Saturday, August 21, 2010

From Katy Perry to Jay-Z, Montrealer sells eyewear to the stars

From Katy Perry to Jay-Z, Montrealer sells eyewear to the stars: "�
Corey Shapiro's vintage frames can fetch up to $25,000. He says his eyewear is loved by celebrities such as Rihanna, Katy Perry and Jay-Z.
Photograph by: Phil Carpenter, The Gazette
MONTREAL - Corey Shapiro is a purveyor of cool.

In a nondescript office building in C�te St. Luc – a place not exactly known for its cool factor – Shapiro sits behind his ginormous Mac computer screen (cool) and talks about an industry he has virtually created (cool), all the while dropping names of celebrities like Katy Perry and Jay-Z, who he says really love his product (very cool)."

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