Monday: 2 pm – 6 pm
Tuesday: By appointment only
Wednesday: 10 am – 6 pm
Thursday: By appointment only
Friday: 10 am – 6 pm ( regular eye exam day )
Saturday: 10 am – 2 pm
A truly cutting-edge look: colored bottle glass eyewear. Handle with care.
The biggest trend of 2026-27 is translucent, colored of any shape eyeglasses. They purposely look deformed, exaggerated, sometimes grotesque . And they are wonderful. These models and many more will be on the shelves of Providence Optical.
“Gala Contemplating the Mediterranean Sea Which at TWENTY METERS Becomes the Portrait of Abraham Lincoln (Homage to Rothko)”, Salvador Dalí, version of 1975
We are looking at this famous Dalí’s work at the museum holding a phone camera toward a painting to watch Lincoln appear. The transformation is startling. Up close you don’t see Lincoln, from a distance Gala disappears. Working in cramped St. Regis Hotel studio with insufficient space to step back the necessary twenty meters ( about 65 feet away ), Dalí devised a substitute, handing visitors binoculars and asking them to look through the wrong end. The image compressed, Gala’s figure dissolves and Lincoln’s face resolves. That’s how it was done in 1970s !
Golden age of Independent Eyewear at an all-time high
Eyewear designers showed their “TRUE COLORS” at the show in New York less than 2 weeks ago. They create eyewear free from the dictations of brand guidelines and fashion houses. What colors they mean literary ? Green is the color of the season with shades of hunter, emerald, mint and teal for men and women.
Welcome to new eyewear
A new eyewear season is on its way. Paris was goo to us. Always expecting new arrivals. See you!
The question: What’s binoculars’ wish?
The correct answer: Reading glasses
Reliable and robust. Fall 2024 palette
Fall 2024 palette “strives for balance between the more familiar and the new and exciting, embracing longevity and seasonless style. Altogether, these colors provide “playful and energetic accents for moments of magic,” and can be described as “functional and adaptable,” “reliable and robust”.( Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute )
Mix of trendy colors such as Scarlet Smile (a bold, pinkish red), Golden Palm (a yellow green), Aventurine (deep emerald), Red Orange (exactly what it says), Fern (green like the plant) you can find in one frame!
Think: Breath of fresh fall air. Wear: Classic neutrals
Cool Cats
Cat eye are unisex, which means there is no reason that men shouldn’t be able to wear them too!
Thierry Lasry, “the king of trendy eyewear”
Thierry Lasry was named “the king of trendy eyewear” by Jalouse Magazine (France). Paris-born, now a New-Yorker, Lasry’s frames are high quality, made of thick cellulose acetate that makes them not only fashionable, but also indestructible. In fact, once the frame is adjusted to your face, there will be no adjustments needed in the future which make this eyewear a good time saving investment, No more multiple times visit to the store!
