Selima Optique Exclusive for ‘THE WEBSTER MIAMI X LE BON MARCHÉ PARIS’
Until February 21, 2015, Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche, where Selima Optique has an in-store boutique, has teamed up with the iconic concept-store The Webster in Miami.
Le Mois du Blanc is an annually occuring event since 1873 (!) and we were invited to create an exclusive product, as were Band of Outsiders, Céline, Chanel, Dior, [more] Olympia Le Tan, Louis Vuitton, Stella McCartney, Valentino and others.
We knew right away that we wanted to offer our classic Adri O sunglasses in White, a first for this style - and only available in the context of this project!
AdriO in White for The Webster Miami x Le Bon Marché Paris From the joint The Webster Miami X Le Bon Marché Paris press release:
“Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche in Paris and The Webster in Miami present at the same time an exclusive collection conceived especially for the occasion by the most talented designers of the fashion world.”
Click here for more info about this project on the Bon Marché Rive Gauche site
Click here to see the colors and finishes in which we offer our AdriO in the SelimaOptique.com webstore
Le Mois du Blanc is an annually occuring event since 1873 (!) and we were invited to create an exclusive product, as were Band of Outsiders, Céline, Chanel, Dior, [more] Olympia Le Tan, Louis Vuitton, Stella McCartney, Valentino and others.
We knew right away that we wanted to offer our classic Adri O sunglasses in White, a first for this style - and only available in the context of this project!
AdriO in White for The Webster Miami x Le Bon Marché Paris From the joint The Webster Miami X Le Bon Marché Paris press release:
“Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche in Paris and The Webster in Miami present at the same time an exclusive collection conceived especially for the occasion by the most talented designers of the fashion world.”
Click here for more info about this project on the Bon Marché Rive Gauche site
Click here to see the colors and finishes in which we offer our AdriO in the SelimaOptique.com webstore
A January Tribute to Our InstaMuse Karen
If you’re not following Karen on Instagram yet, then hurry! @karmigo
She wears Selima Optique like nobody’s business, and thanks to her incredible selfies - for which we are super grateful - we have the opportunity to show many styles on a face, which is where eyeglasses belong, of course! Below are some of Karen’s selfies from the last 6 weeks or so.
If you’re not following Karen on Instagram yet, then hurry! @karmigo
She wears Selima Optique like nobody’s business, and thanks to her incredible selfies - for which we are super grateful - we have the opportunity to show many styles on a face, which is where eyeglasses belong, of course! Below are some of Karen’s selfies from the last 6 weeks or so.
Joey Wolffer’s The Styleliner will Pop-Up at Selima Optique Bond 07!
Lunettes Kollektion Trunk Show at Selima Optique SoHo
Here’s a look back at the recent trunk show hosted by Selima Optique SoHo, highlighting the latest Lunettes Kollektion pieces. Our flagship store, which caters to clients from all over town, and particularly from SoHo and TriBeCa, was the first eyewear store to introduce this Berlin-based luxury maker of beautiful eyeglasses to the United States.
It was an afternoon/evening of “eyewear craftsmanship, bubbles and macaroons,” and a chance for Selima Optique SoHo customers to meet Daniela, who came over from Berlin to show the Lunettes Kollektion.
Above: Daniela from Lunettes Kollektion in Selima Optique Soho, and at right, chatting with a visitor.
Above: Selima Optique’s own Sarah, in one of Lunette Kollektion’s current sunglasses, available at Selima Optique Soho.
Above right: Selima Optique Soho’s Laceylooking beautiful in Lunette Kollektion’s mirror shades.
Here’s a look back at the recent trunk show hosted by Selima Optique SoHo, highlighting the latest Lunettes Kollektion pieces. Our flagship store, which caters to clients from all over town, and particularly from SoHo and TriBeCa, was the first eyewear store to introduce this Berlin-based luxury maker of beautiful eyeglasses to the United States.
It was an afternoon/evening of “eyewear craftsmanship, bubbles and macaroons,” and a chance for Selima Optique SoHo customers to meet Daniela, who came over from Berlin to show the Lunettes Kollektion.
Above: Daniela from Lunettes Kollektion in Selima Optique Soho, and at right, chatting with a visitor.
Above: Selima Optique’s own Sarah, in one of Lunette Kollektion’s current sunglasses, available at Selima Optique Soho.
Above right: Selima Optique Soho’s Laceylooking beautiful in Lunette Kollektion’s mirror shades.
Selima Optique: Hand Made in France (A Peek in Our Workshops)
To us,’ luxury’ means taking the time, and investing in the labor, that is needed to handcraft our collection.
