A Guide To Cat-eye Sunglasses

A Guide To Cat-eye Sunglasses

What Are Cat Eye Sunglasses? The cat-eye is one of the most recognisable and identifiable spectacle shapes ever made. With an elegant upswept brow line and pointed corners, this feminine...
The V&A And Goldsmith

The V&A And Goldsmith

The Victoria and Albert Museum , also know as the V&A, was founded in 1852 and is named after Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.  This spectacular institution is the world 's largest museum...
The Oliver Goldsmith Sunglass Shop

The Oliver Goldsmith Sunglass Shop

Have you been to our shop? Just a stone's throw away from Portobello Road is a lovely little street called All Saints Road, and that's where you'll find us! If...
Fashion Week And Streetstyle

Fashion Week And Streetstyle

For the world of fashion, February is a busy and important month.  Fashion week kicked off in New York, followed by London, Milan and finally finishing in Paris on March...
Karl Lagerfeld

Karl Lagerfeld

There are fashion designers a plenty, but few as iconic and notorious as the late Karl Lagerfeld  who sadly passed away on Tuesday 19th Feb (2019).  His illustrious career spanned...
Audrey Hepburn & Oliver Goldsmith: Eyewear History

Audrey Hepburn & Oliver Goldsmith: Eyewear History

Oliver Goldsmith was established in 1926. The brands reputation gained momentum during the 1940's, but it was throughout the mid 1950's and 1960's that it was considered one of the...
A Guide To Buying Eyewear

A Guide To Buying Eyewear

Finding frames that fit properly is possibly the most integral part to purchasing eyewear. Of course, there are always eyewear anomalies; people who love to wear hugely oversized eyewear and...
The Rise Of Retro

The Rise Of Retro

Is there more a sartorial splendour than that of the retro sunglass? There is just something about them that transcends your age, gender or face shape. The true classics; the...
What Is Winter Sun?

What Is Winter Sun?

The Winter Sun Collection was a concept originally devised by Oliver Goldsmith back in 1969.  The frames feature lightly tinted sun lenses, formally known as ‘cosmetic lenses’.  They were designed...
The Importance Of Great Lenses

The Importance Of Great Lenses

One of the most important aspects of buying a premium pair of sunglasses is not necessarily the design, but the sun lenses. The health of your eyes and the protection...
For The Love Of Brits

For The Love Of Brits

We love being British.  There is something about the quirks and humour of our funny little island that make us tick. One of which is Pancake day or Shrove Tuesday,...