Bidules

Upcycled eyewear, remarkable glasses, eye tests and good stories. We bring unique glasses back to li

Underestimated and forgotten eyewear hunters, taking dead stocks to the next level.

09/04/2026

LAUNCH EVENT! SAVE THE DATE!

We’re so excited to announce that our frames are going on a small vacation to Gent!

From April 25th until July 25th, a curated selection of Bidules sunglasses will have a pop-up corner at .it.vintage . We’ve specifically selected a collection of frames by Christian Roths, Robert Morels, Kintos, Fidelas and other unique models for the sunny season to come.

In the spirit of collecting, we’ve asked to curate a series of short talks by a wide range of people, celebrating the breadth of collecting that happens at Bidules, Own It Vintage, and all around us. To accompany the night, we’ll also have a great collection of live music by

The event runs from 7:00PM until 11:00PM, Saturday April 25th at Own in Vintage in Gent. We’d love to have you with us - drinks are on the house!

*image on the poster is from Christian Roth’s archive.

01/04/2026

Mod. 1091 frame from the 70s, square but not quite.

We received these alongside our Milappe stock; we speculate they might be part of the same family, though we’re not entirely sure. What we do know is that they’re stunning and sturdy, equipped with double-rivets hinges.

There are only a few of these left, pass by the store Tuesday to Saturday, 10.30 to 18.30 for a sunglasses selection.

26/03/2026

Scans from the ‘Guide-Répertoire de Morez-Optique’ from 1976-1977.

This ‘guide’ was a small publication, much like a phone book, but covering just about anything related to the optics industry in Morez and its surrounding area in Jura (FR). Filled with various ads, but above all addresses, organised into sections; brands, parts, sunglasses, optics etc.

We’re here Tuesday to Saturday, 10.30 to 18.30 to talk you through the hidden stories behind our frames.

25/03/2026

Digging through our camera roll this time!

Moments from our digging trip in Jura last October. There’s never a clear path to finding your frames, and each time we’re faced with new scenery, houses, bars, or winding roads to lead us there. Never gets old.

Even when some of us are away, there’s always someone to welcome you at the store Tuesday to Saturday, 10.30 to 18.30.

19/03/2026

Say hello to our impact press, a tool - also a friend who’s beautiful and incredibly strong (this is how we introduce all our friends).

Impact tools use a sudden, concentrated force force to make marking, punching, stamping and (in our case) riveting. We use it for our FRONTs, but also when a frame needs a little refresh before hitting the store.

Next time you’re in for an eye test, see if you can spot it on your way through.

Open for frame selections, eye-test and any frame that needs a rivet revival - Tuesday to Saturday, 10.30 to 18.30.

17/03/2026

A unique model from our 60s stock that’s just been turned into sunnies for the season!

The temple is inscribed with ‘Jouvencelle’ - we’re unsure of its exact origin, though it may reference Les Jouvencelles in Jura (FR).

There’s only one pair, better hurry.

We’ll have you for coffee, a frame selection or a ‘frame origin speculation’ session anytime from Tuesday to Saturday, 10.30 to 18.30.

12/03/2026

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More answers to questions you asked on bidules.be/you-asked

11/03/2026

For our next EYES portrait, meet Kiki (1997, Halle) who wears a burgundy Selecta from the 1970s (Jura, FR). Coincidentally, she recently met a girl in Chile wearing the exact same pair. “She kind of looked like my teenager self. It was a crazy experience.” Encounters like this definitely don’t happen often, let alone outside of Belgium.

Kiki collects banana peels that she finds on the ground - but don’t jump to any conclusions! She designs scarves based on the patterns of banana peels, photographing them and experimenting with them digitally until she finds a composition that speaks to her. We highly recommend looking them up on her account . No matter what season, it’s always scarf season in Brussels.

She also makes instruments! She’s currently building a guitar, and she’ll hopefully build a violin soon, which will be a full-circle moment for her, as she’s played the violin since childhood. Music was even her gateway to wearing glasses: at fifteen, she realised that she could no longer read music whilst playing the cello.

We love meeting the people that wear our frames and finding out all the fun lives our frames get to live once they leave our store.

