Journal

Black Eyewear and COVID-19

To our customers, To all of you out there right now, we’re sending our love. We hope you’re all safe and well. These are unprecedented times, and I’m sure that you, like us, are still figuring out how to deal with it. As off today we’ll be temporarily closing our shops, our Black Eyewear online […]

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Robert Roope’s good reads

Our series on our favourite books continues with this one with our founder and designer, Robert Roope. A key book that’s influenced how you see the world? The Interpretation of Dreams by Sigmund Freud Freud’s great work that woke me up to the meaning of dreams and their access to the unconscious. Book you shouldn’t […]

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The Round-Up

Round glasses have stood the test of time. Meet our bestselling round eyewear styles for all face shapes. The enduring legacy of round frames began during the roaring 20s, where they were pushed to the forefront of style by the increasing affordability and accessibility of eyewear. Worn by luminaries of the day, the shape finds itself living […]

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INSTANT CLASSICS |Amber Fleck & Brown Fleck.

Introducing our latest material: a spring twist on your favourite tortoiseshell.

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Shops Reopening Survey Giveaway | June 2020

As we look ahead and plan our shops re-opening, our priority is to ensure we give you the safest and most comfortable experience possible.  As a thank you for taking part in our survey to help us shape the next chapter of Black Eyewear, you’ll be automatically entering a prize draw and one lucky participant […]

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Sunshine for the face

Artie, Chet, Trixie. Explore new ways to wear Black Eyewear’s Tan and Tan Amber Havana acetate.

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Black Eyewear Woman | Rita Colson

Meet Rita Colson, fashion designer, and one of our faces for the Black Eyewear Spring 2019 campaign. Rita Colson is a London based fashion designer in the heart of West London, specialising in Bridal Couture and Evening wear. She is known for using ethically and sustainably sourced materials like vintage lace and silk to create […]

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The Story Behind Black Eyewear’s First Glasses Frames.

The early designs of my Black Eyewear collection took inspiration from glasses of the 1950s. It was a decade of eyewear design that shaped the future of the optical industry.

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New in: HAZEL, MIMI, BROOKMEYER & LUX

Black Eyewear launches Hazel, Mimi, Brookmeyer and Lux.
Drawing inspiration from some of the best-selling frames in the collection, the new designs are defined by modern shapes informed by Roope’s iconic attention to the fit.

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Your Autumn Reading list

With the days growing shorter and the air more chill, we asked a few of our favourite creative people (and Black Eyewear wearers) to share the books they’re reading – as well as digging deeper to tell us about the books that have had a profound impact on their lives. Here’s the first in the […]

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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.  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 for an ever-growing number […]

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The Perfect Fit: Hockey VS Spatula Temple Tips

For this chapter of the Black Eyewear’s Perfect Fit series, Robert Roope examines an often overlooked yet imperative frame element: the Temple Tips.

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