Luxury to us does not mean ostentatious logos and giant publicity budgets. We like to know that each Selima Optique frame is made by people we’ve worked with for for years, decades even. These craftsmen start with a little piece of acetate and, in the end, after a lot of work, deliver a pair of frames. [more] Everything, from the shaping of the front and the temples, to putting those elements together with the hardware, and buffing - frequently, in the case of multicolored designs, even in sculptural shapes to reveal all the layers of acetate - and polishing, is dome by hand.
The first image shows a finished frame in the middle of the tools involved. The lenses are already in place because that’s how we like to judge samples when we visit the workshop.
The remainder of the images give you a further idea of the incredible manual labor involved in each pair of Selima Optique sunglasses or optical frames. Doesn’t knowing that make it even more fun to buy your next pair?
We work with several small workshops/factories in France, all of which are dedicated to manual craftsmanship. The images here were taken in the place that fulfills our custom orders (such as special pieces in buffalo horn), which is run by Anne Dorilla. Next time we go to the other workshops to proof the new samples, we’ll take tons more pictures to show you what goes on there.
To us,’ luxury’ means taking the time, and investing in the labor, that is needed to handcraft our collection.
Luxury to us does not mean ostentatious logos and giant publicity budgets. We like to know that each Selima Optique frame is made by people we’ve worked with for for years, decades even. These craftsmen start with a little piece of acetate and, in the end, after a lot of work, deliver a pair of frames. [more] Everything, from the shaping of the front and the temples, to putting those elements together with the hardware, and buffing - frequently, in the case of multicolored designs, even in sculptural shapes to reveal all the layers of acetate - and polishing, is dome by hand.
The first image shows a finished frame in the middle of the tools involved. The lenses are already in place because that’s how we like to judge samples when we visit the workshop.
The remainder of the images give you a further idea of the incredible manual labor involved in each pair of Selima Optique sunglasses or optical frames. Doesn’t knowing that make it even more fun to buy your next pair?
We work with several small workshops/factories in France, all of which are dedicated to manual craftsmanship. The images here were taken in the place that fulfills our custom orders (such as special pieces in buffalo horn), which is run by Anne Dorilla. Next time we go to the other workshops to proof the new samples, we’ll take tons more pictures to show you what goes on there.
September Pin Up (Girls love Arni)
Even though Arni is - like many Selima Optique frames - a unisex style, it is the women who have slowly but surely made Arni into a Selima Optique classic, epitomizing ‘Sexy Smart’. Case in point: Anne Hathaway, who has been photographed wearing her Arni on various occasions. Or check out Karen, one of our favorite Instagram muses here and here.
Image: “Kelsey in TriBeCa, September” by Elsbeth Struijk van Bergen
Even though Arni is - like many Selima Optique frames - a unisex style, it is the women who have slowly but surely made Arni into a Selima Optique classic, epitomizing ‘Sexy Smart’. Case in point: Anne Hathaway, who has been photographed wearing her Arni on various occasions. Or check out Karen, one of our favorite Instagram muses here and here.
Image: “Kelsey in TriBeCa, September” by Elsbeth Struijk van Bergen
Modzik Magazine #41, Fall 2014 Featuring Lenny Kravitz in Selima Optique’s LuLu
Modzik Magazine, issue #41 features Lenny Kravitz wearing our Summer and LuLu sunglasses in Black.
Lenny was interviewed by Nora Baldenweg and Joss Danjean at the occasion of the release of STRUT, his new studio album.
This feature was photographed by Matias Indjic, and styled by Modzik’s Styling Director Nicolas Dureau.
Above: Lenny wears Selima for June Ambrose Summer sunglasses
Above: Lenny Kravitz wearing LuLu
Lenny was interviewed by Nora Baldenweg and Joss Danjean at the occasion of the release of STRUT, his new studio album. [more]
This feature was photographed by Matias Indjic, and styled by Modzik’s Styling Director Nicolas Dureau.
Modzik Magazine, issue #41 features Lenny Kravitz wearing our Summer and LuLu sunglasses in Black.
Lenny was interviewed by Nora Baldenweg and Joss Danjean at the occasion of the release of STRUT, his new studio album.
This feature was photographed by Matias Indjic, and styled by Modzik’s Styling Director Nicolas Dureau.
Above: Lenny wears Selima for June Ambrose Summer sunglasses
Above: Lenny Kravitz wearing LuLu
Lenny was interviewed by Nora Baldenweg and Joss Danjean at the occasion of the release of STRUT, his new studio album. [more]
This feature was photographed by Matias Indjic, and styled by Modzik’s Styling Director Nicolas Dureau.
