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

20/11/2025

Photo dump from our recent digging trip in Jura, France.

We stocked up on frames for spring/summer and found a good amount of components (hinges, rivets, screws, fronts, and temples) for our custom pieces. Between box hunts, we had a great chat with Patrice Pointet about traditional eyewear manufacturing techniques and the evolution of prototyping (see slides 4, 7, and 8).

We were also very happy to bring copies of ‘3000 DAYS OF ARCHIVES_’_ to in Morez and the Musée de la Plasturgie in Oyonnax - felt like a true homecoming.

(1) hinges hinges hinges
(2) lake
(3) dried up fronts - donor of temples & parts
(4) at Patrice Pointet (Oyonnax, FR)
(5) pre-WWII pantos frames
(6) almost Wes Anderson
(7) a ‘référencié’ from Bollé (Oyonnax, Fr)
(8) handmade prototype by P.Pointet for Bollé ca. 1990 (Oyonnax, FR)
(9) hope they’re ok
(10) 1950-60s punching-tooling
(11) ⛈⛈
(12) 🌤️

We’re working on these new frames as we speak, new ones available every day. Swing by to try them on and hear stories from our trip.

19/11/2025

Twins from the Seventies

Lizon 100s in bottle brown and black, also available as sunglasses.

Originally designed in the 1970s by Lizon in Morez, France.

These frames speak for themselves, come try them on anytime between Tuesday to Saturday, 10:30 to 18:30

13/11/2025

Our EYES portrait series has been around for seven years! As the days grow colder, we are reminded of the wonderful community that surrounds us, and of all the people we love and who make it worthwhile. We’re endlessly grateful to everyone who continues to walk through our doors and shape the shop in return.

Visit our website for a complete overview of our EYES portrait series. Here’s to the ones to come!

12/11/2025

More than 60 years old, these Nylor boxes come to us all the way from 1961.

The inscriptions give some hints of what they contain. Pass by the store to check for yourself.

05/11/2025

FACES OF (D-7)
As the festival approaches rapidly, here are some faces we’d like you to meet from FiftyLab.

From the line-up - Meet ! Billie’s music brings you a blend of French sensitivity and British edge. She’s started music at a young age, raised in a family of musicians, and shaped by Cocteau Twins, Joy Division, and Françoise Hardy alike. After studying at the American School of Modern Music, she moved to England, honing her craft and writing songs that mix both clarity and chaos. Her debut EP, “J’avance”, dives into desire, melancholy, and urgency. The result is an electric, finely tuned musical debut: an adventurous French chanson marked by a distinctly British irreverence.

From the team - Meet Gania , the ‘on-camera’ face of FiftyLab, guiding you through artist interviews, behind-the-scenes moments, and all the must-see fun bits of the festival. A devoted music fan herself, she’s rarely without her headphones; always discovering new artists, curating playlists, and going to as many live shows as she can. This year, she’s most excited for Ino Casablanca, DJ AG, and Boko Yout, whose worlds she can’t wait to experience on stage. What she loves most about the line-up: “It’s a beautiful place for minorities, such as q***r POC emerging artists to have the opportunity share their art on a stage with curious festival-goers ready to discover their future favorite artists.”

Brussels, 12 - 14 NOV. 2025, save the date.

*Billie wears a Bugatti mod.326 (Morbier, Fr) and Gania a Kinto 9085S (Lot, Be) - both from the early 00s

31/10/2025

Mod. 14235 titanium sunglasses from Christian Roth, made by Charmant in Japan.

These CR39 shield sunglasses (with matching material on both the lenses and temples) are a signature model from the brand. Designed with acetate nose pads, they sit lightly and comfortably, wrapping around the face like a glove.

This stock is particularly special to us because of the exceptional archival material we received alongside it directly from Christian himself: pages of original catalogues, technical drawings as well as advertisements and interviews from major fashion magazines of the early 2000s. A testament to the endless dedication to his craft and the cultural impact of the brand at that time.

These are available in the store as we speak (or type), come visit us to try them on any time Tuesday to Saturday, 10:30–18:30.

