Check out our blog for regular updates from one of our Dispensing Opticians here at Glasses Direct. Jon will be talking about a range of issues that you will find helpful. Feel free to post comments or contact us through our online Chat service if you have any questions at all following any of the [...]

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See Jamie Murray Wells in the weekend’s Sunday Times Style magazine alongside a carefully selected group of other successful individuals in their twenties. This interesting article describes the notion of  ‘Generation Y’ and how these could be the ones shaking the world up and interviews each of these entrepreneurs about their projects…

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Check out this very cool new frame design from Prada’s eyewear collection spotted in the Evening Standard and Grazia magazine today. You can view our retro frame collection here.

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It appears that even David Beckham can’t resist a pair of geek chic specs! The thick black frames have also been worn by celebs including Myleene Klass and Justin Timberlake. Fancy a pair? See our stylish retro collection for a range of similar frames.

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The question in the news right now is ‘could glasses soon be history?’ It turns out scientists have identified a gene that causes short-sightedness and have predicted they will reduce the number of individuals with short-sightedness within a decade. So what does this mean for the world of spectacles? I have been a glasses wearer since [...]

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As I was laying on my sofa the other evening watching ?Mr and Mrs Smith? two things struck me. Firstly, I wish I looked like Brad Pitt and secondly, why do movie stars always wear yellow tinted specs when casually firing off a few rounds of a handy AK47? Thankfully, while I know nothing about [...]

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Wayne Rooney, David Arquette and Tiger Woods all have something in common. Aside from the fact each one of these stars has been allegedly unfaithful to their wives in the last 12 months (that we know of) they also all hide behind their shades, unwilling to have any eye contact that might just give away the [...]

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Last week I visited Westonbirt school near Glasses Direct’s birthplace in Gloucestershire, to speak to the pupils about how I started the online company at university, and the story of how we have got to where we are today. I’m always keen to share my experiences and to help young people find the confidence to [...]

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Do you want to get the latest Brad Pitt look? The Ocean?s Eleven star was spotted wearing not one, but two pairs of glasses this week in Budapest, Hungary. Apparently the glare from the snow was so bright that he put on a pair of sunglasses behind his reading glasses. Check out the frames below [...]

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At Glasses Direct we are always looking out for fun and innovative eyewear as well as brand new developments within the optical industry. We were very excited when we heard about Japanese eyewear producer JIN’s having recently launched a project called Architect?s Series in which 12 well-known Japanese architects were commissioned to design their own [...]

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