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Black Eyewear Woman | Chef Andi Oliver on lockdown life, food and music. March 01 2022 The utterly brilliant Andi Oliver takes us through a few of her favourite cookbooks, music and projects, against the backdrop...

THE ICONS ARE BACK! April 30 2021 Timelessness is one of the principles guiding Black Eyewear’s design process. We strive to create a product that will remain...

Optician’s Notes: Sunglasses Lenses April 02 2021 As Sunglasses Season approaches, our optical team walks us through Black Eyewear’s offer of sunglasses lenses. “At Black Eyewear we...

What is my pupillary distance and how to measure it? January 03 2021 The pupillary distance (PD for short) is the distance between the centers of each pupil. We need this measurement so...

Eyewear History: The 1950s & the Origins of Modern Eyewear December 25 2020 One of the great eyewear innovations of the 19th century initially had nothing to do with eyewear. Rather it was...

The Perfect Fit: The Centre Joint VS The High Joint December 23 2020 Black Eyewear founder and designer Robert Roope explains how joints design can have quite specific effects on the architecture of...

A Modern Take on Tortoiseshells December 15 2020 The new. The classic. The funny. The daring. Black Eyewear Founder and Designer Robert Roope walks us through the variety...

Composer and documentary maker Peter Urpeth on creativity and the unstoppable power of community and jazz in Harlem. October 21 2020 You’re a pianist and composer who for more than thirty years has worked in jazz and free improvisation. What brought...

The Perfect Fit: Large Frames September 16 2020 For this chapter of the Black Eyewear's perfect fit series, we talk large frames and how to choose them.

Remembering The Great Trudy Pitts August 19 2020 A gifted organist, pianist and vocalist, Dr. Trudy Pitts played with some of the finest jazz musicians around (including Coltrane,...

Black Eyewear Woman: Jane Foster, Illustrator August 08 2020 Jane Foster is both an inspiration and a motivating force for finding your own rhythm and turning it into a...

The Perfect Fit: The Upper Rim design June 16 2020 Black Eyewear designer Robert Roope is a master of ‘the fit’ – having worked for more than 50 years in...

Babs Odunlami on Black Excellence June 16 2020 Babs Odunlami is a London-based men’s stylist with a deeply rooted respect and affinity for menswear. He founded the men’s...

Jazz Documentaries for Streaming Now May 22 2020 Watch | Our picks of Jazz documentaries to stream now. Thelonious Monk: Straight No Chaser | Expanding on footage of...

Culture At Home April 10 2020 Find some calm in amongst our strange new world. We shared some tips to keep the anxiety at bay and...

Bedside Reading April 09 2020 Today, we share some suggestions directly from the Black Eyewear home offices. Beautifully printed books for slower times, to delve...

THE ICONS ARE BACK! April 30 2021 Timelessness is one of the principles guiding Black Eyewear’s design process. We strive to create a product that will remain...

Optician’s Notes: Sunglasses Lenses April 02 2021 As Sunglasses Season approaches, our optical team walks us through Black Eyewear’s offer of sunglasses lenses. “At Black Eyewear we...

What is my pupillary distance and how to measure it? January 03 2021 The pupillary distance (PD for short) is the distance between the centers of each pupil. We need this measurement so...

Eyewear History: The 1950s & the Origins of Modern Eyewear December 25 2020 One of the great eyewear innovations of the 19th century initially had nothing to do with eyewear. Rather it was...

A Modern Take on Tortoiseshells December 15 2020 The new. The classic. The funny. The daring. Black Eyewear Founder and Designer Robert Roope walks us through the variety...

The Perfect Fit: Large Frames September 16 2020 For this chapter of the Black Eyewear's perfect fit series, we talk large frames and how to choose them.

Remembering The Great Trudy Pitts August 19 2020 A gifted organist, pianist and vocalist, Dr. Trudy Pitts played with some of the finest jazz musicians around (including Coltrane,...

Black Eyewear Woman: Jane Foster, Illustrator August 08 2020 Jane Foster is both an inspiration and a motivating force for finding your own rhythm and turning it into a...

The Perfect Fit: The Upper Rim design June 16 2020 Black Eyewear designer Robert Roope is a master of ‘the fit’ – having worked for more than 50 years in...

Babs Odunlami on Black Excellence June 16 2020 Babs Odunlami is a London-based men’s stylist with a deeply rooted respect and affinity for menswear. He founded the men’s...

Jazz Documentaries for Streaming Now May 22 2020 Watch | Our picks of Jazz documentaries to stream now. Thelonious Monk: Straight No Chaser | Expanding on footage of...

Culture At Home April 10 2020 Find some calm in amongst our strange new world. We shared some tips to keep the anxiety at bay and...

Bedside Reading April 09 2020 Today, we share some suggestions directly from the Black Eyewear home offices. Beautifully printed books for slower times, to delve...

THE ICONS ARE BACK! April 30 2021 Timelessness is one of the principles guiding Black Eyewear’s design process. We strive to create a product that will remain...

Optician’s Notes: Sunglasses Lenses April 02 2021 As Sunglasses Season approaches, our optical team walks us through Black Eyewear’s offer of sunglasses lenses. “At Black Eyewear we...

What is my pupillary distance and how to measure it? January 03 2021 The pupillary distance (PD for short) is the distance between the centers of each pupil. We need this measurement so...

Eyewear History: The 1950s & the Origins of Modern Eyewear December 25 2020 One of the great eyewear innovations of the 19th century initially had nothing to do with eyewear. Rather it was...

