The exterior of Warby Parker’s new location in Shaw. (Photo by Rachel Kurzius)
Glasses company Warby Parker has been called the “Netflix of eyewear,” but with its foray into brick-and-mortar stores, it looks like it’s also trying to be the Blockbuster of eyewear.
A mere month after opening its first D.C. retail store in Georgetown, Warby Parker will open a second shop tomorrow in Shaw. The store, located in The Shay on 8th Street NW (though the actual entrance is on 9th Street and Florida), will offer in-house eye exams. There is also a photo booth, so people can see if they can actually pull off the cat-eye frames they’re considering.
The location is their 18th retail store and the seventh that comes with an optometrist in tow.
Rachel Kurzius