Jet Set

Mykita x uslu airlines Jet Set all colors

Matching sunglasses and nail polish….why has no one come out with this sooner?  Leave it up to Mykita to team up with Uslu Airlines (the cosmetics company, not an actual airlines) for this brilliant collaboration they’re calling: Jet Set. The two aviator styles BOB and EVE, named after both airports and people, come in 3…

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Cat’s Meow

l.a. eyeworks "Quinn" available for purchase at Dan Deutsch Optical Outlook

We can’t wait to get our hands on LA Eyeworks S/S 2011 Collection. Gai Gherardi and Barbara McReynolds, the geniuses behind the brand, have been working their magic again, and we’re counting the days until our shipment arrives. Among the highlights of the collection is Quinn, a mixed-media cat eye. Gai and Barbara’s talent for…

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Etnia Energy

We’re loving all the videos that eyewear designers are putting out these days.  This high-energy entry from Etnia of Barcelona, directed by Mawashi Geri with music by Goiko Martínez, that really captures the eyewear company’s playfulness and alegría de vivir.

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The View From Here (Vue dc…)

VUE dc on Sunset Blvd available at Dan Deutsch Optical Outlook

A few of the frames from our Vue dc… collection needed some fresh air. Vue dc… brings uncompromising quality, unconventional designs and a bold sensibility to their designs. The line is handmade in France.

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Bad Boy in Town

Barton Perreria Dillinger

We’re in love with these new retro-inspired Barton Perreira frames that just arrived in our West Hollwood shop.  Named Dillinger and available in a color called “Heroin Chic” (pictured below), this new bad boy in town is inspiring us to do something very naughty.

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The Perfect Holiday Gift

We’re crazy about La LOOP necklaces for eyewear, and we think everyone on your holiday list deserves one this year….the perfect holiday gift. Here’s why: They’re functional art.  (A true museum piece – watch the video above for the story) They’re the perfect gift for someone who has everything (who doesn’t lose their glasses?) They…

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Typical Day

Dan Deutsch and Verdine White with custom gradient tint lenses

It was another typical day at Dan Deutsch Optical Outlook, Beverly Hills.  Actor Michael Nouri was pleased to run into long time acquaintance, bassist Verdine White of Earth, Wind & Fire in the store. Dan had told White that he wanted to make him a custom set of gradient lenses for his vintage Porsche Carrera’s…

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