We all have an old pair of sunglasses or glasses in our closets. A pair of vintage glasses from the 60s that we inherited from our grandmother or a pair of our mother's very thin metal glasses from the 90s. A sporty-looking frame or even that slightly too original frame that we never felt like wearing. And yet when we think back to all these pairs, we tell ourselves that all we need is to give them a little makeover so that they can shine on the tip of our noses again!
Well, at Seconde Vue, that's the bet we've chosen: we recycle your most beautiful pairs of vintage glasses or your more modern frames in order to give them a second life. If you no longer wear them, if they no longer match your style, there's no point in throwing them away in your closet or, even worse, throwing them away!
That's why today we would like to detail and explain how we manage to recycle old glasses and sunglasses that you no longer wear in order to give them a second life on someone else's nose.
What are recycled sunglasses and glasses? We’ll explain it all to you right away!
Recycled glasses at Seconde Vue
Did you know that it is estimated that up to 100 million pairs are sleeping in our drawers in France. Both in private homes and in professionals, glasses remain hidden everywhere. It is time to make them shine again. This figure shows that there are an infinite number of possibilities for recycling these frames that are no longer used, which simply symbolize a vague memory. Obviously, not all pairs of glasses can be recycled, some are too damaged to be refurbished.
At Seconde Vue, to recycle glasses and give them a second life, our frames first pass through the hands of our qualified opticians trained in the refurbishment of frames. From polishing to welding, to changing the nose pads and lenses, our opticians spend time on each frame. Recycled glasses take time to be refurbished!
So there is upstream work in the workshop. Depending on the frames and their needs, we will come and clean them, polish them to restore shine, repair them, change the lenses. Speaking of changing lenses, at Seconde Vue we recycle but also upcycle. How? By adding colored lenses. A kind of recycling upwards, the frame has a new, more assertive, more trendy, more current look. You can also personalize your vintage glasses for an additional €39 by choosing the color of your lenses, to do this, simply make an appointment at the showroom on the website or go to the store open every Saturday at 33 quai de la Tournelle, 75005.
Recycled glasses also means adopting a gesture towards more responsible and environmentally friendly consumption. We stop consuming, over-consuming and we give a second chance to vintage glasses already produced.
So we agree that recycled, refurbished glasses are a responsible purchase. But there is another aspect that interests us at Seconde Vue and that is style! We also give a second life to forgotten glasses because they have nothing to envy to new productions of glasses.
Recycled glasses, upcycled glasses, vintage glasses are ultra trendy!
Vintage recycled glasses: an ultra trendy style
At Seconde Vue, we have hundreds of vintage glasses from the greatest designers and the greatest collections. Seconde Vue is also a journey through time and space. From the 60s to the 2000s, manufacturing in France to Japan, signed by the biggest names or without a brand but from quality manufacture.
Thanks to our research and to you, to the pairs to which you wished to offer a second life, we count emblematic vintage glasses from the greatest designers. Prada, Chanel, Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, Pierre Cardin, Emmanuelle Khanh, Camille Unglik, Patrick Kelly, Thierry Mugler, Courrèges, Cartier and that's not all. All these vintage glasses are now available at Seconde Vue in the showroom or in store but be careful, most of the pairs are unique! If you have a crush, we advise you not to think too much.
So, at Seconde Vue, we are committed to offering you vintage glasses for all tastes, all styles and all genders. Fashion is a perpetual restart, and it is not new that designers are inspired by the past to imagine new creations. In other words, in 2022, if you adopt a style from the 80s or even the 90s, you are totally in line with the trends of the moment. And recycled vintage glasses reflect a very current retro look and are the perfect accessory to finalize a look.
It is true that sunglasses or square, rectangular, round or even ultra oversized glasses will bring you as close as possible to the style of the personalities of the 60s-70s that you still dream of. Because Yes, the big oversized of the 60s-70s is making a big comeback. Today the trend is to look like Penelope played by Jane Birkin in La Piscine. And the last fashion week is evidence of this trend, particularly with the Michael Kors show which highlighted oversized glasses inspired by the Roaring Twenties on its models. The very thin 90s style frames are still there if you aspire to Jennifer Anniston's look in the 90s.
Don't be nostalgic, thanks to recycling and upcycling vintage glasses are no longer just a thing of the past! We're giving them a second life thanks to you!
