In what will most certainly be welcome news for eyewear-obsessed and internet savvy Capetonians, Canadian duo Phil Birnbaum and Tim Chan have joined forces to create street-style blog exclusively dedicated to documenting noteworthy eyewear, titled The Spectacled. Birnbaum snaps the pictures, and Chan scribes the words.

This blog combines our love of fashion and our love of glasses. It will feature photos and interviews of people who have found a way to incorporate eyewear into their personal style. We also want this site to serve as a database of sorts. We’ve indexed all the designers whose frames have been spotted on our subjects, so you can easily explore the brands and styles that speak to you most.

Here’s a quick taste of their vibe:

Name: Portia Bartley

Brand: Prada

Portia is strutting her stuff in what was the popular summer trend – women wearing mens eyewear. Get your own, HERE.

Name: Mike Levasseur

Brand: Persol

This brand is pretty popular here in Cape Town, and Mike is pulling of these tortoiseshells like it’s his job.To get your own Persol shades click HERE. Name: Jayne Min

Brand: Ray-Ban

Chan says it better than we can. Take it away, Chan!

Jane’s got this cool-girl vibe that isn’t put-on or pretentious, while also managing to look like she just stepped out of a magazine editorial or Opening Ceremony catalogue.

Get your Ray-Bans, HERE.

Name: Tim Yan

Brand: Tom Ford

Does this guys look like a pro poker players to you? Because he is. And in those glasses, he definitely wins. Get your own poker face, over HERE.

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    [Source:  National Post, The Spectacled]