A Modern Take on Tortoiseshells December 15 2020 The new. The classic. The funny. The daring. Black Eyewear Founder and Designer Robert Roope walks us through the variety...

The Perfect Fit: Large Frames September 16 2020 For this chapter of the Black Eyewear's perfect fit series, we talk large frames and how to choose them.

Remembering The Great Trudy Pitts August 19 2020 A gifted organist, pianist and vocalist, Dr. Trudy Pitts played with some of the finest jazz musicians around (including Coltrane,...

Black Eyewear Woman: Jane Foster, Illustrator August 08 2020 Jane Foster is both an inspiration and a motivating force for finding your own rhythm and turning it into a...

The Perfect Fit: The Upper Rim design June 16 2020 Black Eyewear designer Robert Roope is a master of ‘the fit’ – having worked for more than 50 years in...

Babs Odunlami on Black Excellence June 16 2020 Babs Odunlami is a London-based men’s stylist with a deeply rooted respect and affinity for menswear. He founded the men’s...

Jazz Documentaries for Streaming Now May 22 2020 Watch | Our picks of Jazz documentaries to stream now. Thelonious Monk: Straight No Chaser | Expanding on footage of...

Culture At Home April 10 2020 Find some calm in amongst our strange new world. We shared some tips to keep the anxiety at bay and...

Bedside Reading April 09 2020 Today, we share some suggestions directly from the Black Eyewear home offices. Beautifully printed books for slower times, to delve...

THE ICONS ARE BACK! April 30 2021 Timelessness is one of the principles guiding Black Eyewear’s design process. We strive to create a product that will remain...

Optician’s Notes: Sunglasses Lenses April 02 2021 As Sunglasses Season approaches, our optical team walks us through Black Eyewear’s offer of sunglasses lenses. “At Black Eyewear we...

What is my pupillary distance and how to measure it? January 03 2021 The pupillary distance (PD for short) is the distance between the centers of each pupil. We need this measurement so...

Eyewear History: The 1950s & the Origins of Modern Eyewear December 25 2020 One of the great eyewear innovations of the 19th century initially had nothing to do with eyewear. Rather it was...

A Modern Take on Tortoiseshells December 15 2020 The new. The classic. The funny. The daring. Black Eyewear Founder and Designer Robert Roope walks us through the variety...

The Perfect Fit: Large Frames September 16 2020 For this chapter of the Black Eyewear's perfect fit series, we talk large frames and how to choose them.

Remembering The Great Trudy Pitts August 19 2020 A gifted organist, pianist and vocalist, Dr. Trudy Pitts played with some of the finest jazz musicians around (including Coltrane,...

Black Eyewear Woman: Jane Foster, Illustrator August 08 2020 Jane Foster is both an inspiration and a motivating force for finding your own rhythm and turning it into a...

The Perfect Fit: The Upper Rim design June 16 2020 Black Eyewear designer Robert Roope is a master of ‘the fit’ – having worked for more than 50 years in...

Babs Odunlami on Black Excellence June 16 2020 Babs Odunlami is a London-based men’s stylist with a deeply rooted respect and affinity for menswear. He founded the men’s...

Jazz Documentaries for Streaming Now May 22 2020 Watch | Our picks of Jazz documentaries to stream now. Thelonious Monk: Straight No Chaser | Expanding on footage of...

Culture At Home April 10 2020 Find some calm in amongst our strange new world. We shared some tips to keep the anxiety at bay and...

Bedside Reading April 09 2020 Today, we share some suggestions directly from the Black Eyewear home offices. Beautifully printed books for slower times, to delve...

THE ICONS ARE BACK! April 30 2021 Timelessness is one of the principles guiding Black Eyewear’s design process. We strive to create a product that will remain...

Optician’s Notes: Sunglasses Lenses April 02 2021 As Sunglasses Season approaches, our optical team walks us through Black Eyewear’s offer of sunglasses lenses. “At Black Eyewear we...

What is my pupillary distance and how to measure it? January 03 2021 The pupillary distance (PD for short) is the distance between the centers of each pupil. We need this measurement so...

Eyewear History: The 1950s & the Origins of Modern Eyewear December 25 2020 One of the great eyewear innovations of the 19th century initially had nothing to do with eyewear. Rather it was...

A Modern Take on Tortoiseshells December 15 2020 The new. The classic. The funny. The daring. Black Eyewear Founder and Designer Robert Roope walks us through the variety...

The Perfect Fit: Large Frames September 16 2020 For this chapter of the Black Eyewear's perfect fit series, we talk large frames and how to choose them.

Remembering The Great Trudy Pitts August 19 2020 A gifted organist, pianist and vocalist, Dr. Trudy Pitts played with some of the finest jazz musicians around (including Coltrane,...

Black Eyewear Woman: Jane Foster, Illustrator August 08 2020 Jane Foster is both an inspiration and a motivating force for finding your own rhythm and turning it into a...

The Perfect Fit: The Upper Rim design June 16 2020 Black Eyewear designer Robert Roope is a master of ‘the fit’ – having worked for more than 50 years in...

Babs Odunlami on Black Excellence June 16 2020 Babs Odunlami is a London-based men’s stylist with a deeply rooted respect and affinity for menswear. He founded the men’s...

Jazz Documentaries for Streaming Now May 22 2020 Watch | Our picks of Jazz documentaries to stream now. Thelonious Monk: Straight No Chaser | Expanding on footage of...

Culture At Home April 10 2020 Find some calm in amongst our strange new world. We shared some tips to keep the anxiety at bay and...

Bedside Reading April 09 2020 Today, we share some suggestions directly from the Black Eyewear home offices. Beautifully printed books for slower times, to delve...

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