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Happy Mother’s Day to all the wonderful moms out there!

With love,

From the Gafas Family!

A new traditional, teardrop aviator has arrived at Gafas. Salt. uses all polarized lenses that will help reduce glare for the summer time. With the contrast of the tortoise shell temple tips and honey gold frame, this give each individual piece style and character. The air active silicone nose pads are made for extreme comfort, and are easy to clean. Set yourself up with a new aviator for this summer!

Aviators have been circulating the world since the 1930′s. They were originally designed for pilots, sole purpose being to protect their eyes while flying. The Aviator became a well-known sunglass when General MacArthur landed in the Philippines in World War II. Photographers snapped several shots of him wearing them, the popularity grew from there. Aviators are still one of the most popular styles around and come in so many variations and materials. Check out some of these aviators, we will call these Tony’s pics .. more to come …..

From Left to Right

General Douglas MacArthur, Val Kilmer (Top Gun), Tom Cruise (Top /gun), Sylvester Stallone (Cobra), Eddie Murphy (Beverly Hills Cop), Johnny Depp (Blow), Robert De Niro (Casino), Johnny Depp/Al Pacino (Donnie Brasco) Al Pacino (Scarface)

Gafas Optical Shop has the largest selection of Aviators in the city come see for yourself.

That old Hollywood style is back! Barton Perreira’s Wonderlust has that classic cat eye shape with a tortoise shell frame and a smooth acetate polish for a more modern appeal. This chic shape has made a major comeback alongside a vintage movement. Here at Gafa’s everything old is new again!

The “Complicated” singer Avril Lavigne is back with a new album scheduled to be released mid-2012. The last time we saw Avril she was in a vintage clothing store trying on a pair of wayfarer styled frames for her video “What the Hell”.

DO YOU WANT THE AVRIL LOOK?

Come to Gafas and check out these similar frames:

(From L to R: Marc Jacobs;  Paul Frank – Post Aerosol Years; Entourage of 7 – Hank)

A new piece by Barton Perreira that redefines style and elegance. Carefully handcrafted, this new acetate frame has extremely clean lines and is very lightweight especially good for the summer time. A frame of this design will not only compliment your look but it will bring out your most unique features. Do not hide you behind your frames, let your frames be apart of who you are!

The new trends in top designer sunglasses for the spring and summer seasons of 2012 feature both exaggerated shapes and sizes.  Step out of your comfort zone and take on a new exaggerated experience of the cat eye, heart, oval or diamond shaped sunglasses, by designers such as Dita, Salt, and Linda Farrow just to name a few. The high fashion sunglasses of the summer months will range from big and eccentric to understated and stylish. The classically traditional fashion sunglasses will be a fun way to play underneath the sun. It is the Season of the Sun here at Gafas so come on in and try on a few new shapes and styles!

Loved by the Famous and the Infamous, these handcrafted Italian acetate frames are a great way to put your edge on this summer.  Italian Military grade APX Nylon lenses with anti reflective coating and full UV protection. Based out of Australia, these peices were designed by hand, crafted by hand, and polished by hand. These frames were made especially for you by some of the best aristians in the world. Expand your horizons and try something new this summer!

Two handsome gentlemen (our very own Marcel Stewart with his friend Andrew Henderson) sporting some very chic frames. From L to R: Andrew is wearing one of our crazy Linda Farrow + Jeremy Scott frames, and Marcel is rockin the Grandmaster One’s from Dita.

With this great video Persol reminds all that their production process is as cool as any bootmaker’s handiwork. Find out how your Persol frames are made via this video short.