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· May 19th, 2024

TO BUY · 07/24/2014

Introducing the Beacon Collection

Our Beacon Collection was inspired by those completely unplanned evenings out—the 10 out of 10, would-do-business-again kinda nights. (As someone with a much higher range than us would say, “we be all night”.)

Our Beacon Collection was inspired by those completely unplanned evenings out—the 10-out-of-10, would-do-business-again kinda nights. (As someone with a much higher range than us would say, “we be all night”.)

The collection name is a hat-tip to the morning star, which you can catch just after sunset or just before sunrise, depending on the time of year. Our new colors and shapes make similarly fine companions to late night dates, rooftop sunrises, and everything in between.

We enlisted photographer Petra Collins to give our collection a night on the town it deserves. (More of her snaps here.) Petra joined us one June evening for a romp through downtown Manhattan. We ate cannoli, trawled the quiet streets, and stayed up to watch the sun rise.

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TO BUY · 07/17/2014

We Spy: Greystone

At first glance, Greystone is completely mellow. But take another peek, and you’ll notice it’s a knee weakener.

At first glance, Greystone is completely mellow. But take another peek, and you’ll notice it’s a knee-weakener.

It’s one of those rare adaptable colors that’s also totally swoony and sharp. We’re into it.

Begley in Greystone

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TO DO · 07/11/2014

Keys, wallet, sunglasses

Keys, wallet, sunglasses. It’s our summertime mantra. We like the warm-weather minimalism concept so much we made a few bags for employees and thought, why not share with customers, too?

Keys, wallet, sunglasses. It’s our summertime mantra.

We like the warm-weather minimalism concept so much we made a few bags for employees and thought, why not share with customers, too?

If you’re in the New York, Boston, Hollywood, or Dallas area, stop by one of our stores tomorrow and Sunday (July 12-13) and pick up a free Keys Wallet Sunglasses bag for your essential loafing supplies. It’s the opposite of a carry-all.

Just ask a retail associate. As long as supplies last, the bag is all yours.

Sunglasses: 10-01 in Jet Silver

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· 07/04/2014

Happy Independence Day!

The only thing that’s missing in our little assemblage above: sparklers.

The only thing that’s missing in our little assemblage above: sparklers.

Those of you living in the great state of New York will be able to guess why we’re going without this year: they’re illegal! (And we are a law-abiding company.*) But there’s hope. For the third year, in a row, state legislation has been proposed to legalize small hand-held sparklers—which is a bipartisan issue we can support 100%.

Regardless of your political affiliation or stance on recreational explosives, we wish you a wonderful 4th of July.

*Mostly. Some of us jaywalk.

L: Duval in Blue Slate Fade

R: Finch in Grenadine

 

 

 

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TO BUY · 07/01/2014

Kimball

Couldn’t you just watch this for hours? You shouldn’t, of course, but man, it’s tempting.

Couldn’t you just watch this for hours? You shouldn’t, of course, but man, it’s tempting.

Kimball in Marzipan Tortoise is just as enthralling when it’s totally still.

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TO MEET · 06/30/2014

CX Fun Facts Poll Results

The Customer Experience team at Warby Parker is our platoon of super-friendly, super-helpful customer service lieutenants standing at the front lines of the company—they answer thousands of emails, phone calls, LiveChats, and social media inquiries every day and make sure our glasses make it safe and sound into the hands of our customers.

The Customer Experience team at Warby Parker is our platoon of super-friendly, super-helpful customer service lieutenants standing at the front lines of the company—they answer thousands of emails, phone calls, LiveChats, and social media inquiries every day and make sure our glasses make it safe and sound into the hands of our customers. We surveyed them to find out more about what makes their team work so efficiently and keeps them so upbeat.

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TO BUY · 06/27/2014

Happy National Sunglasses Day!

Oh, like we’re not going to celebrate it?

Oh, like we’re not going to celebrate it?

We didn’t plan a full-blown jubilee but we’re celebrating the holiday in our own colorful way (or 24 ways, if you’re counting) with a pretty little illustration. This will be tacked up above all our desks soon enough.

Madison in Rum CherryHaskell in Woodgrain Tortoise, Boyd in Marbled Sandstone, Everett in Midnight Blue, Neville in Redwood Ash, Felton in Striped Maple, Crossfield in Polished Gold, Everett in Marine Slate, Hall in Cherry Blossom, Cliff in Woodgrain Tortoise, Piper in Woodland Tortoise, Preston in Blue Marblewood Marcel in Plum Marblewood, Marcel in Aurora, Reilly in Marzipan Tortoise, Banks in Sea Smoke Tortoise, Raglan in Pearled Tortoise, Griffin in Blonde Marblewood, Quimby in Absinthe, Paley in Blue Marblewood, Thatcher in Greystone, Aldous in English Oak, Edgeworth in Sage, Greenwich in Pearl

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