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Our best selling Frames for Larger Faces January 04 2023 Black Eyewear designs capture the spirit of the 1950s. This reverence for the past comes with a unique challenge: today’s...

Two Sizes for a Perfect Fit: Woody & Woody II January 02 2023 Who says one size fits all? Good fitting glasses shouldn’t simply suit your face shape and style they should also...

Black Eyewear Woman | Sofia Grant January 02 2023 We speak to the leading lights of a new crop of jazz musicians changing the way the UK thinks about...

Black Eyewear Man: Xhosa Cole, Jazz musician December 14 2022 We speak to the leading lights of a new crop of jazz musicians changing the way the UK thinks about...

Top 3 Premium Upgrades January 02 2023 At Black Eyewear, all our prescription lenses come with complimentary standard anti-reflection and scratch-resistant coating. We work with high-quality optical...

Are You Ready for Summer? January 02 2023 Browse our edit of the most loved Black Eyewear Sunglasses and discover the right frame to match your Summer! COURTNEY...

Garland in New Colours January 02 2023 Voluminous, super square sunglasses for extra mystery. Bold and beautiful oversized Garland is one of the most recognizable frames in...

Black Eyewear Woman | Chef Andi Oliver on lockdown life, food and music. January 02 2023 The utterly brilliant Andi Oliver takes us through a few of her favourite cookbooks, music and projects, against the backdrop...

THE ICONS ARE BACK! January 02 2023 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 January 04 2023 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 02 2023 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 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.

Our best selling Frames for Larger Faces January 04 2023 Black Eyewear designs capture the spirit of the 1950s. This reverence for the past comes with a unique challenge: today’s...

Two Sizes for a Perfect Fit: Woody & Woody II January 02 2023 Who says one size fits all? Good fitting glasses shouldn’t simply suit your face shape and style they should also...

Black Eyewear Woman | Sofia Grant January 02 2023 We speak to the leading lights of a new crop of jazz musicians changing the way the UK thinks about...

Black Eyewear Man: Xhosa Cole, Jazz musician December 14 2022 We speak to the leading lights of a new crop of jazz musicians changing the way the UK thinks about...

Are You Ready for Summer? January 02 2023 Browse our edit of the most loved Black Eyewear Sunglasses and discover the right frame to match your Summer! COURTNEY...

Garland in New Colours January 02 2023 Voluminous, super square sunglasses for extra mystery. Bold and beautiful oversized Garland is one of the most recognizable frames in...

THE ICONS ARE BACK! January 02 2023 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 January 04 2023 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 02 2023 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 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.

Our best selling Frames for Larger Faces January 04 2023 Black Eyewear designs capture the spirit of the 1950s. This reverence for the past comes with a unique challenge: today’s...

Two Sizes for a Perfect Fit: Woody & Woody II January 02 2023 Who says one size fits all? Good fitting glasses shouldn’t simply suit your face shape and style they should also...

Black Eyewear Woman | Sofia Grant January 02 2023 We speak to the leading lights of a new crop of jazz musicians changing the way the UK thinks about...

Black Eyewear Man: Xhosa Cole, Jazz musician December 14 2022 We speak to the leading lights of a new crop of jazz musicians changing the way the UK thinks about...

Are You Ready for Summer? January 02 2023 Browse our edit of the most loved Black Eyewear Sunglasses and discover the right frame to match your Summer! COURTNEY...

Garland in New Colours January 02 2023 Voluminous, super square sunglasses for extra mystery. Bold and beautiful oversized Garland is one of the most recognizable frames in...

THE ICONS ARE BACK! January 02 2023 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 January 04 2023 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 02 2023 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 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.

Our best selling Frames for Larger Faces January 04 2023 Black Eyewear designs capture the spirit of the 1950s. This reverence for the past comes with a unique challenge: today’s...

Two Sizes for a Perfect Fit: Woody & Woody II January 02 2023 Who says one size fits all? Good fitting glasses shouldn’t simply suit your face shape and style they should also...

Black Eyewear Woman | Sofia Grant January 02 2023 We speak to the leading lights of a new crop of jazz musicians changing the way the UK thinks about...

Black Eyewear Man: Xhosa Cole, Jazz musician December 14 2022 We speak to the leading lights of a new crop of jazz musicians changing the way the UK thinks about...

Are You Ready for Summer? January 02 2023 Browse our edit of the most loved Black Eyewear Sunglasses and discover the right frame to match your Summer! COURTNEY...

Garland in New Colours January 02 2023 Voluminous, super square sunglasses for extra mystery. Bold and beautiful oversized Garland is one of the most recognizable frames in...

THE ICONS ARE BACK! January 02 2023 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 January 04 2023 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 02 2023 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 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.

Our best selling Frames for Larger Faces January 04 2023 Black Eyewear designs capture the spirit of the 1950s. This reverence for the past comes with a unique challenge: today’s...

Two Sizes for a Perfect Fit: Woody & Woody II January 02 2023 Who says one size fits all? Good fitting glasses shouldn’t simply suit your face shape and style they should also...

Black Eyewear Woman | Sofia Grant January 02 2023 We speak to the leading lights of a new crop of jazz musicians changing the way the UK thinks about...

Black Eyewear Man: Xhosa Cole, Jazz musician December 14 2022 We speak to the leading lights of a new crop of jazz musicians changing the way the UK thinks about...

Are You Ready for Summer? January 02 2023 Browse our edit of the most loved Black Eyewear Sunglasses and discover the right frame to match your Summer! COURTNEY...

Garland in New Colours January 02 2023 Voluminous, super square sunglasses for extra mystery. Bold and beautiful oversized Garland is one of the most recognizable frames in...

THE ICONS ARE BACK! January 02 2023 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 January 04 2023 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 02 2023 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 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.

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