Wanted: hipster two tone glasses

A couple of months back I lost my glasses (prescription), which I'd had for about 4 years. Can't find a pair to replace them at any of the opticians I've been to in London.

Anyone know of somewhere that sells these? They are basically knock offs of the standard 1950s NHS specs, but good knock offs (hence them lasting for 4 years), not crappy ones from urban outfitters.

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nah man i'm done with buying glasses from ebay. has to be from a shop where i can try em on first.

Shuron make some but i'm not sure if you can get them in the UK

D&A had similar ones I was going to get myself last year. Let me see if I can find it

Glasses direct do these:

And they do a 2-week free try-at home thing.

My glasses are from them, they were dirt cheap and they are lasting up very well indeed.

there's a specialist hipster glasses shop at the end of Long Acre in Covent Garden.... they have loads of that retro shit in the window.

There's always loads in Portobello Market as well

@tomiasto - i have a spare pair (i.e. one's i'm wearing now) from glasses direct, they are good & very cheap. But i'm not into the 'clubmaster' style of those ones.

@spag - looked in there a while ago, and they didn't have any, but will check out

Look at the bottomish rows, they have similar but more with a metal rim

thanks LdnGrrl, but not really into the clubmaster style

thanks LdnGrrl, but not really into the clubmaster style

What the retro ones at the bottom? Oh okay :(
These are mine, been rocking them 2 years now.

ah those ones. nope, sorry, really not what I'm looking for, thanks anyway

Yup they've got loads, pricey though.

there's a specialist hipster glasses shop at the end of Long Acre in Covent Garden.... they have loads of that retro shit in the window.

I don't mind paying for quality, as quality glasses can last a long time in my experience.

Try out Portobello Market, I'm forever seeing 1950's ones there, otherwise ask JD who owns a vintage shop and might have a pair lying around.

think these guys might be able to help you out
http://www.kirkoriginals.com/

think these guys might be able to help you out
http://www.kirkoriginals.com/

Glitttterrrrrrrrrrr :D

@LdnGrrl - thanks, will bear in mind. Would prefer to buy new though.

@jaw - yea, went to the shop in floral st, but didn't really like what they had

I got a decent pair of vintage NHS glasses from here http://www.retrospecs.co.uk/, they have a shop in St. Albans where you can try them on properly. Though the shop is actually called Robert Roope Opticians. I think it costs about £6 to get there on the train and I had a nice ride around the town while they fitted my lenses.

Holy shit! Matches my heart sunglasses!

I got a decent pair of vintage NHS glasses from here http://www.retrospecs.co.uk/, they have a shop in St. Albans where you can try them on properly. Though the shop is actually called Robert Roope Opticians. I think it costs about £6 to get there on the train and I had a nice ride around the town while they fitted my lenses.

Cool! this is what i'm after. quite reasonably priced, too. thanks!