Archive for Glasses
By James - March 2, 2010 | Designer Sunglasses, Prescription Glasses | No Comments
We’re pleased to announce that SelectSpecs.com have secured 3 more fantastic designer brands taking the number of designer labels available from SelectSpecs.com to over 100! The latest brands available which consist of both Glasses and Sunglasses are as follows:
We have 67 Tom Ford Glasses and 72 Tom Ford Sunglasses models available.
Born in Austin, Texas and raised in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Tom Ford is among the most highly respected and successful designers today. The winner of numerous design awards, his rise...
By Jaydee - February 15, 2010 | Celebrity Glasses, Entertainment | 4 Comments
Here on the SelectSpecs blog we write a lot of posts about celebrity glasses but so far we’ve neglected their cartoon cousins. There have been so many awesome cartoon characters that wear specs over the years – here is our selection of some of the best ones that we’ll always remember with fond nostalgia…
1. Hans Moleman (The Simpsons)
Without doubt one of the funniest Simpsons characters, Hans Moleman’s awesome powers of feeble ineptitude undoubtedly stem from his super thick (and frankly pretty useless) goggle-eye...
By Chris - August 18, 2009 | Health & Information | No Comments
With all this lovely sunshine lately there has been fresh concern in the press recently about parents neglecting to protect their children’s eyesight from harmful UV Rays. As many as three out of four parents are guilty of such disregard towards their children’s own health.
A poll of 2,000 people for the College of Optometrists revealed some interesting, if somewhat scary results: -
- Nearly a third of parents in Britain do not buy their children
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By James - July 6, 2009 | Celebrity Glasses, Designer Sunglasses | 23 Comments
It has now been almost 2 weeks since the king of pop, Michael Jackson, passed away at his Los Angeles home reportedly from a cardiac arrest, and as a tribute to his life and career spanning over 40 years with over 750 million albums sold and countless awards including 13 grammy’s, we at SelectSpecs.com have decided to celebrate his life by looking back at some of the sunglasses (and glasses) he wore throughout his career.
Michael Jackson’ Sunglasses
Jackson has regularly been seen wearing...
By James - May 1, 2009 | Celebrity Glasses, Prescription Glasses | No Comments
That’s right, even stardom and celebrity status doesn’t stop the fact that your vision deteriorates over time! This week Justin Timberlake revealed, after being spotted wearing glasses recently, that his glasses are not just worn as a fashion accessory but as a necessity for his poor eyesight. Whilst on the US late night show “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”, Justin said to Jimmy “I can see you, but I can’t see any of you (the audience)”. Justin Timberlake says that he is short sighted (Myopia) but has embraced wearing his glasses....
By James - April 29, 2009 | Cheap Glasses, Prescription Glasses | No Comments
We have just added a new collection of prescription glasses to our Budget Glasses range, these affordable glasses are all competitively priced between £15.95 and £19.95 including prescription lenses.
Savannah Prescription Glasses
Our Savannah range of glasses are available in both full rimmed and semi-rimless designs in both plastic and metal materials with the addition of spring hinges. As with all our Prescription Glasses, our prices include FREE standard or thin and light prescription lenses, UV protection, Scratch Resistance, and Anti-Reflection, which makes this...
By James - April 20, 2009 | Health & Information, Prescription Glasses | No Comments
The past couple of months has been a very busy time for us not only because of the increasing number of orders but also from the increase in incoming mail from generous members of the public sending in their glasses to us to donate to Vision Aid Overseas. So we wanted to take this opportunity to write a blog post to say Thank you for your generous donations! A large box of donated glasses was dispatched to Vision Aid Overseas just a few weeks ago and we are...