29/10/2025

CONTEST FOR FIFTYLAB - WIN TWO FESTIVAL TICKETS
One lanyard, two functions. This year, we’re partnering with to create a reusable lanyard that doubles as a glasses chain. No more losing your glasses at a concert, or anywhere, for that matter!
From November 12th to 14th, brings the next big names from Belgium and beyond to the heart of Brussels - across key venues all within a three-minute walk of one another. Expect artists such as , , and and many more!
To celebrate our collaboration we have 2 three days ticket to win.
Here’s how to enter :
Tag two people you’d like to go to the festival with
Share this post on your story
Make sure to follow and .eyewear
The winner will be announced in ten days - hold on to your hat (or glasses)!

23/10/2025

A dark blue, semi-transparent frame made by Mito in Italy from the late 1990s.

Made with 2-rivet hinges, this one is sturdy. A classic shape with thick curves and a slight 90-00s twist throughout.

Only one piece available, might be sold as you read this! Better come quick, anytime between Tuesday and Saturday, 10:30 to 18:30.

22/10/2025

If nothing appears out of ordinary in this image, it’s time to book a new eye-test.

We still have free* eye-tests open for the fall. You can book your appointment via the link in our bio and ensure your vision stays sharp as the days ahead get darker.

*you pay 20€ and get a 20€ voucher, basically free.

16/10/2025

From our new Christian Roth stock - details of the titanium 14027 frame, crafted in Japan in the early 2000s.

Our Christian Roth titanium collection is extensive, but we have only a few of this particular frame - so stop by the store sooner rather than later. We’ll have you for coffee and a frame selection anytime Tuesday to Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

15/10/2025

‘3000 DAYS OF ARCHIVE RELATED TO THE OPTICS AND GLASSES FRAME INDUSTRY’ MADE BY OUT IN THE WORLD!

Thank you to everyone who has welcomed the publication with open arms, it means the world seeing our little (not so little) archive travelling around the world. You can get your copy in the following (book)stores:

Peinture Fraîche (Brussels, BE)*
Saint-Martin Bookshop (Brussels, BE)*
Tipi BookShop (Brussels, BE)*
Rile* Books (Brussels, BE)*
Cahier Central (Paris, FR)*
Librairie Sans titre (Paris, FR)*
Yvon Lambert (Paris, FR)*
Focus Focus (Marseille, FR)*
Musée de la Lunette (Morez, FR)
Musée du peigne et de la plasturgie (Oyonnax, FR)
Wide Shades (Lisboa, PT)
NorthOptical (Portland, ME, USA)
Speak Easy (Tokyo, JP)

(*available online)

Thank you again to all of you!

09/10/2025

Meet Ellis (Hasselt, 1995), Josse (Leuven, 1994), and Tilda (Leuven, 2024)!

Ellis might be a familiar face if you’ve ever been at the shop. She is one of our opticians/optometrists and a true fixture at Rue Ravenstein 44. Oftentimes she’s the one who we turn to when it comes to picking out ‘the frame’. Josse works in IT, although he swears by his own catchphrase, ‘Programmer by day, tailor by night.’ Tilda couldn’t answer the interview questions yet, but trust us, she’s a true star in the making, coming from two of the coolest parents we know.

They’re both emblems of style, collecting all sorts of things for their ‘70s-style home. They even went to the extend of buying a full yellow bathroom once (yes, the whole set) from a secondhand marketplace. Josse is always on the lookout for vintage tailored menswear garments, to the extent his wardrobe once collapsed. Ellis collects ceramics, embroidery thread, Miffy books (for Tilda, of course), and pieces from the Arcoroc octal tableware collection. Fortunately, to date, the china cabinet hasn’t collapsed.

When it comes to glasses, Ellis wears a Cynthia by Jean Clément (1970s, Morbier, FR) and Josse wears an 360 Player (1970s, France). When choosing their frames, Ellis likes to go for ‘the-future-is-now’ kind of look whereas Josse only wonders whether a pair of glasses will ‘make him look like Yves Saint Laurent’.

On a day off, the trio would start with a late breakfast (how late, we can’t be sure, given being with an almost one-year-old) at . Then, they would head to Brussels by train. Ellis insists on stopping by Les Petits Rien (for Tilda, of course), and Josse loves to browse a small shop on the Rue de Flandre for another vintage suit. If they were to take the train further west afterwards, they would top it off by having a drink by the coastline at the café in Ostende.

To find more glasses we love and the unique people that wear them, check out our EYES portrait series at bidules.be/glasses
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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.