To see more of the glasses we love and the people we’ve crossed paths with, check out our EYES portrait project at Eyes — Bidules

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05/03/2026

FRONT mod.17, fresh out of the workshop.

Our FRONT frames are re-assembled, refurbished and finished to every final detail in our workshop by our chef d’atelier, Mathias, whom you may have walked past when getting your last eye test.

This specific model brings together a demi-amber front and club temples from the 1950s; parts sourced from different frames, finished with original S.A Jeunet (Morez, FR) hinges.

Come try on this beauty for yourself before it’s gone!

We’re open Tuesday to Saturday, 10:30–18:30.

04/03/2026

Glasses aren’t the only thing to come back to Brussels with us from our digging trips.

Here’s a collection of accounting documents, delivery notes, exchange of letters and handwritten notes from Société V***e H. Chevassus in Jura; a major (if not the largest) supplier of hinges and frame components.

They’re dated between 1920 to 1950, some of them containing titbits of gossip, stories and professional exchanges about the goings-on between different manufacturers, opticians and their families. Our reading glasses are on.

Stayed tuned for more scans and stories. Maybe our next book will have to be textual, and we’ll uncover a whole other side of the frame-making industry in Jura.

While we’re decoding the drama and the details, many glasses (which hold more stories than you know) wait for you in the shop.

Pass by anytime between Tuesday to Saturday, 10.30 to 18.30.

All letters and documents are courtesy of the Chevassus family.

26/02/2026

A special RX series for our athletes (or urban walkers)!

Made for BRIKO by Danor s.p.a in the late ‘90s/early ‘00s. Danor is a family-owned business based in Monvalle (IT), known for its meticulous craftmanship in moulding since 1966.

BRIKO is an Italian eyewear brand founded in 1985 by Alberto Brignone. Funnily enough, it started out as the supplier of special ski wax for the Italian national ski team. They slowly but surely started making other products, notably sports glasses and are now a reliable supplier of glasses for athletes in many disciplines, notably in cycling and alpine sports.

If you’re tired of wearing contact lenses or having slippery glasses during your cycling tours, runs or walks, then these are for you.

Available with your prescription at a special bundle price in the shop only.

Walk, don’t run (run once you have the glasses) to the shop to try yours on - anytime between Tuesday to Saturday, 10.30 to 18.30.

25/02/2026

Mathys (2001, Lille) has been a part of Bidules for over four years already. Although he might not seem as familiar to you; he’s mostly in our photo studio taking pictures of the frames we share with you here (we must also give credit to Mathieu for this, although he isn’t pictured here). Evidently, he’s a photographer as well as a graphic designer and overall enthusiast of all image-making processes. He splendidly art-directed the book we published last year, ‘3000 Days of Archives Related to the Optics and Glasses Frame Industry’, and he definitely holds the record for spending the most time with our beloved scanner in the shop.

Outside of Bidules, he spends most of his time documenting the world around him. He’s been keeping a monthly ‘photographic diary’, filled with poetic, gentle, subtle analogue images and words. He works on it every night before going bed, sustaining the practice of recording on the daily. At the end of every month, he prints it into a booklet and shares it, enjoying the process of ‘shaping books from A to Z’. The series is ending soon, and we highly recommend seeing all the previous editions for yourself. You can find them all at

Nowadays he wears a Giesse (c.a 1980, IT), which is a perfect fit for many reasons, including this one: ‘I work on my computer a lot before bed and often accidentally fall asleep with my glasses on. Somehow my body knows it, because it just stays in the same position, keeping my glasses safe.” We really don’t recommend going to bed with your glasses on but somehow Mathys makes it work.

His motto is ‘stay humorous’, which really strikes the right balance with the rest of his poetic self.

To see more of the glasses we love and the lovely people we’ve crossed paths with, check out our EYES portrait project at Eyes — Bidules

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At Bidules, we bring back to life unique glasses from the past, glasses from yesterday or from decades ago. Actually, age does not matter. We offer solid, nicely designed spectacles that really stand out.

We track down old stocks and pairs of iconic makes and models. We travel the world following the traces of legendary frame designers and manufacturers. We obsessively search through cellars and attics, and we secretly enter closed-down factories to find quality glasses worth preserving for future generations.

We check, repair, adapt, transform and refresh the pairs we find in order to bring you perfect new olds.