Face à Face Eyewear
Designed in Paris, fitted in Ancaster
We carry Face à Face optical frames and sunglasses at our boutique on Wilson Street East. Come in and try them on, and our licensed opticians will fit your frame and make your lenses in our own lab.
About Face à Face
Face à Face started in Paris in 1995. The brand is known for bold shapes and strong colour, and its designers take their ideas from architecture, art and fashion.
Its best known collection is Bocca, where the temples are shaped like legs and finish in tiny shoes and boots. Face à Face doesn’t sell online through its own site, so you’ll find the frames at independent opticians.
Thirty years of Paris design
Face à Face celebrated thirty years in 2025. Colour is where each of its collections starts, and the brand develops its own gradients and two tone acetates.
Newer collections include Out of Office, built around a small detail borrowed from an office staple, and Alium, a more technical line.
Face à Face at Hanley’s
A few of the styles you'll find on our boards. Our selection changes through the year, so give us a call if you're after a particular model.
Why buy Face à Face at Hanley’s
Face à Face colours look different in person than they do on a screen, and the bolder shapes are much easier to judge in a mirror. Come in and try a few, and we’ll help you narrow it down.
Our licensed opticians fit every frame, and we make your single vision and progressive lenses in our own lab. If your prescription is due, Dr. Kristyn Pozzer can see you for an eye exam in the same building.
When new frames come in, we often reach out to clients we think they'd suit. Seen a Face à Face frame online? Ask us if we have it.
Face à Face FAQ
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Yes, many Face à Face frames work well with progressive lenses. Our opticians will check that the frame you like suits your prescription, then make the lenses in our own lab.
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Usually, yes. Tell us the model and colour you have in mind and we’ll check with Face à Face.
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Yes. Face à Face was founded in Paris in 1995.
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Yes. Many Face à Face sunglasses can also be made with your prescription.
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We're at 241 Wilson Street East in the village of Ancaster, about 15 minutes from Dundas and west Hamilton. There's free parking beside and behind the boutique.