Northshore magazine showcases the best that the North Shore of Boston, MA has to offer.
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196 | DECEMBER 2015 nshoremag.com When you think of an optometry office and professional eyewear shop, what's the first thing you picture? Odds are it's not an eclectic, retro, high-on-style, low-on-formality store- front that looks like something from the pages of Elle Decor magazine. And yet, that describes Andover Eye Care to a T. Housed in what used to be a neighborhood pub (Dylan's Bar & Grill), the Park Street space was completely reinvented by owner Todd Berberian when he moved in less than a year ago—and in so doing, he also may have reinvented what an eyewear business should be. Case in point: Berberian's office. Sitting at a stainless steel table next to a reclaimed wood table decked out with gas pipes and a gargantu- an antique mirror, he's surrounded by street art, yet an impeccable Ori- ental rug sprawls across the floor. "When we moved here from our old space—tucked into the back of a parking lot across town—I wanted to brand myself within the store," he explains. That certainly makes sense. After all, if eyewear is one of our most personal accessories, and accessories help define style, then in-depth SHOP