People who look good in glasses:
Woody Allen.
James Dean.
You.
Now, now. Don’t deny it.
Consider the evidence at the Warby Parker Frame Studio, a rakish and timely hybrid between a frame shop and a gratis portrait studio, swinging the doors open to its Lincoln Park pop-up on Saturday. (See the slideshow here.)
Yes, you’re right. You do recognize Warby Parker from the Internet. And next year, they’re opening a permanent location here. But to hold you over until then: this.
You’ll perform all the normal frame-shopping activities—try on glasses. Try on sunglasses. Look in the mirror. Ask your friend how you look because it’s hard to see in sunglasses. Sit on a big sofa and pick up a Nabokov tome. Inquire about procuring one of those vintage cameras behind the counter (spoiler: they’ll give you a card for A&A Studios’ vintage camera shops).
And because you made a reservation, you’ll go behind that big curtain that says “Smile Chicago.” You’ll find a portrait studio back there where a professional photographer will have you strike a pose. Twelve seconds later—poof...
You don’t have to go to Sears this year.
Woody Allen.
James Dean.
You.
Now, now. Don’t deny it.
Consider the evidence at the Warby Parker Frame Studio, a rakish and timely hybrid between a frame shop and a gratis portrait studio, swinging the doors open to its Lincoln Park pop-up on Saturday. (See the slideshow here.)
Yes, you’re right. You do recognize Warby Parker from the Internet. And next year, they’re opening a permanent location here. But to hold you over until then: this.
You’ll perform all the normal frame-shopping activities—try on glasses. Try on sunglasses. Look in the mirror. Ask your friend how you look because it’s hard to see in sunglasses. Sit on a big sofa and pick up a Nabokov tome. Inquire about procuring one of those vintage cameras behind the counter (spoiler: they’ll give you a card for A&A Studios’ vintage camera shops).
And because you made a reservation, you’ll go behind that big curtain that says “Smile Chicago.” You’ll find a portrait studio back there where a professional photographer will have you strike a pose. Twelve seconds later—poof...
You don’t have to go to Sears this year.