SALE! - ALL EYEWEAR 20% OFF

It's important to look cool at all times, whether you're driving your car with the window down, on the ski slopes, or even if you're fighting off 3 or 4 opponents. One of the easiest ways to accomplish this feat, is to wear a stylish pair of shades.

In addition to our already crazy designer and clearance sale is our totally bonkers eyewear sale. All brands of glasses are now 20% off from today, Wednesday, January 11th through next Monday, January 16th. Eyebobs, Waiting for the Sun, Han, Blackbird by Han, and Blackbird Vintage shades are all included in this, so check them out now as quantities are already low.

Eyebobs - Nudnik Sunglasses
in black and gunmetal

DETAILS: These stylish retro-looking sunglasses have black temple arms that are handmade from durable plastic, polarized lenses, and semi-rimless frames in gun metal. Using top grade optical plastics from Italy and high tech metals, Eyebobs feature flexible hinges and extended temples to keep the eyewear comfortably in place.

$99 $79.99

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Eyebobs - Hugh Hefner Sunreader
in black

DETAILS: Sleek full framed sunglasses with 100% UV ray protection, inset bifocal reading lenses, and slightly tapered temple arms. Not intended for driving. Using top grade optical plastics from Italy and high tech metals eyebobs feature flexible hinges and extended temples to keep the eyewear comfortably in place.

$75 $60.99

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Blackbird by Han - Wolf Sunglasses
in black w/ tortoise temples

DETAILS: Blackbird presents our dark and dapper take on classic American shades. These large, black frames are complimented by thick and sturdy, semi-transparent tortoise temple arms. Perfect for everyone's spring look. Black UV filter lenses.

$165 $132.99

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A BLACKBIRD LOOK: ROBERT GELLER + WHILLAS & GUNN COMBO

Blackbird online sales guy Sky King put this look together for apothecary wizard Aaron Way, combining a couple of our favorite simple pieces from this season's Robert Geller and Whillas & Gunn collections. Robert Geller's Stripe Pleated Armhole Shirt is shown on top but can easily be replaced with the Whillas & Gunn Joey Shirt for a more playful look. The bottom, too, can be played around with. While shown with the Whillas & Gunn Trail Pants, a more sporty look can be achieved with Robert Geller's Flight Pants (also available in olive).

E-mail Sky King at skyking@blackbirdballard.com with any inquiries.

Above look includes..
Vintage Panama Hat by RRL (call or e-mail to order)
Bamboo Sunglasses by Waiting for the Sun
Light Double Jacket by ButterflySoulFire
Stripe Pleated Armhole Shirt by Robert Geller (also available in grey)
Trail Pants by Whillas & Gunn
Westland Boot by H by Hudson

INTRODUCING - WAITING FOR THE SUN

Blackbird warmly welcome Waiting for the Sun to our ever expanding line of unique and innovative sunglasses. These Natural beauties are just the right amount of interesting texture perfect for amping up your spring and summer look. 

“We’re not ecological activists,” says Julien Tual of sustainable-eyewear brand Waiting for the Sun. “Just modern people aware of our need to take care of the world.” A former print designer for Christian Lacroix, Tual—along with codirectors Antoine Mocquard and Alexandre Rabineau—now does his bit by imaginatively hand-carving sunglasses from Australian tea wood and bamboo - all renewable materials that, unlike petrol-based plastic (traditionally used in sunglasses), leave less of a trace on the environment.

The Paris-based trio insist that wasn’t their only priority. “It’s not part of French culture to focus on being organic,” Tual explains. “We use wood because it’s an interesting material . . . it’s natural, light, and changes color with perspiration and sunlight.”

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Waiting for the Sun - Bamboo Sunglasses

in black

$185

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