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Eye Designs Optical Shop

At Eye Designs, you'll find a large variety of eyewear styles that fit your personality and preferences. Unlike many other optical shops, Eye Designs staff are certified opticians who provide individualized selection, care, styling and fitting.

Eye Designs (located next to the West Des Moines office of the Des Moines Eye Surgeons) is the only location in Iowa for many unique eyewear fashions typically only found in larger cities like Chicago. At Eye Designs, youâll find the classics and designer eyewear made with cutting edge technology, quality craftsmanship, high visibility, sleek designs and artistic flair.

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The Zip+Homme eyewear collection, a popular designer line, was first launched in the United States in 1997 and is represented by the most exclusive optical boutiques nationwide. The name Zip+Homme stands for the nicknames of the two designers, Masayo Mizuno (Zip) and Koh Sakai (Homme).

The combination of the uniquely streamlined designs, with the sensational color range transforms these revolutionary Silhouette frames into coveted fashion accessories. Silhouette has worked with NASA to find a frame for its comfort and extreme lightness. Other features of Silhouette are: rimless, made of super light weight material, screw less, made with hypo-allergenic titanium, and are extremely flexible and durable. We have different styles of Silhouettes and all of the colors and shapes are interchangeable, which allows you to personalize your own pair of glasses. Sun-clips are also available.

By introducing her clean and feminine aesthetic to the eyewear industry, Vera Wang not only reaches a greater audience but also makes her image and designs more affordable. Vera Wang launched her luxury ophthalmic and sunglass collection in the summer of 2002. Vera Wang believes eyewear is an essential accessory and brings style and refinement to her eyewear by using unique technology and luxurious materials. More importantly, Vera Wang eyewear has exceptional fit and shape.

Eye catching detail comes standard in the Chrome Hearts frames, and if you believe fashion is ALL detail then these are the right frames for you. Chrome Hearts has leather and wood temples available. The wood temples are available in ebony or mahogany, and with or without intricate engraving. The engraving is laser burned into the wood temples. Every Chrome Hearts frame is accented with sterling silver accents on the hinges and temple tips. Each piece is crafted with quality and detail.

You’ll also find great frames like Oakley’s and Ralph Lauren for your sunwear needs.