Lafont Trunk Show, TODAY!

Come see us tonight, located at 5126 Butler Street in Lawrenceville, our first annual Bastille Day trunk show featuring Lafont Eyewear collection. Come this evening from 5-8 and sip French champagne and sample delicious cheese while trying on tons of beautiful frames hand-made in Paris, France! The fun continues tomorrow from 11-4pm. We hope to see you soon!!

New Arrivals...

Last weekend we were at Vision Expo East, the optical convention of the season hosted at New York City's Jacob Javitz convention center. It's HUGE! Every frame line to lens manufacturer to lab equipment company shows there. If it's new, it's there! For someone like me who lives and breaths optical fashion, it is an absolute paradise! We walked miles and rows of frame vendors and designers searching for the perfect fit for Eye Candy. As if the Javitz isn't big enough, there is also a loft a couple of blocks away that is super private and holds some of the most cutting edge in hand-made fashion eyewear ever. We definitely found what we were looking for! So what's hot this season you ask? Well, you are going to have to stop in Eye Candy and see for your self, but I can let you in on a couple little industry secrets. BIG and beautiful, translucent fresh colors, layers of acetate and throw-back designs are just a few. Stop in Eye Candy and see what's arriving daily!
While at the show we also saw Pittsburgh's own and most innovative lens and frame company, Eyenovate. They had a very large booth and I was lucky to get a picture with one of the company's lens professionals.
Eye Candy's hours:
Wednesday 1-6
Thursday 11-6
Friday 9-2
Saturday 11-6
We are always available by appointment! Email us to schedule an appointment.
Longer hours coming soon!

Grand Opening Celebration...

This Saturday, December 5, as the Lawrenceville Cookie Tour is coming to an end, swing by Eye Candy located at 5126 Butler Street for our Grand Opening Celebration! What Pop City calls "easy on the eyes", Eye Candy will be celebrating our opening with light fare and champagne. Owner, Monica George Krasinsky, will be at the shop meeting, greeting and fitting customers with beautiful frames! Our open house is from 6pm-9pm. We are so excited to be apart of such an eclectic neighborhood and we hope you can join us in celebration.
Cheers!

100% boredom-free...

In a time where most of the "trendy" people are fashion victims, wearing clothes, accessories and eyewear "designed" by a few big labels, it is almost impossible to find real originality and independence.

The company grotesque frame was founded to change that. Each style is a statement for uniqueness and originality. You can find the models only in the best optical shops worldwide.
Eye Candy being one of them! Eye Candy is proud to introduce Grotesque Frame! Hand made in Germany, grotesque frame is a combination of nice details, shiny colours and great workmanship for everybody that wants to underline his personality. Made from the finest materials, all models are made in small quantities, for individuals, not for the masses.

Why has the name "grotesque frame" been chosen? "We wanted to have a name that stands out of the mudd of boring names in the eyewear business. "grotesque" means different, funny, bizarre, original, interesting. If you don't see the sense of the word, you don't have any humour at all" say the founders.

Stop in Eye Candy or give us a call at 412-408-3415 and experience these one of a kind frames!

We made it!

Hello! And welcome to Eye Candy! Pittsburgh's newest and cutest optical boutique nestled in the heart of Lawrenceville. 5126 Butler Street to be exact! Owned and operated by Monica George Krasinsky, Eye Candy is the vision of a woman that wants nothing but the best in eyewear. Eye Candy is a neighborhood boutique featuring hand-made European frames with thought in mind. Designs such as French made, Lafont and German made, Grotesque Frames. Not only will Eye Candy be featuring beautiful frames for man, woman and children, but we will also be carrying the most advanced technology in lenses to date. Locally made lenses assure you that your eyewear is completed on time with zero flaws. At Eye Candy, we care about your vision. Our vision is that your vision is clear. We pride ourselves making sure you look and see great!
As an optician of ten years, Katie Bulger will be helping Monica and operating Eye Candy four days a week.
Eye Candy will be opening this Wednesday November 4, 2009 at 1pm.
We hope to see you soon!
Monica
&
Katie