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Moscot also sells the "Hesh," named after Harvey Moscot's Uncle Heshy.

All in the Four-Eye Family Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011

Then there's the "Koopa," a new style set to debut in Milan in March, which, according to Mr. Moscot, 50, comes from the Polish koopa, and was what the Moscot kids said when they had to go to the bathroom.

All in the Four-Eye Family Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011

The store feels like you've boarded a time machine and traveled back to the black-and-white '50s, probably because Moscot has been at the same location — 118 Orchard St. — since 1950.

All in the Four-Eye Family Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011

The Miltzen, by the way, is named after a family uncle, said Harvey Moscot, the store's president and the fourth generation of the Moscot family to run the business.

All in the Four-Eye Family Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011

Called "The Miltzen" at Moscot, they're round plastic, mine flesh-colored, and popular among secretaries of state and CIA directors of a bygone era.

All in the Four-Eye Family Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011

Andy Warhol favored clear-framed Moscot glasses in 1977

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The sunglasses are all quality crafted from the folks at Moscot

Hypebeast 2010

Ford model Aiden Andrews breaks out a sweat in crisp suits, complete with the now-ubiquitous thick-framed Truman Capote-esque Moscot glasses.

TREND HUNTER - The Latest Trends 2010

In celebration of five years of abstract exploration, Ping brought her entire oeuvre of limited-edition pieces to the Lower East Side's Sol Moscot Optical Shop.

Cool Hunting 2009

(14 February 2008) - by Jason Wilson Come April, Earnest Sewn, the premium denim purveyor, is devoting its Back Room space to the patriarchal eyewear company Moscot.

Cool Hunting 2009