Selima Optique Style Spotlight: Sailor Stripes

Nautical stripes have been a statement look since the early 20th century. Inspired by sailors, after a visit to the French coast, Coco Chanel introduced the design to the fashion world through her nautical collection in 1917.  The design is now synonymous with chic Parisian style.

Selima Optique provides this timeless pattern for one-of-a-kind sunglasses, the perfect accessory for spending time seaside in the approaching warm weather. Set adrift stylishly with the navy & white stripe "Candance" or SELIMA for JACK SPADE "Ludovic".

Find these available at all Selima Optique stores.

Selima Optique in SO6IX March Issue

So6IX March 2014, the Spring Trends issue, gets behind the history of fashionable eyewear boutique, Dick Story Optical. 
With Dave Trent at the helm for the last 18 years, Dick Story Optical has seen a steady influx of new and repeat clientele. Featuring his thoughts on eyewear fashion and the art of framing a face, check out the full article below.

Find timeless round shapes in colorful tones like the Eduaord in Violet Horn and Hubert in Cherry at Dick Story Optical, 5631 N. Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, OK

Goods Press, March 2014

Our popular Chad 2 sunglasses in Blue Crystal are part of a colorful feature in Goods Press magazine March Issue. 

Find them available at Japanese stockist GLOBE SPECS or online at the Selima Optique webshop.

Where Paris features Selima Optique

Where Paris, the French edition of the "Where" travel publications, features our boutique in the historic district of Marais.

Selima Optique "Star Peepers" are pictured with A-list customers Lady Gaga in the "Adri O" & Ryan Gosling in the "Chad", along with a beautiful highlight of our "Catherine" in black/ivory.

Find these sunglasses in-store at 46 rue Vieille du Temple, Paris, France, or online in the Selima Optique webshop!

The Timeless Ride with Hubert marks 10 Years

Yesterday, February 16th, Hubert Kriegel reached the 10 year mark of his tour around the world, "The Timeless Ride".

A classic story, Kriegel set out from New York in 2005, with one simple goal, to explore the world. His sidecar expedition has taken him to Japan, Vietnam, Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Estonia, Russia, Kasakhstan, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Brazil, Uruguay, Chile, Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia, to name a few. Hubert has been wearing his signature round, red Selima Optique frames across jungles and deserts in the most remote parts of the world.

His most recent photograph details passage on the hillsides of Lesotho on February 13th, 2014.

A truly admirable story and captivating achievement to realize his dream of seeing the world, Hubert will always be an inspiration to us. 

The timeless, well-traveled look of his namesake Hubert frames are available at our stores in New York and Paris, stockists worldwide, or online.

Selima Optique Reads: FRANK151

The independently owned, internationally renowned, New York City based quarterly FRANK is the perfect reading material on a snowed in afternoon.

FRANK is a creative magazine featuring articles on art, music, and style, as well as interviews and public interest stories ranging from China to Harlem. Check out some of our favorite chapters, guest curated by prominent New York photographer Ricky Powell and Parisian artist André.

Vanity Fair France, January 2014

The editors of French Vanity Fair colorfully depict choice items for the perfect getaway  --

-- Winter Sun - Fashion in the tropics

"The cold won't do us in. We're heading for the winter sun.. Deemed frivolous by some, indispensable by others, the famous cruise collections tend to embrace us."

In the selection of fashion to take on the yacht we find our Candace in unique navy and white stripes. "Sailor stripes to look away." 

Style ahoy!

Christina Fallin in the Hubert

We're in love!

Christina Fallin, music artist from Pink Pony and the toast of Oklahoma looks gorgeous in the Selima Optique Hubert, shopped from Dick Story Optical.

Check out the recent interview in her cover story for SO6IX to read more about her music, style and thoughts on fashion.

Mode Optique, Volume 37

Selima is in this month's Mode Optique! She is interviewed by the Japanese optical magazine for Vol. 37, wearing our "Daphne" from our new collection in the Selima for June Ambrose line.

Also featured, the Monte Carlo from the new collection in the Selima for June Ambrose line.

Shop these timeless styles at blinc aoyama in Tokyo or online here.

Keri Hilson in the Hubert

The beautiful and talented Keri Hilson was photographed alongside Chris Brown, donning her pair of the Selima Optique Hubert, at the Jhene Aiko EP release party.

We love her look in this all black ensemble. You can find the Hubert in black at Dick Story Optical in Oklahoma or online at selimaoptique.com

A New York - French - Connection with Selima Optique

From the blog of German stockist, specs Berlin, a beautiful feature of our best-selling frames

The Money 2 in Olive

"For the low-lying autumn sun, the coveted Chad and Money 2 of the New York designer Selima."

Chad in Antique Tortoise

Check them out at Kastanienallee 42 D-10119, Berlin or at specs-berlin.de

Happy Birthday Joni Mitchell!

Recently featured in Martha Stewart Weddings November issue, our Selima for Anda & Masha "Joni" frame is inspired by the style and creativity of the iconic Canadian singer-songwriter. Shop this and other Selima Optique styles at Optical Outlook in Toronto NoMad in Toronto and Delta Optical in Mississuaga.

Martha Stewart Weddings, November 2013

Selima Optique's Joni sunglasses, from our collaborative collection with Anda & Masha, appears in Martha Stewart Weddings special fall issue. Accessorized to arrive in style on your big day, check out the frames in the Caribbean Dream fashion spread, on stands now.

Find the Joni available in Selima Optique stores, stockists worldwide, and in our online shop.

Celebrate Your Frames with a Portrait Session at Selima Optique 3.3.12

Thanks to many of you last week's portrait event was such a fun success that we've decided to continue the event for one more day this Saturday!

So if you’re in the Noho area this Saturday please join us for a fun special event and have your picture taken in a pair of your favorite frames from Selima Optique. If you own a pair, bring them! If not, we will have our collection available for you to model.

Where: Bond 07 by Selima Optique at 7 Bond St. Nyc 10012

When: Saturday, MARCH 3rd From - 11am to 7pm

Thank You for Your Support Friends & Fans!

We wanted to thank all of you that came by our Bond st. shop to participate in our 'See the World' project, we look forward to sharing all the great pics we got with you and our fans! Above is a preview, the rest is coming soon...