About -- OUR VISION FOR DISTINCTIVE EYEWEAR

Eye Want is Annette Sollars’ uncompromising vision for fine eyewear and has been dominating the Chicago optical scene since 1997. With a selection spanning decades and makers, confronting and crossing boundaries, Eye Want was then, and remains today, a fashion pioneer of designer frames. 

In the early years, Eye Want was located on Damen Avenue, and then Milwaukee Ave., near Wicker Park’s ground zero.  Today, we call Ukrainian Village home and continue to delight both local patrons and travelers from across the country who come to experience what they can find nowhere else. The near-northwest side is the cultural heart of the city and Eye Want is part of that vibrant scene, featuring a lovingly curated selection of the best contemporary eyewear from around the world and a large collection of uncirculated, authentic vintage frames that keep the past alive.  Regardless of your personal sensibilities or budget, Eye Want has the selections to bring your eyewear dreams to life!

Eye Want celebrates your power to express your individuality and reject optical orthodoxy.  When you know who you are, you don’t hide from wearing eyeglasses or hide behind them—you regard them as another avenue of personal expression and distinction.  And let’s be real—Eye Want wants to put distinctive eyewear on every face that cares, and that is why we have the widest selection anywhere.  Just like people, eyewear comes in all shapes, sizes and colors!   Some frames are light and clean, others heavy, clunky or industrial; there are frames of exotic materials, and NOS vintage pieces that hearken back to another time; there are classics and reproductions; regardless of which is your favorite, you will benefit from Annette’s masterful guidance.  This constellation of eyewear will not be found at some discount big box store, you have go to Chicago’s source for fine eyewear—so set your phasers to STUNNING and pay Eye Want a visit today!

When, why, where and how one sees, and how one wants to be seen, all play a part in choosing a great frame for a complex human being.  Some pimple-faced, teenaged, minimum-waged, chain-store clockpuncher with no training is never going provide you meaningful assistance in the delicate art of self expression! When you care enough to give your face the very best, Eye Want is here for you.