally Sheedy's heavy-fringed weirdo in 'The Breakfast Club', not the beautiful girl in the room, but the interesting one. These extremes reflect particularly heavily in her eyewear collection as an ongoing reference.

ONLY 3 Days Left: Save 20% Off Select Watches & Eyewear

Good morning, dear friends.
We're having a 'save 20% special' off select watches, sunglasses, and optical frames - but the hourglass is fast running out. The promotion is only on for 3 MORE DAYS.
So hurry on over and take advantage of this awesome deal before the month ends!

Another New Brand Alert! JF REY and BOZ Eyewear

Not going to lie, we have no problems being a labeliser who enjoys the branded security of designer stamps, but we also definitely have in our sights the logo-free JF Rey, where French creativity alone amply serves as its trademark :-)

An innovative eyewear maker who has fearlessly decorated, accentuated and emphasised the eyes of its fashion-forward patrons for over 15 years now, JF Rey is literally an eye-conoclast. The frames have a truly inimitable look about them - the designs are often futuristic in shape and concept, and feature very accomplished detailing. Founder-creator Jean-François Rey (assisted by his wife -and colourist- Joelle Rey and a small team) is a creator without peer, arduously translating structural fantasia into wearable objets d'art through the use of hand-worked, lightweight materials. The resulting frames (largely for men but also worn by women), in which technological innovation also plays a determinant role, are top-of-the-line and exuberant, appealing to an urbane, hip clientele seeking to avoid classification.


An additional player in the JF Rey portfolio is Boz, a decorative, whimsical collection inspired by romance, poetry, daydreaming, the ribbon of a performing gymnast - even eyelashes. The perfect feminine accompaniment to the more masculine JF Rey line, Boz frames are a must-have for those who aren’t afraid to bat their eyes at the offbeat!

J. F. REY (JEAN FRANCOIS REY)
One could honestly say that Jean-Francois Rey has been in the eyewear business all his life - he was born in Jura, the mountainous region in eastern France where many eyewear factories are located. Prior to setting up his eponymously named company, Rey designed eyewear for high-end Japanese brands. Japan’s (and Asia’s) culture, nature, and fashion and architectural elegance became an influence that has stayed with him. There’s also strong continued mutual admiration between Japan and Rey - JF Rey and Boz eyewear are widely known and loved in the Japanese market.
Jean-Francois Rey is also a favourite son of major frame design awards - the IOFT (the Tokyo Optical Show, also Asia's leading optical trade fair) and the Silmo d’Or (aka the Oscars of the optical industry).

EYEWEAR & WATCHES FAIR

Dear, dear friends.
With the sun having been on a four-month hiatus (at least on the Earth's more populated hemisphere), there's nothing more we’d love to do to welcome it back then to soak up all the Vitamin D we can.
And just as our bodies require the basic protection, so our eyes need some special TLC of their own :-)
Also, we figured, what better way to ring in the new season than with a fresh new accessory on your wrist?

With that in mind, wondermomo and Whoop!’s first-ever EYEWEAR AND WATCHES FAIR is simply too good to pass up! Here's how it works: Enjoy never-before 20% savings off select sunglasses, optical frames, and watches… but not for long! This offer is good for a limited time only.

THE DEALS
Mathematics not your thing? Allow us to spell it out even more clearly with a couple of examples. The 20% special offer means that:
- RM499 limited edition sunglasses, NOW RN399.20
- RM650 hand-crafted buffalo horn spectacle frames, NOW RM520
- RM1199 designer analogue watches, NOW RM959.20

As you can see, the bargains (particularly on higher-priced items) are downright remarkable - and rarer than a class-X solar flare! So if you haven't already taken the plunge, don't wait… or you'll be left in the cold with that empty shoulda-woulda-coulda feeling... and your dream sunnies and timepieces by coveted designers snapped up by someone else, GONE FOREVER. (It's a sucky feeling.)

See ya soon then!

LINDA FARROW Eyewear (Unisex)

If you've never seen the eyewear of Linda Farrow, you could probably use some glasses.
In the 1970s, when London fashion designer Linda Farrow asked her optician husband to help create a range of sunglasses, the resulting label, which was responsible for Yoko Ono's trademark shades, rose quickly to acclaim amongst the stylish international jet set.
This cult brand was revived in 2003 by Farrow's son Simon Jablon, after he discovered a generous stash (over 2000!) of 60s - 80s sunglasses in the family's Clerkenwell warehouse.
Initially, Jablon and partner Tracy Sedino were selling off the archive. These days, the co-owners are working to augment that collection, taking Linda Farrow back to the very top with new vintage-inspired designs (for both women & men) channeling the high style of eras past.
A profligate collaborator, Linda Farrow has worked with internationally innovative designers like Jeremy Scott (check out the outrageous "Mickey Mouse" shades on both Lady Gaga & Alexander Skarsgard in "Paparazzi", below), Yohji Yamamoto, Raf Simons, Dries Van Noten, Matthew Williamson, Veronique Branquinho, Eley Kishimoto & Luella. The brand also isn't afraid to approach young designers to explore ideas that seem impossible to execute. Exciting new projects on the way for 2010 include collaborations with Alexander Wang & The Row (a.k.a. Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen).


Meet the newest angel at Victoria's Secret Lindsay Ellingson & her Linda Farrow sunnies.


They Love This Designer: Linda Farrow eyewear enjoys a robust stream of celebrity sightings & frequent coverage in top fashion publications.