Meryl Streep is one of the best actresses in the business today and she is one of my favourite celebrity women out there. Born in 1949 in New Jersey to a commercial artist and art editor mother and a pharmaceutical executive father and is of Swiss, German, English and Irish…
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Celeb Eyewear Style: Jamie Lee Curtis
Jamie Lee Curtis is probably one of the most iconic actresses of the 80’s who is still very much in the public eye today. Born in 1958 to actor parents Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh, you could say that her upbringing in Santa Monica California, not to mention her heritage, made…
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Overcoming The Challenge Of Wearing Glasses At The Gym
If you are anything like me, bespectacled I mean, then you will have had that awful situation when you go to the gym. Keep your glasses on and risk them either steaming up as you sweat, or spend half your time pushing them back up the bridge of your nose…
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Brand We Love: Ray-Ban
In the world of eyewear, Ray-Ban may well be the most famous brand of sunglasses on the market. Their iconic Aviator sunglasses have been styled by many famous celebrities over the years such as James Dean, Audrey Hepburn and Michael Jackson. The frames were also worn by Tom Cruise’s character,…
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Style Steal: Sir Patrick Stewart
Sir Patrick Stewart is one of the most iconic British male actors of the 20th century, and possibly one of the most down to earth. Famous friends with Lord of the Rings Actor Sir Ian McKellen, he is often seen in the media enjoying life with a tongue in cheek…
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Instagram Inspired Eyewear
In the last few years Instagram has started to grow larger and larger, with over a third of all social media users now using the photographic social media app. With new features such as Stories and Live, which allow for less permanent social updates, people have been flocking to the…
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Orange is the New Black: Eyewear Fashion
The only prison drama that has made wearing orange jumpsuits look good, is back for another season this June and excitement and expectation levels could not be higher. Following what was a harrowing end to last season we see the Litchfield inmates fight back against the establishment and their conditions,…
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Monocles: Will They Ever Come Back?
In the late 1700’s a new trend in eyewear emerged on to the British fashion scene. For a gentleman of the upper classes who required a corrective lens, but wanted a less invasive option than spectacles, the monocle was a perfect and stylish solution. Made famous by characters such as…
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Benjamin Franklin & The Bifocal Lens
Bifocal lenses are now a common type of spectacle that you can purchase if you have a combination of short and long sightedness and require glasses for both. They consist of two lenses moulded together. The top half of the lens is for short sightedness, allowing people to be able to see items…
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Fashion Via The Big Bang Theory
In September of this year, quirky, geek-chic American sitcom The Big Bang Theory will be celebrating 10 years of entertainment. Sometimes called the ‘Friends’ replacement show because of it’s light-hearted humor and the fact it is on E4 every evening, the comedy features four super-intelligent scientists and their friends. The…