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Buying new sunglasses may not be a priority with everything that’s currently happening, but there’s no reason why you can’t spend some time indulging on some virtual window shopping. Even the most hardened adventurers are staying home and avoiding unnecessary travel, but you can combat boredom by checking out the…

“A girl should be 2 things — classy and fabulous.” These are the famous words of Coco Chanel. This effervescent attitude lies behind all of the high fashion offerings of the House of Chanel. Coco Chanel’s passion for creating stylish designs that showcase every woman’s feminity is what drove her…

Variety is the spice of life and although we all have our personal preferences, most of us will admit to changing things up every now and then to avoid falling into routines that are too predictable. From our dinner choices and how we spend our leisure time to perhaps the…

A crowded room, 2 strangers catch each other’s eye and cue t-he lyrics to Dusty Springfield’s The Look of Love. It’s the classic cinematic ploy used to bring together the romantic protagonists of a love story. But have you ever wondered why romantic encounters are so often depicted by longing…

Winter brings shorter daylight hours, so if you work the 9 to 6 grind, you’ll probably be commuting in the dark. Driving at night presents plenty of hazards – reduced depth perception, decreased colour recognition, other drivers forgetting to dim their full beams – but the most pressing danger of…

The Pantone Colour Institute has announced its 2020 colour of the year – Classic Blue 19-4052. Dependable, confident and calming, Pantone claims the shade brings “peace and tranquillity to the human spirit, offering refuge.” It’s certainly a reassuring hue, evoking a sense of stability in a rapidly changing world. Established…

As we look forward to 2020, our thoughts turn to the eyewear trends poised to take our faces by storm. We’ve been keeping an eye on the catwalks, scouring street style snaps and combing global eyewear markets and it looks like we’re set to enter the new decade in style!…

Feminine and powerful, Caroline Abram throws out the rulebook and does things her way – arguably creating the most distinctive and sought-after frames on the market. Her latest luxury eyewear brands collection is both elegant and daring, featuring oversized cat eyes, Swarovski embellishments and a crystal-inspired colour palette – rose…

Bring some Californian sunshine to the Great British winter in 2020 with a head-turning pair of Garrett Leight glasses.  Born in Venice Beach, Los Angeles in 2010, Garrett Leight eyewear draws inspiration from the effortlessly cool and fiercely creative Californian culture. Each style is named after a local place –Wavecrest Avenue, Linnie Canal, The Kinney – and every frame…

4.7 million people are currently living with diabetes in the UK – 415 million globally – with someone being newly diagnosed every two minutes.  Diabetes is caused when your body can’t produce enough quality insulin to adequately process glucose sugars in your blood.  Levels of sugar build up and fail…