Journal

Optician’s Notes: Sunglasses Lenses

As Sunglasses Season approaches, our optical team walks us through Black Eyewear’s offer of sunglasses lenses. “At Black Eyewear we only use ophthalmic quality plastic lenses since they are lighter to wear and more impact resistant. Plastic is the main material used to produce ophthalmic lenses replacing glass that had dominated lens production up till […]

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Eyewear History: The 1950s & the Origins of Modern Eyewear

One of the great eyewear innovations of the 19th century initially had nothing to do with eyewear. Rather it was a consequence of another pressing concern of the times; a severe billiard ball famine.

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The Perfect Fit: The Centre Joint VS The High Joint

BLACK EYEWEAR FOUNDER AND DESIGNER ROBERT ROOPE EXPLAINS HOW JOINTS DESIGN CAN HAVE QUITE SPECIFIC EFFECTS ON THE ARCHITECTURE OF A FACE.

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A Modern Take on Tortoiseshells

THE NEW. THE CLASSIC. THE FUNNY. THE DARING.
BLACK EYEWEAR FOUNDER AND DESIGNER ROBERT ROOPE WALKS US THROUGH THE VARIETY OF COLORS AND TEXTURES AVAILABLE WITHIN THE TORTOISESHELL FAMILY.

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THE GRATITUDE GIVEAWAY

In the spirit of this season of gratitude and celebration, we are excited to announce the first Black Eyewear Gratitude Giveaway!  A small token of our appreciation for the love and support that our community has so generously given us throughout the difficult months of this past year.  To encourage a more mindful and ethical […]

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Composer and documentary maker Peter Urpeth on creativity and the unstoppable power of community and jazz in Harlem.

You’re a pianist and composer who for more than thirty years has worked in jazz and free improvisation. What brought you to Jazz?That is difficult to answer. I cannot really remember a time without it. My eldest brother was a big fan of jazz when I was young and so I heard a lot of […]

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The Perfect Fit: Large Frames

FOR THIS CHAPTER OF THE BLACK EYEWEAR’S PERFECT FIT SERIES, WE TALK LARGE FRAMES AND HOW TO CHOSE THEM.

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Our Bestselling Frames for Larger Faces

Black Eyewear designs capture the spirit of the 1950s. This reverence for the past comes with a unique challenge: today’s faces are distinctively bigger than 70 years ago.  Browse our LARGE COLLECTION For economic reasons, the manufacture of eyewear has focused on small and medium-sized frames and sunglasses. This has left a gap in the availability of larger sizes […]

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Remembering The Great Trudy Pitts

A gifted organist, pianist and vocalist, Dr. Trudy Pitts played with some of the finest jazz musicians around (including Coltrane, Rahsaan Roland Kirk and Pat Martino). We spoke with her daughter Anysha Jacobs on the eve of her late mother’s birthday about her mother’s musical legacy and her own memories of growing up under the magical […]

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Black Eyewear Woman: Jane Foster, Illustrator

Jane Foster is both an inspiration and a motivating force for finding your own rhythm and turning it into a successful and enriching career. Her bold, optimistic designs and delightful children’s books capture the imagination and bring all sorts of whimsical delights into our lives. We caught up with her to find out how lockdown […]

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Babs Odunlami on Black Excellence

Babs Odunlami is a London-based men’s stylist with a deeply rooted respect and affinity for menswear.    He founded the men’s lifestyle brand “aTribeCalledStyle” which serves as style inspiration to gentlemen globally while also providing niche wardrobe consultancy services. As the momentum grows around the world for systemic change inspired by the #BlackLivesMatter movement,  we spoke […]

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The Perfect Fit: The Upper Rim design

Black Eyewear designer Robert Roope is a master of ‘the fit’ – having worked for more than 50 years in the business of optics – and he shares with us his tips on finding the perfect frame for your unique face shape starting from one of the fit early markers: the upper rim design.

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