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A New Year Refresh – New and Old Garrett Leight Hamptons
In the early days of the new year it feels right to take stock of one’s life and note which pursuits need attention. Most would apply this thinking to an altruistic activity such as learning a new language or reading more books, but I also think about which pieces of my wardrobe need to be refreshed. This line of thinking led me to realize that it was time for a new pair of glasses – happy new year to me! […]
Product Review: Garrett Leight ‘Glencoe’ Frames
It’s early June and the summer is stretching out ahead of us. Time to gear up for camping trips, beach days, rooftop bars, and two years’ worth of summer weddings. And throughout it all, one summer accessory that I’m never without is a good pair of sunglasses – these delicate blue eyes can’t do much without them. […]
Product Review: Garrett Leight ‘Hampton’ and Replace-A-Lens
I have a love-hate relationship with glasses. Mostly a hate-relationship, actually. Although I like the idea of glasses as an accessory, that loses its appeal when the accessory becomes a daily necessity. That, combined with my hefty prescription and hard-to-fit face, makes finding glasses that I truly love a big challenge. Even so, they’re something […]
Garrett Leight Opens in San Francisco
There have been a few exciting store openings in San Francisco recently (and one that we’re all waiting on…), one of which is the new Garret Leight shop in Hayes Valley. The LA-based eyewear brand launched only five years ago, but has attracted a strong following in that time. You can read my in-depth article […]
Hall of Frame – a visit with Garrett Leight California Optical
My bad eyes have made me highly dependent on corrective lenses, and for that reason there has always been a place in my heart for attractive frames. My favorite is the P3 shape – a classic round lens style that features a keyhole bridge. I stumbled upon Garret Leight a couple of years ago when […]
Product Review: Moscot “Dahven” Sunglasses
When I start to think about a new menswear purchase I tend to spend a lot of time planning, pondering, and researching. This surely comes as no surprise, given that I have been having most of those thoughts out loud on this website for over eleven (!) years. But eyewear is hard to plan like that – sometimes you put a pair on your face and immediately realize that this is now your look. There is a bit of serendipity to the process that can’t be analyzed or scrutinized, and that was the exactly case with the Moscot Dahven. […]
What I Wore: Sleazy Summer
Although we do seem to be creeping back to “normal” life in recent months, the tailored portion of my wardrobe has remained deep in the recesses of my closet. It has nothing to do with my enjoyment with wearing it – I still quite like that part – but, as with everyone else, the opportunity […]
Some “Never on Sale” Brands that are Currently On Sale
It’s amazing how quickly things have turned on their head. One moment every brand was about to launch their Spring/Summer collection, and then suddenly some of them have ceased selling things completely, or are operating in a much smaller capacity. I had several product reviews ready to publish, but most of those products either aren’t […]
Oliver Peoples “Gregory Peck” Sunglasses Review
Readers of this blog will know I’m not that into luxury brands – to me, they generally don’t provide a very good value for the money spent, and quite often they don’t even provide the best product when compared to other options on the market. With these big-name brands, so much of the price of the goods goes into marketing rather than the product itself so it’s a difficult purchase to justify from a rational perspective. […]
The Problem with Excellent Products
We all have those products that we lust over for long periods of time. There’s the endless ‘research,’ the search for discounts, and, eventually, the hunt for something similar that doesn’t cost as much. If you finally buy that thing that is exactly what you want (and it hopefully lives up to your very high expectations), it can be a wonderful feeling. But there is an inherent problem with these great products, too. […]
