After knowing each other for years we finally decided to join forces with our clever, funny, friend, not to mention super talented artist, Ferdinand Van Alphen of Ferdinand.Ink. Ferdinand’s work will be on display at our Bond 07 Boutique now through January 2019. 

            Not only will we be featuring original works of art, prints, dish towels and dishes by Ferdinand but notebooks featuring his original artwork as well as a limited number of hand-painted Selima Optique canvas totes at our select NYC stores. So come by 7 Bond st. (between Broadway and Lafayette) and find yourself an original piece that tickles your fancy for yourself or a loved one because we could all use a little more laughter in our lives these days!

      This past Thursday, we popped some bottles to celebrate the opening of  Selima Optique Reading Room, an adorable, carefully curated boutique focusing primarily on our namesake eyewear collection and optical services with some select vintage frames and some specialized gift items such as cards and notebooks. Located near Gramercy Park next to Bar Jamón, Casa Mono, Takamichi Beauty Room and the famously unmarked Inn At Irving Place, we feel at home this a very special New York neighborhood.

      The Selima Optique Reading Room is located in Manhattan’s historic Gramercy neighborhood on 17th st. and Irving Place, named after Washington Irving, author of such works as, to name a few, Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle. The neighborhood is home to the infamous Gramercy Park, one of two private parks located in NYC. Members of a few exclusive clubs, religious establishments, guests of the Gramercy Park Hotel, and local residents who wish to pay the annual assessment fee are the only key holders to the park.  If you’re wandering around the area and looking to get a bite to eat or something to drink there are a few great places nearby. The Michelin Star sister restaurants Casa Mono and Bar Jamon are located just next door to the shop offering restaurant fare, wine, and tapas. If you’re more on the market for fancy libations swing by The Inn at Irving Place just around the corner, home to Cibar and Lady Mendi’s Tea Salon. Cibar, located in the basement of the Inn, is the place to go for cocktails and snacks but if you’ve got a little more time to kill, and looking for something a little less boozy, check out Lady Mendi’s 5-course tea service.

Selima Optique Reading Room is located at:
 125 East 17th st. New York, NY 10003

Stop in and say hello!

        Since 2014 the edCFDA has been doing their part to support FTBC through their capsule collection of limited edition Frames for a Cause, available at select retailers, and feature the FTBC’s signature blue and white colors. Proceeds from the sales of these frames go toward the CFDA’s charitable foundation which raises funds and public awareness for breast cancer around the world.