Glasses News, Advice, and Tips

To celebrate our 20th birthday this month, we caught up with a few of our friendly and hard-working Glasses Direct employees. Find out what brands and designs of glasses the team love to wear and what they enjoy most about working for...

British entrepreneur Jamie Murray Wells OBE established Glasses Direct in 2004 while he was a student at university. His mission was to offer affordable eyewear solutions for every budget. He aimed to compete with high street prices...

Discover the dynamic Transitions® GEN S™ – the newest generation of photochromic lenses, designed to fit the ever-changing pace of life. These lenses adapt seamlessly to changing light situations. As the most responsive...

Our brand-new 2024 Pride Collection has just landed! The vibrant frames, Smile, Blissful and Proud, raise awareness of Pride Month. They symbolise the diversity of the LGBTQ+ community with their bold rainbow aesthetic and...

When it came to fashion in the 80s, big and bold was best. It was a decade defined by big hair, huge shoulder pads, leg warmers, tracksuits, baggy sweaters and vibrant neon spandex. Sunglasses at the time were no exception. 80s...

Good news for all you retro lovers out there – 90s fashion is making a big comeback this year! In 2024, style trends have come full circle with the revival of iconic decades like the 90s. The styles you thought you may never get to...

Get ready to welcome our new limited-edition Fields of Barley hue. Developed exclusively for Glasses Direct, some of our bestselling frames have been given a fresh new look and now come in this vibrant and mesmerising...

Y2K is an abbreviation of the year 2000. It was first used in reference to the millennium computer bug which raised concerns at the turn of the century. People believed that a computer error would lead to flaws in the configuration...

Aviator sunglasses elevate your style and have a timeless look that never fails to please. They come in varying designs from the more traditional to innovative new modernisations of this classic frame shape. These kinds of...

Are you a glasses wearer who for the first time has to wear hearing aids? Or perhaps you are new to wearing glasses? Either way, you might be curious to know whether the two can function together. After all, they both tend to rest behind...