Me and my glasses

Nuria and Miguel pose in the sunshine wearing circular glasses in white and yellow with bold rounded sides

“I developed a great passion for independent designs”

Miguel Mazón and Nuria Gómez from eyewear blog, La Espejuelos, on a love for independent eyewear, and their partnership with 100% Optical

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Clare Brent wears bright red frames in a rectangle shape. She is in a restaurant and holds up a plate of food

“I like to stick by what I know I love”

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Carolina is outside in the sunshine wearing a black and white floral summer dress, she is peeking over the top of her square black sunglasses

“I express myself with glasses”

Pauline wears dark sunglasses and a denim dress and sits at an outdoor cafe with a mug before her. Her face rests on one hand and she smiles

“My eyewear shows my personality without me needing to say anything”

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Elaine is standing in a wooded area with chalky, sloping ground behind her. The selfie shows her wearing a blue walking jacket, mauve purple backpack, and light blue fabric headband. Her hair is tied back in a plait and she wears a pair of Bollé sunglasses. The wrap around frame has lenses that appear to be a purple tint.

“We have opened new windows of opportunity”

Elaine Styles, optometrist and chair of trustees at Vision Care for Homeless People, on her cycling glasses, frames that feel like a holiday, and celebrating 20 years of VCHP

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Alistair Brownlee, MBE, wears cycling gear, including a helmet and Oakley Radar EV sunglasses.

“I live to be outside and enjoy the view”

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Rachel Gadsden wears grey aviator-style glasses, a bright orange tiger-striped hoodie and stands behind a mustard yellow chair. On the chair is a painted portrait, and more portraits hang on the wall behind her

“Wearing glasses is really important to me from a fashion perspective”

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Chantelle wears bright colours and a pair of bold black frames

“I think glasses can really elevate an outfit”

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Grace smiles to the camera, wearing dark purple spectacles, a black top and purple cardigan

“I try and get glasses that are bright”

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Michelle Feeney

“Glasses have become a key accessory in my life”

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Mountain biking

“I always look for interesting shapes and designs, and colour really is my thing”

Dr Princess Ifeoma Ike

“Eyewear has to become your asset”

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Dan

“I pick my eyewear wardrobe very carefully”

Lowri

“I just hope that there will be many more characters to come wearing glasses”

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Alice

“I like statement frames”

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Steves painting

“Everyone has something special about them”

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Amelia

“My eyes are my business”

Photographer and writer, Amelia Le Brun, talks to OT about changing styles, aligning with brands that strive for good, and a philosophy of “personal adventures”

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odettextom

“I realised I should make it my USP and be ‘the girl with the glasses’”

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Chris

“The right eyewear is crucial to the success of my expeditions”

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Jess Gillam

“I don't recognise myself without them on”

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Julia Berger

“When I first saw the prototype, I knew that I needed to get this style”

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Peter

“Glasses have always been part of who I am”

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ShahFahadUlMulkSaraShakeel

“I cannot live without my sunglasses”

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Alicia Hartman

“Every face deserves beautiful glasses”

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