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Good news for hard to style narrow faces!

December 28th, 2012 | Posted in Blog, Celebrity Sunglasses and Eyewear, Must Have Eyewear Accessories, Must Have Mens Sunglasses and Eyewear, Must Have Womens Sunglasses and Eyewear, New Arrivals | No Comments
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Narrow PD / Petite Face?
Always a struggle to find a frame that fits?

We just received the complete new Winter release of Alexander Daas Eyewear featuring specialty styles for narrow faces!

This beautiful collection is the solution to all your small PD woes and won’t be available until the end of January. However, we have a special advance preview for pre-order available at SF Optics until January 2, 2012.

Come check out this new release – after all its theme is inspired by the city of San Francisco and each frame is named after some of your favorite SF neighborhoods like the Marina, Hayes, Noe, Castro and more.

Check out this recent optical industry article about the new Alexander Daas Eyewear release (see below for larger text):


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Approximately 33 percent of adult woman and 14 percent of adult men have a small PD (53mm to 60mm), according to the ANSUR Anthropometry Survey research results. In an effort to cater to that group—almost 25 percent of the entire United States adult population—Alexander Daas Eyewear is focusing on providing a luxury option for small PD patients, including 11 new styles launched recently.

“As an optician, over the many years styling people I’ve found a lack of selection of frames that fit this smaller PD market. It’s always much more difficult and takes much longer to style these clients, and often they have to settle for the frame that fits them versus a design they love,” says eyewear designer Alexander Daas. “This is especially true with people who want a funkier, chunkier look—everything is too big! So the new models expand on our small PD selection and include shapes that fit that geek chic look, but are designed to fit the smaller PD.”

The latest Alexander Daas grouping, the Fall ‘12 San Francisco Collection, is inspired by the neighborhoods of San Francisco. Each piece is designed to represent the colorful personality of each location. Funkier shapes represent the hipster style of Potrero Hill, while more conservative pieces are defined by the Marina.

“I wanted to truly represent where I grew up—a city of culture and history, and the different design motifs in this collection illustrate that story and remind me that San Francisco is home to some of the most classic tastemakers,” says Daas.

Model names in the new collection include Castro, Fillmore, Hayes, Marina, Noe, Potrero, Seacliff, and Soma.

Alexander Daas Eyewear has been donned by several celebrities, including Jenny McCarthy, Ashley Judd, and Sammy Hagar. Opticians are also embracing the brand, as can be seen in the Fall ‘12 campaign “Daas Opticians.” “It’s dedicated to opticians—the people that are in fact the ones that truly set the trends by styling and servicing their customers—and features opticians from some of the top optical boutiques wearing Alexander Daas Eyewear. (Shown here: Scott Mischel of Marc Michel Eyewear Studio and Julia Gogosha of Gogosha Optique)
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Learn more about the collection and see pictures of the new styles on their website http://alexanderdaas.com

Brian Wilson loves tacos and Alexander Daas Sunglasses!

February 5th, 2012 | Posted in * Men's Sunglasses *, As Seen In ..., Blog, Celebrity Sunglasses and Eyewear, Must Have Designer Sunglasses, Must Have Mens Sunglasses and Eyewear, New Arrivals, Press Releases | No Comments
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San Francisco Giants closing pitcher Brian Wilson was a big part of the Giants FanFest this past Friday, February 4, 2012, and a big part of his interviews and presence was his bold pair of shades. The Giants FanFest media day is something that we always look forward to, but imagine our excitement when we saw him wearing his Alexander Daas model power sunglasses! He had just been in the store Wednesday when we styled him into these awesome frames, and also a big and bold pair of purple Mykitas. That’s right, real men wear purple! So check out the interview and try to keep your fear of the beard in check!


Brian Wilson wearing Alexander Daas sunglasses

Brian Wilson wearing Alexander Daas sunglasses


Sammy Hagar Rocks the National Anthem in Style!

April 14th, 2011 | Posted in Blog, Celebrity Sunglasses and Eyewear, Must Have Designer Sunglasses, Must Have Mens Sunglasses and Eyewear | No Comments
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What could be one of the coolest things to happen when you have pride for our country, love the San Francisco Giants, and are a Sammy Hagar fan?

Recently, Sammy Hagar, the Red Rocker and former front man for Van Halen, performed the Star Spangled Banner, our National Anthem, for the very first time ever, and it was for the opening game and ring ceremony for the San Francisco Giants in front of 60,000 fans. And to top it off, of all the sunglasses Sammy could have chosen to wear to this special event, we were honored that he wore the Barton Perreira Altair sunglasses that SF Optics styled him into! (You can see the original blog about that here).

Check out the Red Rocker’s performance.

Even further, Sammy Hagar was spotted while on his book tour for his #1 New York Times Bestseller Red with his wife, and both of them were wearing Alexander Daas sunglasses styled by SF Optics.



We love Sammy’s rock (and Cabo Wabo tequila), and are glad he loves our shades!

SF Optics Features Latest Eyewear Trends on Malou Review

March 14th, 2011 | Posted in Blog, Must Have Designer Sunglasses, Must Have Mens Sunglasses and Eyewear, Must Have Womens Sunglasses and Eyewear, New Arrivals | No Comments
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SF Optics was recently featured on Malou Review, a television show hosted by Malou Nubla on KTVU Fox Channel 2. Alex Feldman revealed the latest eyewear trends showing new limited edition frames from ALEXANDER DAAS, Robert Marc, and MYKITA, as well as new styles from Oliver Peoples, Paul Smith, and more. Check out the Robert Marc sunglasses with 18k gold mirrored lenses or MYKITA’s limited edition mirrored sunglass set.

ALEXANDER DAAS is a FAB FIVE gift pick

December 13th, 2010 | Posted in As Seen In ..., Blog, Must Have Designer Sunglasses, Must Have Mens Sunglasses and Eyewear, Must Have Womens Sunglasses and Eyewear | No Comments
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The ALEXANDER DAAS limited edition ‘eye do’ sunglass collection was featured in the December 2010 issue of Northside San Francisco as a Fab 5 gift pick! Check it out below and click on the feature to see it directly on NorthsideSF.com.

Limited Edition Alexander Daas Sunglasses
Anyone who walks a dog every day needs a pair of great-fitting, quality sunglasses, preferably ones with polarized lenses to shield eyes from glare and harmful rays. After years of seeing why customers returned other brands and what people were looking for when they bought glasses at his Chestnut Street store, San Francisco Optics, Alex Feldman decided it was time to put all that knowledge into his own line of high-end eyewear. After three years of development, a limited edition has launched just in time for the holidays (with more sunglasses as well as ophthalmic frames to follow). They fit like a glove, and even the polarized lenses are chic rather than the typical sporty style.
San Francisco Optics, 2248 Chestnut Street (near Pierce), 415-922-7500, www.alexanderdaas.com

SF Optics & ALEXANDER DAAS featured on Thrillist

December 13th, 2010 | Posted in As Seen In ..., Blog, Must Have Designer Sunglasses, Must Have Mens Sunglasses and Eyewear | No Comments
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ALEXANDER DAAS eyewear, along with SF Optics on Chestnut, just got featured on Thrillist on 11/29/2010. ALEXANDER DAAS is our newest eyewear collection, founded and designed by our very own Alex Feldman. The limited edition ‘eye do’ sunglass collection from ALEXANDER DAAS just launched one week ago. Check out the editorial below and click on the feature to see it directly on thrillist.com.

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