Personal Style Optical

226 East 3rd Street
Elando Questelles's chic new boutique salon on East 3rd Street in Alphabet City offers an impressive array of designer eyeware and accessories of both American and international origin. As both owner/optician Questelles, who hails originally from St.... more
Elando Questelles's chic new boutique salon on East 3rd Street in Alphabet City offers an impressive array of designer eyeware and accessories of both American and international origin. As both owner/optician Questelles, who hails originally from St. Vincent in the Caribbean, opened the cute wedge of lime green shop eight months ago with a passion about personal style (which is what the PS stands for): "I wanted to create a friendly and inviting atmosphere and help to get rid of the stigma of wearing glasses. It's not just about seeing. Glasses reflect who you are, how you feel, and a sense of fun. That's why I think I'm a perfect fit for the East Village." The nucleus of the collection here represents American, Japanese, French, Italian, and German brands such as Shuron, Gen, Modo, Alain Mikli, Persol, and Brendel. In addition to the very classy and creative eyeware which Questelles handpicks himself, there are also quite a number of pretty cases for glasses which definitely appeal to the customer who not only likes to wear but also carry his or her pair of specs in style. Personal Style Optical is off to a bright start and definitely one of the new optical gems in the E... more

Elando Questelles's chic new boutique salon on East 3rd Street in Alphabet City offers an impressive array of designer eyeware and accessories of both American and international origin. As both owner/optician Questelles, who hails originally from St. Vincent in the Caribbean, opened the cute wedge of lime green shop eight months ago with a passion about personal style (which is what the PS stands for):

"I wanted to create a friendly and inviting atmosphere and help to get rid of the stigma of wearing glasses. It's not just about seeing. Glasses reflect who you are, how you feel, and a sense of fun. That's why I think I'm a perfect fit for the East Village."

The nucleus of the collection here represents American, Japanese, French, Italian, and German brands such as Shuron, Gen, Modo, Alain Mikli, Persol, and Brendel.

In addition to the very classy and creative eyeware which Questelles handpicks himself, there are also quite a number of pretty cases for glasses which definitely appeal to the customer who not only likes to wear but also carry his or her pair of specs in style.

Personal Style Optical is off to a bright start and definitely one of the new optical gems in the East Village. In the future Questelles plans to work directly with the Gen company from Fukui Japan to design his own Personal Style eyewear collection. We look forward to seeing that vision happen.

Hours: Mon-Sat 12-7, Sun 12-6


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East Village Description

Personal Style Optical is located in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan. Long before the musical "Rent" brought in legions of pierced, tattooed teenagers from every corner of America (and drove up the rents), the East Village was an eclectic mix of elderly Ukranians and Poles, Dominican and Puerto Rican families, and assorted artists, wanna-be bohemians, punks, their followers, lovers and friends. (Did we leave anyone out?) Largely gone are the heroin dealers, all night parties, punk music extravaganzas and infamous Bagel Tree of the 1980s and early 1990s, but the real landmarks remain, including the Joseph Papp Public Theater, Tompkins Square Park, and Cooper Union. The Public offers some of New York’s finest Off-Broadway Theater as well as Joe’s Pub, with a diverse variety of live shows. Beautiful Tompkins Square Park offers something for everyone, including dog runs, basketball courts, a weekly market, outdoor music events, and occasionally local characters chatting late into the night to infrequent riots. To be fair, few other parks in America have played such an important role in radical or anarchist history. Many long-time residents complain of the neighborhood’s recent gentrification, and skyrocketing rents forced even legendary punk club CBGB's to exit the neighborhood, replaced by a John Varvatos boutique. And while there are truly many new restaurants and boutiques dotting Avenues A, B and C, lots of the famous watering holes, dives, and other unclassifiably scrappy bars remain. Some of our favorites include Mars on lower First Avenue, Zum Schneider on Avenue C, 2A on the corner of Second Street and Avenue A, and Lit Lounge, with its adjoining Fuse Gallery. Make sure to check out the Polish butcher stores on First Avenue and the nearby Italian pastry shops, walk along the Ukranian strip of Second Avenue, try one of the Japanese restaurants on East Ninth Street, and also walk along St. Marks Place, one of New York’s most eclectic streets. East 4th Street's Theater Row boasts cultural buildings which house eight theaters and twelve dance companies as well as a couple of community development groups. Among its members are New York Theater Workshop, La MaMa Experimental Theatre, Rod Rodgers Dance Co., WOW Cafe Theatre, Millennium Film Workshop, Duo Multicultural Arts Center, Teatro Circulo, Downtown Art, Alpha Omega Dance Co., Choices Theater, Teatro IATI, Cooper Square Committee and Cooper Square Mutual Housing Association. The Nuyorican Poets Café is still going strong on East Third Street between Avenues B and C. Since 1973 its mission has been to create a multi-cultural venue that provides a stage for artists traditionally underrepresented in the mainstream media and culture. Poetry slams, theater performances, open jam sessions for hip-hop, poetry and jazz, as well as unique screenplay readings all take place on a weekly basis in this intimate cultural setting. For film buffs, we would be remiss not to mention the Anthology Film Archives on East 2nd Street, a local theater best known for consistently showing the finest in avant-garde and experimental cinema. We also recommend the Landmark Sunshine Cinema on East Houston Street, home away from home for those who enjoy great acoustics and the company of die hard independent film fans. The East Village is also home to the trendy Cooper Square Hotel as well as the charming Gem Hotel, making it a great neighborhood to enjoy your stay in New York.

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226 East 3rd Street
New York, NY 10009
212-260-7264
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