André Opticas celebrates a successful year for Albano Jerónimo

To celebrate a prestigious year in Albano Jerónimo’s career, highlighted by his Golden Globe award for Best Film Actor, André Opticas and the Portuguese actor joined forces to create a unique, handmade, bespoke pair of glasses, crafted to measure in the brand’s Atelier in the heart of Chiado.

Guided by strong values and the highest quality standards, the renowned Portuguese brand André Opticas stands out for its ongoing investment in professional training, ensuring the best possible service for all its clients, with whom it aims to build close, lasting relationships.

This collaboration is a testament to that philosophy. From client to friend, Albano Jerónimo has developed a close and trusting relationship with André Opticas over the years. To celebrate and support the actor at this pinnacle of his career, the brand dedicated itself to the handcrafted creation of an exclusive model: Mr. A.J..

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DITA Flight 006 for André Opticas

We celebrate our 40th anniversary this year and among the many ways we have chosen to celebrate this moment was the production of a new limited series, with one of the most important brands of eyewear in the world, DITA, a brand that is a reference and needs no introduction.

With high-end glasses made in Japan, using only the finest and noblest materials, and which has millions of followers, DITA is the choice of countless personalities from the world music, cinema and arts.
Together with DITA, we re-edited FLIGHT 006, which became one of the biggest bestsellers ever when they were used by Tom Holland in the film Spider Man, Far From Home and Robert Downey Jr in the role of Iron Man in the avengers infiniy war, the famous Edith.

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Handmade with LOVE for Pinela Bang Bang Tattoo

Handmade to an amazing artist, the one and only Eduardo Pinela from Bang Bang Tattoo Sintra. Made out of Eco friendly and responsable sourced Buffalo Horn, a 0 carbon footprint material that allow us to make eternal eyewear. A slab of 10mm in Ebene colour, a solid black with white deep stripes, typical of Asian Water Buffalo. Crafted in our Atelier, the only one in Portugal that performs this magic.

André Opticas I Craftsman Winter Tale – Part I – Merry Christmas

In a time of LOVE and SHARE, when all the world is sending Santa Claus a list of gifts, André Opticas decided to do the opposite. Considering Santa is getting old and probably tired, we wanted to offer him a valued gift. The gift of sight. This way we handmade at our atelier a one of a kind frame made to his measures. A bespoke pair of eyeglasses to allow him to endure the long hour of reaing an endless list of presents. Merry Christmas.

Take care of your treasures

Keep your shades safe in STYLE

We have developed a travelers case for you to keep your shades in style. It makes no sence to have your collection spread around in drawers, cabinets, and all sort of strange places… you will eventually damage them or even worse, you can loose them. So go for our advice and take a good look at this beauty – Black briefcase from FAMILY AFFAIR featuring a double safety lock with three digit code and thirty compartments where you can storage your sunglasses.

Click here to buy yours in the confort of your home. We also have diferent sizes, colours and materials to combine. Check it out, and if by any means you dont find what you are looking for, ask us, we can make one just for you, in that colour combo that will match your home or your office.

Special Edition DITA x André Opticas

The Re-Make of an Icon.
The Grand Master 2, the second and most successful model in the Grandmaster series by DITA Eyewear, has become the latest piece to be customised by the André Opticas StyleLab.

The GM2 is already a classic in the DITA portfolio and a must-have for any high-end eyewear enthusiast. Celebrities such as Jay-Z, Kanye West, Brad Pitt, Usher, Chris Brown, Jermaine Dupri, Snoop Lion, Fabolous, Sean Paul, and many others have showcased their GM2s on numerous occasions.

Handcrafted in Japan using traditional methods, with cotton acetate and titanium metals, DITA collaborated with André Opticas, the “dream store,” to create a limited edition of just 17 pieces worldwide. This exclusive GM2 features a matte tortoiseshell finish, specially developed for the collaboration, and titanium hinges plated with 24K gold—an edition for true connoisseurs who seek not fashion, but timeless style in an ultra-exclusive version.

Available exclusively at André Opticas stores.

André Opticas X ModaLisboa Collaboration

We collaborated with ModaLisboa to produce the official association model. Since we were invited to showcase our treasure, we decided to invite our dear Eduarda Abbondanza to present us with an out-of-the-box design for a special edition… just 1 of 1.

Handcrafted using 100% manual techniques, the model Legacy by E. Abbondanza, created by the founder of ModaLisboa, is made from Asian Buffalo Horn—an eco-friendly, ultra-lightweight, hypoallergenic material with unique colour nuances and patterns characteristic of each animal.

Head over to Rua Augusta and experience this design piece firsthand, heart-made for the most discerning eyewear enthusiast, at André Opticas’ private exhibition – Por Detrás das Sombras (Behind the Shadows).