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Eyewear History: The 1950s & the Origins of Modern Eyewear January 04 2023 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 January 04 2023 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 January 04 2023 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. January 04 2023 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 January 04 2023 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 January 04 2023 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 January 04 2023 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 January 04 2023 Black Eyewear designer Robert Roope is a master of ‘the fit’ – having worked for more than 50 years in...

Babs Odunlami on Black Excellence January 04 2023 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 January 04 2023 Watch | Our picks of Jazz documentaries to stream now. Thelonious Monk: Straight No Chaser | Expanding on footage of...

The Perfect Fit: The Keyhole Bridge vs the Regular Bridge January 04 2023 Black Eyewear founder and designer illustrates the main differences between the always popular Keyhole bridge and the regular bridge design,...

Culture At Home January 04 2023 Find some calm in amongst our strange new world. We shared some tips to keep the anxiety at bay and...

Bedside Reading January 04 2023 Today, we share some suggestions directly from the Black Eyewear home offices. Beautifully printed books for slower times, to delve...

Robert Roope’s good reads January 04 2023 Our series on our favourite books continues with this one with our founder and designer, Robert Roope. A key book...

The Round-Up: Our Bestselling Frames January 04 2023 Round glasses have stood the test of time. Meet our bestselling round eyewear styles for all face shapes. The enduring...

INSTANT CLASSICS |Amber Fleck & Brown Fleck. January 04 2023 Introducing our latest material: a spring twist on your favourite tortoiseshell.

Eyewear History: The 1950s & the Origins of Modern Eyewear January 04 2023 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 January 04 2023 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 January 04 2023 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 January 04 2023 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 January 04 2023 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 January 04 2023 Black Eyewear designer Robert Roope is a master of ‘the fit’ – having worked for more than 50 years in...

Babs Odunlami on Black Excellence January 04 2023 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 January 04 2023 Watch | Our picks of Jazz documentaries to stream now. Thelonious Monk: Straight No Chaser | Expanding on footage of...

Culture At Home January 04 2023 Find some calm in amongst our strange new world. We shared some tips to keep the anxiety at bay and...

Bedside Reading January 04 2023 Today, we share some suggestions directly from the Black Eyewear home offices. Beautifully printed books for slower times, to delve...

Robert Roope’s good reads January 04 2023 Our series on our favourite books continues with this one with our founder and designer, Robert Roope. A key book...

The Round-Up: Our Bestselling Frames January 04 2023 Round glasses have stood the test of time. Meet our bestselling round eyewear styles for all face shapes. The enduring...

INSTANT CLASSICS |Amber Fleck & Brown Fleck. January 04 2023 Introducing our latest material: a spring twist on your favourite tortoiseshell.

Eyewear History: The 1950s & the Origins of Modern Eyewear January 04 2023 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 January 04 2023 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 January 04 2023 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 January 04 2023 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 January 04 2023 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 January 04 2023 Black Eyewear designer Robert Roope is a master of ‘the fit’ – having worked for more than 50 years in...

Babs Odunlami on Black Excellence January 04 2023 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 January 04 2023 Watch | Our picks of Jazz documentaries to stream now. Thelonious Monk: Straight No Chaser | Expanding on footage of...

Culture At Home January 04 2023 Find some calm in amongst our strange new world. We shared some tips to keep the anxiety at bay and...

Bedside Reading January 04 2023 Today, we share some suggestions directly from the Black Eyewear home offices. Beautifully printed books for slower times, to delve...

Robert Roope’s good reads January 04 2023 Our series on our favourite books continues with this one with our founder and designer, Robert Roope. A key book...

The Round-Up: Our Bestselling Frames January 04 2023 Round glasses have stood the test of time. Meet our bestselling round eyewear styles for all face shapes. The enduring...

INSTANT CLASSICS |Amber Fleck & Brown Fleck. January 04 2023 Introducing our latest material: a spring twist on your favourite tortoiseshell.

Eyewear History: The 1950s & the Origins of Modern Eyewear January 04 2023 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 January 04 2023 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 January 04 2023 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 January 04 2023 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 January 04 2023 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 January 04 2023 Black Eyewear designer Robert Roope is a master of ‘the fit’ – having worked for more than 50 years in...

Babs Odunlami on Black Excellence January 04 2023 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 January 04 2023 Watch | Our picks of Jazz documentaries to stream now. Thelonious Monk: Straight No Chaser | Expanding on footage of...

Culture At Home January 04 2023 Find some calm in amongst our strange new world. We shared some tips to keep the anxiety at bay and...

Bedside Reading January 04 2023 Today, we share some suggestions directly from the Black Eyewear home offices. Beautifully printed books for slower times, to delve...

Robert Roope’s good reads January 04 2023 Our series on our favourite books continues with this one with our founder and designer, Robert Roope. A key book...

The Round-Up: Our Bestselling Frames January 04 2023 Round glasses have stood the test of time. Meet our bestselling round eyewear styles for all face shapes. The enduring...

INSTANT CLASSICS |Amber Fleck & Brown Fleck. January 04 2023 Introducing our latest material: a spring twist on your favourite tortoiseshell.

Eyewear History: The 1950s & the Origins of Modern Eyewear January 04 2023 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 January 04 2023 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 January 04 2023 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 January 04 2023 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 January 04 2023 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 January 04 2023 Black Eyewear designer Robert Roope is a master of ‘the fit’ – having worked for more than 50 years in...

Babs Odunlami on Black Excellence January 04 2023 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 January 04 2023 Watch | Our picks of Jazz documentaries to stream now. Thelonious Monk: Straight No Chaser | Expanding on footage of...

Culture At Home January 04 2023 Find some calm in amongst our strange new world. We shared some tips to keep the anxiety at bay and...

Bedside Reading January 04 2023 Today, we share some suggestions directly from the Black Eyewear home offices. Beautifully printed books for slower times, to delve...

Robert Roope’s good reads January 04 2023 Our series on our favourite books continues with this one with our founder and designer, Robert Roope. A key book...

The Round-Up: Our Bestselling Frames January 04 2023 Round glasses have stood the test of time. Meet our bestselling round eyewear styles for all face shapes. The enduring...

INSTANT CLASSICS |Amber Fleck & Brown Fleck. January 04 2023 Introducing our latest material: a spring twist on your favourite tortoiseshell.

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