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Monthly Archives: February 2012
The Black Eyewear Peggy TQS was used in Grazia Magazine 27.02.12 for a fashion feature entitled Sundae Girl. “Fashion goes soft focus, with dreamy beaded tulle, startlingly beautiful lace, and sheerest silk and organza in ice-cream colours and candy shades.”
This week the Frame of the Week is the Black Eyewear Dizzy. Dizzy Gillespie was a great jazz trumpeter and gifted improviser. Check out his talented improvisation in these clips: Coast to Coast Caravan The Man himself with his trumpet:
That’s right, it’s the time of year when we are inundated with awards ceremonies: the BAFTAs, the Grammies, the Brits, the Oscars. As we anticiapte the Oscars this weekend Roope Vintage takes a look back at this year’s BAFTAs and … Continue reading
Our Frame Style Guide is a year old today. All year we have been helping people determine what face shape they have and which glasses best suit that face shape. Thank you to all of those who have submitted photos … Continue reading
Head over to our Black Eyewear Facebook page and enter our competition for a chance to win a pait of Black Eyewear frames or sunglasses perfect for Spring!
That’s right, the Black Eyewear Toots made it into the 20th February 2012 issue of Look Magazine. For a fashion shoot entitled Hey Girlfriend our round turquoise sunglasses lend some girlie charm.
Black Eyewear frames Tatum and Alice were used for a photo shoot featured in Papercut Magazine’s Webitorial Emotions. Check out the fantastic images created by photographers Carlo and Fabiana Nicora at The Round Peg.
Don’t forget tomorrow, 21st February, Shrove Tuesday is celebrated in St Albans town centre with Pancake Races at noon. We take it very seriously. Do you?
…we’ve gone and created another video of Black Eyewear at the London Boat Show 2012. Following on from our video of protraits this short creation reflects the week that was exhibiting in the Lucury Lifestyle and Supercar Showcase at the … Continue reading
This week the Black Eyewear Frame of the Week is the Black Eyewear Max. Dedicated to jazz great Max Roach was a fantastic drummer and a pioneer of the bebop style of jazz. Here he is on the drums: The … Continue reading
