Journal

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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Jazz Documentaries for Streaming Now

Watch | Our picks of Jazz documentaries to stream now. Thelonious Monk: Straight No Chaser | Expanding on footage of Monk’s 1967 tour shot by Christian Blackwood, Charlotte Zwering (Gimme Shelter) has created the definitive filmic portrait of the master bop pianist-composer. This captivating film digs deeper into the life of the famously eccentric pianist-composer. […]

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The Perfect Fit: The Keyhole Bridge vs the Regular Bridge

Black Eyewear founder and designer illustrates the main differences between the always popular Keyhole bridge and the regular bridge design, comparing the specific effects on the architecture of a face.

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Good Reads with Laura Rogliano

In these strange times, when we might just find a bit more time to read, we’re continuing to compile our favourite #goodreads. Our wonderful Marketing Manager Laura Rogliano takes us through the books that have moved her, inspired her and kept her enthralled through her life. WHAT’S BY YOUR BED RIGHT NOW? “Sapiens: A Brief […]

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Culture At Home

Find some calm in amongst our strange new world. We shared some tips to keep the anxiety at bay and find some beauty amongst all that is going on.

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Bedside Reading

Today, we share some suggestions directly from the Black Eyewear home offices. Beautifully printed books for slower times, to delve into a visual imagery from the calm of your home.

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The Perfect Fit: Understanding the Frame Measurements

All Black Eyewear’s frames come with 3 numbers engraved on the inside of the left temple.
These numbers show you the frame measurements and define its size; the lens diameter, the bridge width, and the length of the temples, all in millimeters.

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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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