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People Magazine’s 2009/2010 “Sexiest Man Alive” Isn’t Afraid of Bold Eyeglasses. We Track Down The Designer of Depp’s Retro Specs.

When you’re in the optometry and optical business, there are two things that you just develop an innate awareness for: People’s eyes and the eyeglasses and sunglasses they put over them.

It becomes almost like a second sense, and after a while you begin to take note of cool eyewear on other people in the same way that Carrie Bradshaw would notice a great pair of Manolos.

Johnny Depp in his Moscot Eyeglasses

While celebrities practically live in their sunglasses, it’s rarer to see them sporting eyeglasses. Jennifer Garner has been known to wear eyeglasses (specifically a pair of Chrome Hearts), but we tend to see fewer eyeglasses on celebrities than we see sunglasses.

But we can now add Johnny Depp to the list of actors embracing great eyewear and doing it in public. A spat of photo ops, magazine spreads and tabloid covers over the past few months have captured People Magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive” in a pair of roundish, tortoise-shell specs.

At first, I thought they may have been Tom Ford frames, since Depp is known to own a few pairs of Tom Ford sunglasses. TF has a line of bold acetate frames with a similar shape to the eyeglass frames Depp has been seen in.  But the shape, etching and details were different from the Tom Ford’s we stock in the store.

So this weekend we set out to identify the mysterious Johnny Depp eyeglass frames and with the help of Google and a high-resolution photo of Depp in his eyeglasses, we think we have a positive identification.

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• Sold a pair of Chrome Hearts "Little Classic Ovals" yesterday … it's always a good day when we put a client in a pair of Chromes! #
• Thanksgiving Weekend Sale Still on Through Monday: 30% off all in-stock shades, and 25% off second pair of designer frames/50% second lenses #
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• Our new display of Lanvin-Paris Eyewear is attracting lots of attention. Always good when a new line is a hit: http://bit.ly/4wzfsw #fashion #

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• It's Official! Urban Optiques is sponsoring the "Movies at the Marquis" classic film series at the Marquis Theatre: http://bit.ly/5O6i74 #
• Details on the classic film sponsorship (including the schedule) to come. #
• Our upcoming Black Friday eyewear promotions mentioned in Northville Record: http://bit.ly/5O6i74 http://bit.ly/6jvN7c #
• Urban Optiques Black Friday/Cyber Monday Promotions: http://bit.ly/6k1RmD Avoid the doorbusters & shop in style. #detroit #shopping #

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