New York Fashion Week Round-Up / Spring Summer 2015 Ready to Wear
New York Fashion Week, the Spring/Summer 2015 Ready to Wear edition, is over, and the Fashion Week baton has been passed to London. Time for us to present you with you a little (edited) round-up of Selima Optique appearances on the SS15 Runway. Three labels/designers we love madly had their stylists pull from our current and past styles - and we love what they did!
First up: WHIT
Whitney Pozgay founded WHIT in 2014, with her husband and partner Parker Argote. They were selected to participate in the CFDA’s Fashion Incubator program, which they recently completed.
For WHIT’s SS15 collection, a variety of Selima Optique frames were used, and several of them are vintage Selima (1990′s - we’re getting old!). Our Jacqueline, however, is in the current collection.
Next up: Orley
Brothers Matthew and Alex Orley, and Matthew’s wife Samantha launched this luxury menswear brand in 2012. This was the second time we worked with Orley on their presentation, and for this season we customized our Nicolas with gold mirror lenses. Such a great effect, on both the Sky Blue and the Beige Peppermint Nicolas.
Last, but not Least: Erin Fetherston
Erin is another Selima Optique friend, with whom we’ve worked on presentations before, most recently on FW14. Erin first showed in 2005, during the Paris Haute Couture Shows, no less. Her choice for this particlar show was our Anouk in White, with black lenses.
New York Fashion Week, the Spring/Summer 2015 Ready to Wear edition, is over, and the Fashion Week baton has been passed to London. Time for us to present you with you a little (edited) round-up of Selima Optique appearances on the SS15 Runway. Three labels/designers we love madly had their stylists pull from our current and past styles - and we love what they did!
First up: WHIT
Whitney Pozgay founded WHIT in 2014, with her husband and partner Parker Argote. They were selected to participate in the CFDA’s Fashion Incubator program, which they recently completed.
For WHIT’s SS15 collection, a variety of Selima Optique frames were used, and several of them are vintage Selima (1990′s - we’re getting old!). Our Jacqueline, however, is in the current collection.
Next up: Orley
Brothers Matthew and Alex Orley, and Matthew’s wife Samantha launched this luxury menswear brand in 2012. This was the second time we worked with Orley on their presentation, and for this season we customized our Nicolas with gold mirror lenses. Such a great effect, on both the Sky Blue and the Beige Peppermint Nicolas.
Last, but not Least: Erin Fetherston
Erin is another Selima Optique friend, with whom we’ve worked on presentations before, most recently on FW14. Erin first showed in 2005, during the Paris Haute Couture Shows, no less. Her choice for this particlar show was our Anouk in White, with black lenses.
June Ambrose Making the NYFW SS15 Rounds
June, Selima Optique friend and co-creator of the Selima Optique x June Ambrose line of sunglasses, is hopping from show to show - seeing friends, getting snapped, taking selfies, and wearing a variety of eyewear from our collaboration. Since New York Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2015 is in full swing at the time of writing, we’re anticipating many, many more June sightings - which means an update will follow! If you follow us @selimaoptique or June @JuneAmbrose on Instagram, you can keep track of more or less real-time sightings.
Above: June Ambrose Sporting the Selima Optique x June Ambrose MISSY sunglasses. Seen here (L to R) with her daughter, with Rocsi Diaz, and with a friend from Sheen Magazine.
The popular Missy is currently available in Black and in Blue Floral
Above: June during NYFW SS15 with friend and colleague Jay Manuel. Here June is wearing one of the Selima Optique collaboration frames that are sold out. If you own this style (The ‘Edna’) - hold on to it!
June, Selima Optique friend and co-creator of the Selima Optique x June Ambrose line of sunglasses, is hopping from show to show - seeing friends, getting snapped, taking selfies, and wearing a variety of eyewear from our collaboration. Since New York Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2015 is in full swing at the time of writing, we’re anticipating many, many more June sightings - which means an update will follow! If you follow us @selimaoptique or June @JuneAmbrose on Instagram, you can keep track of more or less real-time sightings.
Above: June Ambrose Sporting the Selima Optique x June Ambrose MISSY sunglasses. Seen here (L to R) with her daughter, with Rocsi Diaz, and with a friend from Sheen Magazine.
The popular Missy is currently available in Black and in Blue Floral
Above: June during NYFW SS15 with friend and colleague Jay Manuel. Here June is wearing one of the Selima Optique collaboration frames that are sold out. If you own this style (The ‘Edna’) - hold on to it!
