The growth of bespoke and customised glasses

September 8th 2017

The following feature was commissioned by an international fashion magazine, but later cancelled. I have reproduced it here as I think it rounds out some of our discussion of bespoke eyewear - bringing in makers like Lindberg and discussing future d...

The growth of bespoke and customised glasses

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Most aspects of the make and materials to be honest. They're just a higher-end operation. With glasses you often notice it in the way the transitions are done on the frame, such as where the arm joins the front around th...

Glasses and jewellerySeptember 8th 2017

Reflections on bespoke 2: J Panther, Tom Davies a...

February 18th 2015

My last ‘reflections on bespoke’ post back in January was very popular. Readers seemed to respond to the assessment of bespoke commissions with the wisdom of hindsight, and I have to say I sympathise. Here, then, are five more, ...

Reflections on bespoke 2: J Panther, Tom Davies a...

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A tiny bit of room with some side straps......

Bags - Glasses and jewelleryFebruary 18th 2015

Tom Davies horn glasses

March 26th 2012

It’s taken a while to get round to writing about my glasses from Tom Davies. Partially, that was because it took a while to have them made. I was a guinea big for the bespoke service for horn glasses, and as with any new service it took that ...

Tom Davies horn glasses

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Funny. Me too. Same Lindbergh frame as yours and now looking for the same second pair as you. Did you get another pair and are you happy with them...

Glasses and jewelleryMarch 26th 2012

Bespoke glasses at TD Tom Davies

October 18th 2010

It turns out my neighbour is friends with a guy called Tom Davies, who is the largest maker of bespoke glasses in the world. And Tom’s studio is half a mile from where I grew up (East Sheen, south-west London). So, interested in learnin...

Bespoke glasses at TD Tom Davies

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I think you need to ask Tom Davies, Dana. This is a magazine website...

Glasses and jewelleryOctober 18th 2010