Eye Care
The story behind Ahlem Ahlem Manai-Platt grew up in Paris and cultivated her style in the French fashion industry, working as a buyer for Acne and Miu Miu before starting her own marketing consultancy. Eyewear wasn’t the plan. As Ahlem tells it, the brand started during a conversation at a Paris café, when friends reacted… […]
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DITA frames in Chicago are available at 6 of the 8 CustomEyes locations (Southport, LaSalle, Ogilvie, Roscoe Village, Broadway, and Logan Square). The brand is known for Japanese-finished titanium and acetate frames that can take up to 8 months and 350 production steps to build, which makes them a genuine investment piece rather than a… […]
Barton Perreira glasses in Chicago are available at all 8 CustomEyes locations across the city and Evanston. The brand, founded in 2007 by Bill Barton and Patty Perreira and acquired by LVMH’s Thélios eyewear group in 2023, is known for Japanese-handcrafted frames with a following that spans Hollywood to James Bond. If you’re new to… […]
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