Timeless Classics Get Shady With Selima Optique

If you’ve ever made it to our Wooster Street location and glimpsed at our walls you’ll notice that you’re in good company.  Decked in their favorite Selima Optique frames (literally), intimate portraits of historical faces line the store, keeping guard over hundreds of stand out, luxury lenses; from Napoleon Bonaparte to Mona Lisa and her Majesty the late Queen Victoria, each stands tall and proud in their iconic shades. 

 

Whilst we’re not the only fans of our optical collages, so is Bloomberg Business (BB!) Contributing to our list of stars that would look ever so perfect in Selima Optique, Bloomberg has picked figures to showcase a couple of our most classic and sought after shapes;  Robert Redford, oozing classic charm, sports the Frederic while John Travolta rattles our hearts with the Anthony, the ultimate in facial accessory. 

Can’t make it into the store? Head over to the e-store where both styles are available and ready for you to leave your own mark on history.  

Vogue Daily's "Beauty Mark" with Hanneli Mustaparta, Lindsey Wixon in the Andy

In a Vogue Daily feature, Hanneli Mustaparta, fashion correspondent, photographer, and Selima Optique supporter, talks lipstick nuance with Catherine Piercy, beauty director at Vogue.com, and goes on a West Village photo shoot with model Lindsey Wixon. You can see Wixon styled in Selima Optique's Andy sunglasses with the Dolce & Gabbana's "Venere" flame orange lipstick.

Watch "Beauty Mark" and find the crystal Andy frames in Selima Optique stores or online!

Throwback Thursday: Flaire, March 2008

Vintage Sunglasses from Selima's archive, featured in Flaire, March 2008 

With summer already well underway, the time for fun, music, and dancing has arrived. The popularity of music festivals has lead to a huge comeback of the styles of the 70s, the era of the festival. At Selima Optique, you will find some psychedelic frames to help reach that hippie status quo at the next music festival or concert you attend this summer. Dance on with the Edouard, Dre, Yasmine, or Theo.

Just In: Adri O & Amanda in New Colors

Classic Hollywood Adri O now in Grey Marble!

The Amanda is now available in Beige Peppermint

. . . And in Green & Purple Marble

All available in stores and online

Artist Amanda Browder wearing our Claire frames during Public Sewing Day event!

We attended an interesting event taking place in the East Village today! At 75 E. 4th Street, Brooklyn-based artist, Amanda Browder, was hosting a "Public Sewing Day" in support of her upcoming art installation, "Good Morning!" Amanda called upon anyone to bring in fabrics and sew in-studio for the Fourth Arts Block sponsored instillation. Here, you can see her hard at work, while, ever-so-stylishly, wearing the Claire.

Leading up to the presentation of her large graphic piece, "Good Morning!" on 4th street, between Bowery and 2nd Avenue, in late September, Amanda will be hosting additional public sewing days, so stay tuned!

Photos of past instillations, outside the FAB studio

Shop the Claire in our Selima Optique stores or online.

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Throwback Thursday: GQ, June 2005

Zeke featured in GQ, June 2005

Mirror sunglasses have remained an icon of style and fashion for decades. The mirrored lenses are an incomparable way to add a bold enigma to any man’s wardrobe.

Whether fashioned with a uniform, a leather jacket, or cowboy boots and hat, mirrored sunglasses will forever add that mysterious hint to your look.

Keep the trend everlasting with the Selima Optique Robert with Mirror Lenses to shield your peepers from this hot summer sun.

All Selima Optique frames can be custom fitted with mirror lenses, contact info@selimaoptique.com to learn more!

As seen in Drive, the Money 2 in Auburn Tortoise is restocked!

After fulfilling a long waiting list of orders, we have released the Money 2 in its popular Auburn Tortoise color back to the public!

Shop the Money 2 at our online store or in Selima Optique boutiques, while supplies last!

Be sure to check out Drive, starring Ryan Gosling, tomorrow evening (July 18th, 6 PM) at the Tompkins Square Park free film event in NYC's Alphabet City.

Just In: Catherine & Maya in New Colors

A new take on our modern cat-eye frame, the Catherine sunglasses now come in a dual color scheme of Tokyo Tortoise and black on the temple.

Our charming Maya frames now come in black...

...And a burgundy & red color combination!

All available at select stockists, Selima Optique stores and online.

Shoppable Editorials from MIKALOOK.com

"New Day. New Look" Our second string of editorial features by the MIKA Look fashion team sees the Love styled in a "Psychadelic Chic" look, and the Dre finely fashioned in a pristinely calculated look.

Visit MIKALook.com for more info and to shop our sunglasses directly from their lookbook!

Throwback Thursday: ELLE France, 2001

This classic pin-up look is back! Fun and feminine cat-eye frames are seen on the greatest of today's fashion icons and street style. Bring that 50's vibe back to your wardrobe with the Selima Optique Adriana, Erica, Jessie, or the original Miho frame from this throwback!

Just In: Evan & Virginie in New Colors

A blend of amber & brown paired with the stylish bravado of the Evan sunglasses, an instant classic in Tokyo Tortoise.

One of the most versatile frames in our collection, the unisex Virginie is now available in an exquisite royal blue/navy...

...And a vibrant red/brown!

All available at select stockists, Selima Optique stores and online.

Introducing new color frames for Independence Day!

Happy Fourth of July from Selima Optique!

Just in time for Independence Day! Now on sale are new colors for two timeless frames! The 4th of July appropriate Virginie in royal blue/navy and red/brown, as well as a summer must have, Evan sunglasses in Tokyo Tortoise.

Selima Optique Summer 2013 / Introducing NEW frames & colors!

Photographer Amos Mac's take on the brand new Selima Optique sunglasses and eye wear, and bestselling frames in new colors, in a bright and exciting fashion campaign for summer 2013.

Selima Optique, Adri O selected by Metro in “accessories we love”

Among the accessories selected by Metro fashion editor, Bel Jacobs, was Selima Optique's very own Adri O sunglasses in Chocolate/Honey! Check out the featured frames in our online shop!

Freud Sunglasses at the Neue Galerie

Freud Sunglasses, shot by Selima

The special concept design, Selima Salaun for Neue Galerie, is the Sigmund Freud inspired "Selima Optique Freud Sunshades" in tortoise frames & dark green tinted lenses. They have since sold out after being introduced in 2012 and have a long waiting list of back orders. However, customers seeking the stylish & intellectual look of Freud will soon be able to find these available, exclusively at the Neue Galerie Design Shop, located at 86th Street & 5th Avenue.