Glasses Direct Blog

Hi there! Welcome to our blog at Glasses Direct. If like us, you love fashionable glasses, then you’ve come to the right place! Discover exciting updates, helpful advice and plenty of style inspiration. Delve into the latest glasses trends, find out about exciting news and events and learn how we care for our community and the environment. Stay tuned for more!

What do Glasses Direct employees love most about the brand?

12 Jun 2024
2 females and 1 male wearing frames looking straight at the camera

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 Glasses Direct. We also reveal what they think about Glasses Direct as the... Read More

Glasses Direct and our relationship with the NHS

10 Jun 2024

We greatly appreciate the hard work and dedication of NHS employees. They commit themselves to keeping us and the most vulnerable of our community safe. At Glasses Direct, we aim to provide suitable glasses for everyone in line with our collective mission to help people ‘see more and be more’. We believe NHS staff deserve... Read More

The founding years of Glasses Direct with Jamie Murray Wells

6 Jun 2024
Close-up shot of Glasses Direct founder Jamie Murray-Wells wearing a suit looking directly at the camera

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 and help customers to make their eye health a priority. We interviewed him to find out more about... Read More

Introducing Transitions® GEN S™ ultra-dynamic lenses

4 Jun 2024
Young male wearing a pair of square frames with Ruby coloured Transitions tints

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 Transitions® lenses available, they go from fully clear glasses indoors, to a trendy pair of sunglasses when you head outside. They darken in... Read More

Step into the spotlight with our exclusive Pride Collection

3 Jun 2024
Pride frames on colourful blocks setting

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 statement-making silhouettes. This limited-edition range is exclusive to Glasses Direct. For every frame sold, we’ll donate £2 to Galop, an anti-abuse... Read More

Top 10 of the most iconic 80s sunglasses

29 May 2024
Smiling man with a short beard wearing Clubmaster sunglasses outdoors

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 shades were larger than life. Celebrities and trendsetters alike loved them for their flamboyant... Read More

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