Masunaga has been hand crafting eyewear in Fukui, Japan since 1905. The care and dedication to quality they feature is of a level rarely seen in the optical industry, and in honor of them entering the American market, Masunaga and DDOO partnered to showcase nine top craftsmen in Los Angeles and ask them, “What does craftsmanship [...]
Violent Femmes bassist Brian Ritchie recently came in to our 3rd St shop for some new looks. The musician and his wife Varuni, who live in Tasmania, were on their way to to Coachella for a much anticipated Violent Femmes reunion performance. “When I saw this shop, I knew I was going to find something special [...]
After a long hiatus, Giorgio Armani Eyewear is back, and we have an exclusive on the new issues. Giorgio Armani Capsule Collection Last week Giorgio Armani sent us three elegant black boxes containing an (until now) mysterious 24-piece capsule collection, in advance of their Spring Summer 2013 scheduled release. We couldn’t wait to find out what [...]
TB 700 Thom Browne continues to impress with their impeccable quality and attention to detail. We recently got some new Thom Browne eyewear in at Sunset including this TB 700 with an extraordinary double-bar bridge. The double bridge is not uncommon in a sunglass, but in an optical frame, it’s unexpected… Black and shiny gold [...]
Armani is Back Giorgio Armani Eyewear is back and it’s back with a vengeance. An exclusive 24-piece capsule collection is being delivered to our stores the first week in March, months before other LA stores. It’s been years since Giorgio Armani put their name on eyewear and even longer since they issued some of the [...]
While preparing for our upcoming vintage event, our very own Davida Hall has (maybe a little too much?) fun with some of the frames in our vintage collection, frames that Dan has collected over the years from around the globe. The video features vintage eyewear by Royal Ritz, Emmanuelle Khanh, Yohji Yamamoto, ABC France, Optical [...]
Epic Vintage Eyewear Event Due to overwhelming demand, Dan will be releasing a selection of his rare and vintage eyewear collected from around the world and over the years, to the public, for the very first time. And so, we invite you to join us in a celebration of the art of eyewear and fashion [...]
About a year ago the good people at l.a. Eyeworks met a Los Angeles artist named Molly Schiot, and it was love at first sight. (She wears an l.a. Eyeworks frame after all.) The ensuing collaboration was a trio of videos that focused on 3 Southern California habitats: city, desert and ocean, as seen through the lenses of [...]
Slav Nowosad One of the unique products that Dan has recently sourced is this stunning eyewear from Poland. Mad genius Slav Nowosad is both designer and creator behind the one-piece, stainless steel eyewear. The glasses have no screws, rivets or welds – simply an exquisite piece of jewelry to the face cut from a single piece [...]
We are thrilled to announce a collaboration with Barton Perreira on our new West Hollywood window display. It’s a festive Roaring Twenties holiday soiree scene we’re calling “What a Spectacle.” The Jazz-age display on the Sunset Strip inspires a sense of nostalgia and celebration – a perfect fit with Barton Perreira’s new retro-inspired collection featuring [...]
Recently we caught up with Tom Cody at Vision Expo West, and lucky for us, we had our iphone at the ready! Cody is responsible for (among great things in eyewear) bringing the Masunaga Optical brand, Japan’s the oldest eyewear company, to the United States. Cody tells us the story of how, over 100 years [...]
On a recent visit to our Beverly Hills shop, long time friend Larry King was kind enough to take some extra time for a picture. The affable TV personality tweeted later about his “modern” specs, asking followers in the attached video what they think. Check out my new specs! I’ll be debuting my other new [...]
