For those “in the know” about eyeglasses, Oliver Peoples is an interesting brand. On the one hand, it is owned by Luxottica — that massive corporation that owns and controls about 90% of the eyeglasses market; just about every brand you likely know is owned by them — which would indicate that their frames would follows like most other Luxottica owned brands…
Read moreReview: True Vintage Revival
It’s become pretty well-known at this point that Japan is producing some of the world’s best eyewear these days. We previously looked at a brand called Tart Optical, and we’re now continuing the “Arnel-style glasses” series with a look at TVR, or “True Vintage Revival.”…
Read moreReview: Tart Optical
If you’ve seen photos of celebrities wearing glasses before, you’ve likely seen the Tart Optical Arnel eyeglasses frame before. They are one of, if not the single most famous eyeglasses frame ever produced. A similar frame was originally worn by James Dean (many people think it’s the same; it’s not as his was thinner and not made by Tart), and the style became instantly popularized…
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