Yo Gabba Gabba and all their crazy friends rolled into town this weekend. The Vintage Frames Company was invited to be there! I must say, it was pretty dope! To see all those kids wearing Dj Lance Rock's paper version of the Vintage Cazal 607 Sunglasses was really interesting!

Montreal stand up! CBC RADIO got in touch with The Vintage Frames Company this week for an immediate interview from our leader Corey Shapiro. We had no idea what to expect walking into the building, but i must say, Corey handled it very well! A clip can be found on our website for those of you who want to hear Corey Shapiro talk some shit, ON AIR!

This past week has been a big week for Corey Shapiro and The Vintage Frames Company. Radio, Television, and The Montreal Gazette. not only was an article written on the company, but we were featured in the style section dropping our knowledge on RETRO SUNGLASSES Vs VINTAGE SUNGLASSES

It was a shock this morning to see our company not only in one article, but two different articles in today's Montreal Gazette. We have been featured in many mags, and newspapers from around Canada, but never our home town Montreal Gazette. A picture of Corey Shapiro our owner and hombre was plastered across the front page of The Gazette, as well as the front page of the Arts And Life section. With quotes from Perez Hilton included in the article, the city has been standing up and applauding The Vintage Frames Company and their work. We took the liberty to take actual pictures of The Gazette so you could share in the excitement. The whole article is also able to be read after the jump...

I must say, i was very shocked to get a message from Virgin Radio 96 in Montreal asking me to go on the radio at 6:15 this morning. Pretty random time to actually try and cold call someone. None the less, i had a good time chopping it up with Mark and Kat about what The Vintage Frames Company does! Next time, maybe they won't get in the way of me and my bagel! lol

Montreal!!!! I am very proud to announce that starting from Tuesday August 17th all the way until September 1st The Vintage Frames Company will be booking private 1 hour appointments  for all our loyal customers in Montreal. Appointments will be available at our private showroom in Montreal starting from 8am all the way until 9pm daily! The whole staff will be on deck to help fit you for the proper frame! We are even proud to announce that special stylists will be present daily to add their extra expert input to the shopping experience. Appointments can be booked by calling, or sending txt messages to our Canadian office number or by emailing the address below! Appointments will go fast, so please book in advance. The Vintage Frames Company would like to thank Montreal for it's continued support!

Staff
The Vintage Frames Company
514-961-5021
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The fun thing about working at The Vintage Frames Company with Corey Shapiro and the team is that i get to play with Vintage Sunglasses. i am like a kid in a candy store every day coming to work. We just received about 5000 new Vintage Sunglasses and Vintage Frames in stock. Here is a little teaser to get you through the day!

THE FUTURE'S SO BRIGHT, I GOTTA WEAR SHADES

Whether flown in to celebrity pads and video sets to consult, fit or sell much sought after old school shades or whether urgently summoned at 4 a.m. to quickly replace a rare pair of favs stolen by some hooker, Corey Shapiro offers a unique and, of course, discreet one-on-one service for which his high profile clients are surely most appreciative. Avid sneaker collector at heart since the age of 13, Corey exploited his passion for all that is vintage. First by owning a sneaker shop, to pimpin' his own clothing line, he organically made his way to providing glasses fit for the stars, outfitting the brightest of them with nothing but top-notch unworn deadstock rarities ever since.

Based out of Montreal, Vintage Frames Company has been rocking its stuff out of boutiques around the world, catering to the likes of Jay-Z and Lady Gaga amongst equally impressive names such as skaters like Bam and Chad Muska. "Chad is a very interesting individual, he doesn’t stick to a style. Normally, I bring about 120 glasses to see an artist and I’m pretty much dead-on on most but with Chad, I never ever get it right. He’s gone for super intense sporty stuff to big round white Cobain glasses to very little Lennon ones. Chad’s a skateboarder, so he fucks up his glasses and just buys and buys, he’s a beast! As a result, his L.A. store ‘Factory 413’ probably has the most in depth collection from us."

What originally started out looking for about five to ten iconic styles made famous by Run-DMC or cult movies like Scarface eventually evolved into about 1100 various labels, making it quite a vast collection. Priding himself on their extensive knowledge acquired over the company's five short years, Corey adds: "With those frame books we study, catalogues of every glasses ever made, speaking to old opticians, we probably have the greatest knowledge into the history of the glasses and we educate our clients for them to understand their choices."

So what's next for this vintage frame aficionado? Starting this September, watch out for Corey's own version of the Cazal 951 available as a limited release exclusively through his website. At $750 a pop, these babies will be marking the start of a collaboration series with a different label launch monthly for a year. "We're pretty excited about that! We’re also gonna be starting our own home branded line which is kind of the flip of the whole thing."
Although the vintage business isn't always an easy one, looks like Corey finally found the right recipe for his passion to pay off. As he puts it: "I think the key to success is never being afraid to fail. When we first started the company and we were buying old stock, people were laughing at us. And now those same people want to buy their old stock back… whose laughing now?"

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