‘I’ve grown up around glasses and sunglasses.’ Steph remarks. ‘My father has been an optician for over 50 years and I used to love visiting the trade fairs to see new designs and spent hours trying on pairs from his vintage collections.’ This lifelong love of eyewear gave Steph the idea to start Queen of Specs and offer a selection of handpicked, sustainably sourced glasses and sunglasses to all – with or without prescription lenses. So, whether its vintage, preloved or sustainable glasses or sunglasses you are looking for, Steph would love to help you find your perfect pair. ‘I am so passionate about what we do’ continues Steph, ‘and would love the opportunity to share my passion for sustainable...
Comet is our sponsored Guide Dog for the Blind, made possible by sales from Queen of Specs. We have been sponsoring him for several months now.... here is his latest pupdate from www.guidedogs.org.uk Comet is loving the warmer weather and has been making great progress with his training. This month, Puppy Raiser, Bridget, has been introducing Comet to many new environments including the train! Comet was very calm during his first train journey and settled beautifully. We are so proud of his progress! Bridget will continue to build up his confidence by going on more regular train journeys over the next few months. Comet is continuing to build his confidence in various environments. He recently visited a busy souvenir...
Every year more than 5 million pairs of glasses are sold worldwide, and as the average person changes their glasses every 2 years that’s approximately 1.6 million pairs of glasses that get thrown away each year. And that’s just those that have been sold, many more pairs end up unsold, stored away. Due to their composition, glasses frames are tricky to recycle so the majority of them end up in landfill… but there is another option. We have curated a collection of preloved, new old stock and vintage eyewear from all over the world that includes designs from leading fashion houses such as Prada, Gucci, Cazal, Christian Dior and Hugo Boss available with the prescription (or non-prescription) lenses of your...
Fashion is fleeting, trends come in and trends go out. Styles, shapes, materials and different colours are interchangable throughout the seasons. A glasses frame style maybe 'in' one season and 'out' the next. So, what happens to all of those unwanted, unloved frames? Well, that's where Queen of Specs comes in, capitalising on our 50 years in optics we are able to source 'new old' stock, never worn and in pristine condition - thus saving it from landfill or a fate worse than that... incineration!.....
