Stephanie was Framed: You could say that Stephanie was framed in a couple ways because she didn’t see us coming. As I mentioned in this previous post about A. Kinney Court, Garrett Leight California Optical will launch in November – and StyleSpotting.com is the first to post an exclusive photo session. The collection ranges from $195-315 (or $400 for the frame infused with 14k gold) and won’t be available until November, but you can sign up for the mailing list for updates. We were looking for locals to model and Garrett grabbed his friend Stephanie off the street who led us to her favorite colorful alley.
FIRST LOOK: GARRETT LEIGHT CALIFORNIA OPTICAL
Above, Stephanie models the unisex Speedway Frame. Below, she models the Rialto Frame that I’ll admit I’m really into. What’s in a name, you ask? Each of the new frames is named after a Venice street. {Click the pic below to see the frame from a distance}
It’s probably against the rules for me to pick a fave, but the Rialto frame has been haunting me since I shot this. {Click here to have Stephanie look your way. Click here to see the frame from a distance}. See what I mean? It’s sexy, fashionable, affordable and not trying too hard. I also love the subtle color contrast of the frame’s interior.
OLIVER PEOPLES VINTAGE COLLECTION
We’re saving the final sneak peek of Garrett’s new collection for the next post and wanted to share a staple of his Oliver Peoples Vintage Collection available at A. Kinney Court. Stephanie models their classic O’Malley Frame with reflective lenses. (I’ll hold the jokes about my reflection for offline, but there will be plenty). We finally let our impromptu model off the hook below.
Garrett examines Stephanie’s fresh ink, something she’d had done in the last few days after running across the image, if memory serves. (She also has her mother’s name near her wrist). {Click the pic for a close-up}
Mission accomplished (thank you, Stephanie!) and we’re off to pluck our next model off Abbot Kinney for two more frames – and you will not believe who we find. (Let’s just say… this charismatic character has survived a lot of life’s, er, challenges). @stylespotting
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A. Kinney Court - I’m psyched to announce I’ll be giving you a very special EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK at Garrett Leight California Optical. This premiere collection of hip specs from the founder of A. Kinney Court won’t be available until November, but we just took a handful of Garrett’s favorite frames out for an impromptu photo shoot with a couple popular locals!
I’m getting ahead of myself. A. Kinney Court is an optical gallery and lifestyle store founded by Garrett Leight, an entrepreneurial 20-something whose father founded iconic Oliver Peoples eyewear in the 80′s that he’s since sold. The story goes that Garrett was at his mother’s Sacramento home one Thanksgiving when she stumbled upon a dusty box of vintage Oliver Peoples eyewear in the garage. After discovering even more in storage, Garrett was inspired to open his own optical gallery anchored by the vintage collection, with a fun cross-selection sampled below.
A Family Affair – Aside from eyewear brands Thierry Lasry, KBL and Mykita, Garrett also stocks cousin April Leight’s LNA clothing, Becca Moon’s hot shoe line, KCRW DJ Mathieu Schreyer’s T-shirt line Unknown Soldier as well as Gourmet, a cool men’s shoe line he co-founded. If this store had a theme song, he says it’d be reggae.
SNEAK PEEK BELOW: GARRETT LEIGHT CALIFORNIA OPTICAL
Meet Garrett who’s wearing the McKinley frame and Stephanie who’s sporting the Speedway frame. Join us behind the scenes for our next posts with Stephanie (whose eyes will paralyze you) and another very special guest modeling the collection.
Here, we just caught Stephanie on her way home and talked her into a photo shoot, so she’s walking us to her favorite Venice alley – and Garrett’s carrying his secret stash of shades. Come back to see where we end up shooting the collection, what Stephanie has up her sleeve, how to get your hands on your favorite frames and who we find next. (You won’t believe it).
A. Kinney Court, 1423 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, CA 90291 (310) 392.3400
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